The blog from the heart of Leicester's Clarendon Park

Barceloneta restaurant and Bar Dos Hermanos on Queens Road in Clarendon Park, Leicester

Clarendon Park in numbers

Stat lovers rejoice! Seriously – do a little dance – nobody’s watching. Yes – your favourite uber-local blog is here to brighten up your day with a smorgasbord of numerical trivia about Leicester’s classiest suburb. From star-gazing gargoyles to record-breaking Easter eggs, brush up on your local knowledge with a dip into some of area’s most noteworthy dates, greats and weights.

Top down shot of a smoked duck smorrebrod

Review: 100&Six

Strap in. It’s smørrebrød time. Get ready for a whistle-stop tour of 100&Six, Clarendon Park’s newest bar and restaurant. Where is it? 106 Queens Road –…

The Bloom Project

A florist has opened on Queens Road that offers something a little different to a traditional flower shop. The Bloom Project is an “artisan florist, plant…

Northern Cobbler's Clarendon crepe

New Crepe Menu at Northern Cobbler

Northern Cobbler, Clarendon Park’s trendiest coffee shop, just got even more awesome. As if supping your favourite Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee blend surrounded by exorbitantly-priced shoes wasn’t…

Close up of tennis ball on tennis court

Sporty Clarendon Park

Anyone for tennis? Clarendon Park is right next to The Leicestershire Tennis and Squash Club, one of the largest and oldest tennis clubs in the world.…