The Golden Mile is a name given to Belgrave Road, just north east of the city centre in Leicester, England.

The origin of the name is often mistakenly attributed to the plethora of shops selling Indian gold jewellery.

In fact, the name originates from the late 1960s and early 1970s when a rapid succession of yellow-amber traffic lights began to appear along Belgrave Road.

The buildings of the street were constructed during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the neighbourhood became noted for its Sikh and Hindu population in the 1970’s.

The Golden Mile is renowned for its Indian restaurants, sari shops and jewellers and has been described as "the closest that Britain comes to an Indian bazaar.”[1] This area of the city is also famous for its seasonal lights which combine to celebrate winter festivals including Diwali and Christmas.