The small registered museum is centred around a bottle kiln, with artefacts, models, film clips and imaginative computer interactives where people can explore the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the area.

Sharpe's Pottery is a community museum in the heart of Swadlincote. The museum celebrates the once thriving pottery industry of South Derbyshire and is housed in the iconic Sharpe's Pottery buildings, with the unique 1821 kiln hovel at its centre. The centre houses...

country house and estate preserved in 20th-century decline. A place poised somewhere between gentle neglect and downright dereliction, telling the tale af an eccentric family who amassed a huge collection of hidden treasures. The house has been little restored,...

Catton has been in the hands of the same family since 1405, and the present Hall, built in 1745, is the home of Robin and Katie Neilson. Whether inside this family home with its beautiful collection of original pictures and antique furniture, or outside in the...

Ashby Museum was established in 1982 in a small cottage in Lower Church Street and in 1991 it relocated to its present home in North Street. It works closely with the county Museum Service and other independent museums in the area, sharing expertise and artefacts.

Ferrers Gallery is a multi award winning gallery promoting British contemporary craft. The gallery is independently run and set in the stunning rural setting of Staunton Harold near Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.

Melbourne Hall as it stands today shows what Sir John's descendants have made of it. The family surnam has changed three times due to inheritance via the female line, the full history will be told within the tour, as well as being fully documented in the souvenir guide.

This is one of the few churches built between the outbreak of the English Civil War and the Restoration period.

A small museum illustraing the history of Measham and its inhabitants through changing exhibitions. Permanent displays include examples of 19th century Measham ware pottery, a unique collection of local mining artefacts and the Hart collection. Gathered by father and...

Two totally different experiences sitting side by side. The country home of the Lords Vernon, a delight of 17th-century craftsmanship, featuring exquisite plasterwork, wood carvings and classical story-based murals.