Tropical Birdland is located in the village of Desford in West Leicestershire. We were established in 1982, and have been growing ever since. We are fully Zoo inspected and licenced by DEFRA and the local Environmental Health Dept, and hold a licence to display,breed...

The museum is based in a Medieval Manor House dating back to 1280. The house has a fascinating history and is now restored with fine oak furnishings. Visitors to the house can now see restored rooms and displays on medieval life as well as a series of temporary...

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park is a unique day out for all the family. Re-live this famous turning point in British history - the death of a King and the birth of the all powerful Tudor dynasty.

Whatever the season of the year it may be when you pass by the ruins of Grace Dieu Priory whether it be in snow or sunshine it always makes you ask the question “I wonder what the history is Who lived there How did they live and what was it really like all those...

Take a fascinating journey around Snibston where you can discover 500 years of technological innovation and its impact on our everyday lives. From the earliest mining tools, proto-type jet engine to the largest fashion display outside London, there is plenty to...

Opening on the first weekend of the National Festival of British Archaeology, the objects on display will include Leicester's Roman curse tablets. These lead tablets are inscribed with a curse against the perpetrators of theft, in one case a prized cloak and in the...

Welcome to the National Space Centre, the UK’s largest space visitor attraction. Voted large visitor attraction of the year 2009, upon arrival you will understand why this really is a visit that is out of this world.

Newarke Houses Museum is composed of two historic houses, Wygston's Chantry House and Skeffington House and tells the story of 20th century Leicester and the history of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.

The Guildhall has had many uses and lives. The Great Hall itself was built in about 1390 as a meeting place for the Guild of Corpus Christi (a small but powerful group of businessman and gentry). Over the next hundred years the Great Hall was extended and the two...

An exhibit at Charnwood Museum A plane displayed at Charnwood Museum Charnwood Museum features a wide range of exhibits reflecting the history, geology, archaeology and industries of Charnwood and the surrounding area.