Experience Day 2026

Are you aged 15-18 years old and have an active application to attend Leicester College for the first time in September 2026? Then Experience Day is just for you!

Experience Day is the opportunity for new and prospective full-time students to get a taste of campus life. Take this chance to explore your new campus, make friends with your future classmates, and meet your future teachers!

(Please Note: This event is NOT for students who have applied to Access to Higher Education, Higher Education, Supported Learning, Launchpad. T Level courses have a separate event, please check our event page for more information)

What to Expect:

Visitors and Parking

Experience Day is for prospective students only – parents, friends, and non-applicant students, will not be able to accompany you. Please let us know during your booking if you require extra support on the day. Drop-off is permitted, but there will be no available parking on site. If you carry a blue badge, please contact us.

Course Locations and Our Campuses

You MUST go to the campus where the subject you have applied for is being taught. Check the course list below to find which campus this is if you are unsure.

This list may be updated closer to the event:

Abbey Park Campus, Painter Street LE1 3WA

• Business (except for Business and Law / Accountancy / Peter Jones Foundation courses which are based at SMC)

• Education and Childcare

• Engineering

• ESOL 16-18 (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

• Health and social care

• Motor vehicle

• Music and sound technology

• Performing arts

• Science

• Sport and coaching

• Travel and tourism

Freemen’s Park Campus, Welford Road LE2 7LW

• Beauty and artistic make-up

• Construction

• Hairdressing

• Hospitality and food

St. Margaret’s Campus, St John Street LE1 3WL

• Accountancy

• Business with Law (all other Business courses are at Abbey Park Campus)

• Computing and information technology

• Creative arts

• Digital arts

• Peter Jones Enterprise Academy

• National Space Centre Immersive Design and Development

Food and Drink

If you currently receive free school meals at your school/college please let us know during booking so we can arrange a meal voucher for you.

We strongly advise students to bring their own packed lunch for the day as there may not be time to order food from our canteens during the break your tutor gives you.

The canteens will be open for one-hour post-event (1:30pm – 2:30pm) for students to hang out, get food and wait to be collected.

Before you travel please make sure:

• you have confirmation of your booking.

• have checked what campus your course will be at and should be travelling to.

• you have packed yourself some lunch or money to buy lunch.

• have checked whether or not you require any special equipment for your day with us.