Wygston's House, Leicester

Conversion

The best preserved medieval house in Leicester has a Georgian brick frontage from about 1760 that is an extension to a medieval house at the rear which dates from around 1500. It is Grade II* listed and was a timber-framed merchant's house and then for many years a costume museum before opening as a pub and restaurant in 2017. The central entrance leads into a stone-flagged passage, and on each side is a small, elegant room. The corridor opens out at the back into the medieval part of the house; here is a bar area with replica Victorian bar fittings which has an old beamed ceiling and an outstanding long, timber-framed window. The ground floor is furnished with chairs and settees and upstairs there is a restaurant room with an impressive exposed rafter ceiling and good views. Overall it has been converted with care and attention, reflecting the magnificence of the building, with an attractive outside area. There is a full restaurant menu upstairs and a simpler menu downstairs, along with real ales and ciders.