Golden Mile (Leicester)

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The Golden Mile is a name given to a stretch of 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, and people come to the city especially to enjoy true Indian food, at one of the specialist restaurants there.

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