Leicestershire

ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH

ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH CASTLE (EH)

South Street, LE65 1BR.  Tel: (01530) 413343. 

Website: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk

Map Ref. C2. (A453 & A50. 12 miles S of Derby on A50)

ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH MUSEUM

North Street, LE65 1HU.  Tel: (01530) 560090. 

Website: http://www.ashbydelazouchmuseum.org.uk/

Registered museum

Map Ref. C2. (Signed from Market Street, A511)

CASTLE DONINGTON

CASTLE DONINGTON MUSEUM 

The Stone House, 4 Apiary Gate, DE74 2JA.  Tel: (01332) 811549.

Website:  http://www.castledoningtonmuseum.org.uk/

Registered museum

Map Ref. C2.  

COALVILLE

SNIBSTON DISCOVERY PARK

Ashby Road, LE67 3LN.  Tel: (01530) 278444.   

Website: http://www.snibston.com

Accredited museum

Map Ref. D2. (10 mins from J22 of M1 & J13 of M42/A42)   

DONINGTON-LE-HEATH

DONINGTON-LE-HEATH MANOR HOUSE 

Manor Road, LE67 2FW.  Tel: (01530) 831259.  

Website: http://www.leics.gov.uk/

Accredited museum

Map Ref. D2. (B585)  

FLECKNEY

FLECKNEY MUSEUM

Fleckney Library, School Street, LE8 8AS.  Tel: (0116) 240 2123/4221.

Website: http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/fleckney/

Map Ref. D2.  (SP648933)

KEGWORTH

KEGWORTH MUSEUM

52 High Street, DE74 2DA. Tel: (01509) 670137

Website: http://www.kegworthmuseum.org.uk/

Registered museum

Ref. C2. (A6, also nr J24 of M1)

KIRBY MUXLOE

KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE (EH)

Oakcroft Avenue, LE9 9MD.  Tel: (0116) 238 6886. 

Website: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

Map Ref. D2. (Off B5380, 4 miles W of Leicester)

LEICESTER

ABBEY PUMPING STATION

Corporation Road, Abbey Lane, LE4 5PX.  Tel: (0116) 299 5111.  

Website: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

Accredited museum

Map Ref. D2. (A6) 

BELGRAVE HALL & GARDENS

Church Road, Belgrave, LE4 5PE.  Tel: (0116) 266 6590.  

Website: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

Accredited museum

Map Ref. D2. (A6)  

THE GUILDHALL

Guildhall Lane, LE1 5FQ.  Tel: (0116) 253 2569.  

Website: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

Accredited museum

Map Ref. D2. (A47) 

JEWRY WALL MUSEUM 

St Nicholas Circle, LE1 4LB.  Tel: (0116) 225 4971.  

Website: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

Accredited museum

Map Ref. D2. (A47)

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB MUSEUM

County Ground, Grace Road, LE2 8AD.  Tel: (0116) 283 2128/1727.

Map Ref. D2. (SW of city centre, just off the Aylestone Road)

NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE

Exploration Drive, LE4 5NS.  Tel: 0870 60 772 23

Website: http://www.spacecentre.co.uk

Map Ref. D2. (just off A6) (just off A6) 

NEW WALK MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

53 New Walk, LE1 7EA.  Tel: (0116) 255 4900. 

Website: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

Accredited museum

Map Ref. D2. (A6 from S & N, A47 from E)  

NEWARKE HOUSES MUSEUM & GARDENS

The Newarke, LE2 7BY.  Tel: (0116) 225 4980  

Website: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

Map Ref. D2. (A47) 

WILLIAM CAREY MUSEUM  

Central Baptist Church, Charles St, LE1 1LA.  Tel: (0116) 287 3864.     Website: http://www.central-baptist.org.uk

Map Ref. D2 

LOUGHBOROUGH

BELLFOUNDRY MUSEUM

Freehold Street, LE11 1AR.  Tel: (01509) 233414. 

Website: http://www.taylorbells.co.uk

Map Ref. C2.

CHARNWOOD MUSEUM

Granby Street, LE11 3DU.  Tel: (01509) 233754.  

Website: http://www.leics.gov.uk/museums/charnwood_museum

Accredited museum

Map Ref. C2. (Town centre, within Queen's Park.)

LOUGHBOROUGH  WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Queen's Park, LE11 3SX.  Tel: (01509) 231667

Website:  http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/

Registered museum

Map Ref. C2. (SK534193, town centre)

OLD RECTORY MUSEUM 

Rectory Place, off Bridge St, LE11 1UW.  Tel: (01509) 843297.

Website: http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/leisure/heritage.html

Registered museum

Map Ref. C2. (A6)

LUTTERWORTH

LUTTERWORTH MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The One-Stop Shop, Wycliffe House, Gilmorton Rd, LE17 4DY.  Tel: (01455) 555585/284733

Website: http://www.thisislutterworth.com

Map Ref. D2.  (On Gilmorton Rd, just off Leicester Rd, 2 mins' walk from police station)

MARKET HARBOROUGH

HARBOROUGH MUSEUM 

Council Offices, Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7AG.  Tel: (01858) 821085.

Website: http://www.leics.gov.uk/museums

Accredited museum

Map Ref. D3. (A6 from Leicester)

MEASHAM

MEASHAM MUSEUM 

56 High Street, DE12 7HZ.  Tel: (01530) 273956

Website: http://measham.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/museum.html

Map Ref. D2. (1.5 miles off M42 J11)

MELTON MOWBRAY

MELTON CARNEGIE MUSEUM

Thorpe End, LE13 1RB.  Tel: (01664) 569946.  

Website: http://www.leics.gov.uk/museums

Accredited museum

Map Ref. C3. (A607) 

WIGSTON

WIGSTON FRAMEWORK KNITTERS' MUSEUM

42-44 Bushloe End, LE18 2BA.  Tel: (0116) 288 3396.

Website: http://www.lrmf.org.uk/m_26_wig.htm

Map Ref. D2.  (4 miles south of Leicester on the B582, off the A5199 (formerly A50) Leicester to Northampton road), close to All Saints