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Opens at 8:00am

Operator: Wetherspoon

Market Place, Corn Exchange, City Centre, Leicester, LE1 5GG (View on Google Map)

(0116) 253 8533

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Corn Exchange. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 30-04-2013

The Corn Exchange was operated as a pub by Watney-Manns in the 1980s. It was reopened as a Lloyds No.1 bar in July 1998 by Mansfield Brewery, after extensive refurbishment; then acquired by Wetherspoons in 2000. The pub consists of one enormous room with a central bar and a mezzanine first floor. There are TVs and recorded music, which tend to be relatively quiet during the day, when the pub is popular with market shoppers. In the evening, the music volume is turned up, and a younger clientele is attracted.

Historic Interest

There have been buildings on the Corn Exchange site since the early 16th century, when a building called the Gainsborough contained shops and a dungeon. The present Grade II* listed classical building in stuccoed brick was built by William Flint in 1850-1856 and is very much the focal point of Leicester’s 700 year old market. As the name suggests, the Corn Exchange was originally where farmers and merchants traded cereal grains. The ground floor was built ca.1850 by William Flint as a Market Place. The upper storey and front stone staircase were added by F W Ordish ca.1856 to house the Corn Exchange.

Information for this venue is provided by the Leicester Branch of CAMRA

Previous Names
Local Authority: City of Leicester (B)
Last updated: 30/03/2025
Last surveyed: 27/03/2025
Leasehold owner: unknown
Freehold owner: Wetherspoon
Pub ID: LEI/118
Asset of Community Value

Monday

8:00am - Midnight

Tuesday

8:00am - Midnight

Wednesday

8:00am - Midnight

Thursday

8:00am - Midnight

Friday

8:00am - 1:00am

Saturday

8:00am - 1:00am

Sunday

8:00am - Midnight

Monday

8:00am - 11:00pm

Tuesday

8:00am - 11:00pm

Wednesday

8:00am - 11:00pm

Thursday

8:00am - 11:00pm

Friday

8:00am - 11:00pm

Saturday

8:00am - 11:00pm

Sunday

8:00am - 11:00pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 3 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Greene King - Abbot TasteMatch Prediction

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Greene King - Abbot

Premium Bitter

Dispense: Handpump

ABV: 5%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 9 times.

Greene King - Abbot Premium Bitter • 5% Spotted 9 times.

Greene King - Abbot

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 9 times. at Corn Exchange, Leicester.

ABV	5%
Dispense	Handpump
Style	Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Ruddles - Best Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Ruddles - Best Bitter

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump

ABV: 3.4%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly.

Ruddles - Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.4%

Ruddles - Best Bitter

This beer is served regularly at Corn Exchange, Leicester.

ABV	3.4%
Dispense	Handpump
Style	Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Sharp's - Doom Bar TasteMatch Prediction

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Sharp's - Doom Bar

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump

ABV: 4%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 3 times.

Sharp's - Doom Bar Session Bitter • 4% Spotted 3 times.

Sharp's - Doom Bar

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 3 times. at Corn Exchange, Leicester.

ABV	4%
Dispense	Handpump
Style	Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Purple Moose - Ochr Dywyll y Mws/Dark Side of the Moose TasteMatch Prediction

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Purple Moose - Ochr Dywyll y Mws/Dark Side of the Moose

Old Ale

ABV: 4.6%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

Spotted once. recently. Last spotted 6 days ago

Purple Moose - Ochr Dywyll y Mws/Dark Side of the Moose Old Ale • 4.6% Spotted once.

Purple Moose - Ochr Dywyll y Mws/Dark Side of the Moose

Spotted once. recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Corn Exchange, Leicester.

ABV	4.6%
Style	Old Ale
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

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