Leicester

Last week I was able to pay a day's visit to Leicester. It's a city I love - and have many happy memories of over the last 35 years.

The discovery of the body of Richard III has made the city an international tourist attraction. He has been finally laid to rest in the Cathedral - and an impressive visitors centre has been set up across the street (where his body was found in the carpark). Well worth a visit if you are interested in British history. The battlefield of Bosworth is not far from Leicester - and it too has a visitor's centre which excels at bringing history alive.

But there is more to Leicester than Richard III. It was an important Roman town. The Fosse Way ran from Exeter to Lincoln via the town of Ratae Corieltauvorum. Some of the remains are still visible - and there's an exhibition at the Jewry Wall Museum.

Around the city are newly installed interpretation boards which tell the history of the city through the ages. I learnt a lot last week.