This award-winning all weather museum is one of the largest and best-loved in the Midlands. Based on the site of a former colliery, there...

This area has a long and interesting history, much of which is explored here in the local museum. There is a large collection in...

This East Midlands university dates back to 1909 and has an expansive campus covering approximately two square kilometres. It has a strong sporting emphasis borne...

Home to the British Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP), Donington Park is one of the most famous race circuits in the UK. It operates a very...

Charnwood Museum is an excellent educational resource in the beautiful setting of Queens Park. The museum has four permanent exhibitions themed around the social, architectural,...

Donnington-le-Heath Manor House is one of the most outstanding examples of aristocratic architecture and manor house building in the locality, cutting a majestic sight against...

Whatton Gardens, dating from the 19th Century, comprise fifteen acres of formal and informal garden with many interesting and unusual features: spring bulbs, woodland garden,...

For many younger visitors this is the first time they will be able to enjoy the golden age of steam, a form of train transport...

The Taylor’s Bellfoundry was a important part of this community for a significant amount of time, and this museum has been created to offer a...

Opened in 1982, the collection at the main town museum is one of the finest in the area and is certainly the definitive source of...

This award-winning museum is housed in a 19th Century barn that presents the history of the local community from the earliest settlement through to the...

Originally this building was the rectory for a Norman parish church, but became the home of Sir John Coke in 1628 and has been handed...

The 1819 novel Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott features a famous jousting scene that takes place outside of this beautiful castle in the heart of...

This baroque mansion, built 1701-3 and set in a stunning landscape park, has become famous as a graphic illustration of the English country house in...

This visitor centre is housed in an original 19th Century pottery that has been carefully preserved and restored to the exact state in which it...