School Visits

Offering guided tours of the Masjid to visitors of all faiths.

Masjid Umar provides a tailored Religious Education service designed for schools and various organisations.

We extend a warm welcome to visitors from all backgrounds who seek to learn about Islam. Over the past few years, we’ve had thousands of children from different areas of the East Midlands visit our Mosque, spanning across all Key Stages.

How to arrange a visit?

Email us at [email protected] or call us on 01162735529, and we will be delighted to arrange your visit for you. 

A typical visit will include

  • Welcome briefing
  • Guided tour of Ablution facilities
  • Guided tour of educational facilities
  • Guided tour of prayer hall
  • Explanation of selected topics (please notify us in advance)
  • Q & A session

Past Visitors

  • Birket House School
  • Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln
  • Brooke Weston Primary School Corby
  • Bushloe High School Leicester
  • Christians Aware Group
  • Leicester Magistrates
  • PGCE students from Cambridge University
  • PGCE students from De Montfort University Leicester
  • Royal Air Force Wittering
  • Scraptoft Valley Primary School, Leicester
  • Sleaford University
  • South Leicestershire College, Leicester
  • St Paul’s Catholic School
  • St Philips Church, Evington, Leicester
  • The Bishop of Leicester
  • The Catenians Association
  • The Church of England – Archbishops Council
  • The Riverside Group
  • University College Northampton
  • University of Leicester – School of Education

FAQs

The Mosque is located in the heart of the community of East Midlands, Leicester. Our full address is: 5-7 Evington Dr, Leicester LE5 5PF, United Kingdom

Yes, we have a car-park.

School visits normally take approximately an hour depending on the number of pupils and the primary purpose of the visit.

Learn more about School visits

  • Welcome and Safety briefing.
  • Tour and explanation of the facilities.
  • Tour of the Mosque building.
  • Observation of how prayer is performed.
  • Life of a Muslim
  • Explanation of any specific topic (advise us prior to the visit).
  • Q&A session.

A qualified Imam will host the visit. All our facilitators are DBS cleared.

As the Mosque is a charity-based organisation, many schools make a voluntary contribution. 

As the Mosque is a place of worship visitors are humbly requested to dress modestly with a headscarf.