Golden Mile (Leicester)

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The Golden Mile is a name given to a stretch of the Belgrave Road in Leicester, United Kingdom.The origins of the name is often, mistakenly, attributed to the many shops selling gold jewellery. In fact the name was first used in the late 1960's and early 1970's when a proliferation of traffic lights appeared along a short stretch of road. Whilst commonplace now, at the time it was unique in Leicester. It is renowned for its authentic Indian restaurants. People come to this area of the city especially to enjoy true Indian food, at one of the specialist restaurants there. This area of the city is also famous for its seasonal lights which combine to celebrate winter festivals including Diwali and Christmas. There is also plans to pedestranise the entire Belgrave Road so that more shoppers can enjoy the benefits.