Small museum, hidden treasures

Talks in 2025

Talks will take place in the Hinckley Great Meeting Chapel, Baines Lane, and commence at 7.30pm. The venue is disabled friendly, and there is free car parking adjacent to the museum in Lower Bond Street and in Druid Street.
Admission is £1 per event with a 2025 Friends of Hinckley & District Museum membership card. Non-members are welcome with admission £5 per event at the door.

• March 20th, Paul Gardner of HDPP with "All hail the ale, and 10 facts you didn't know about Hinckley"
• April 24th, Hugh Beavin with "The history of Hinckley Cottage Hospital"
• May 15th, Hugh Beavin with "The history of Hinckley market"
• June 19th, Richard Smith with "Richard III - the facts over fiction"
• September 18th, Sandy Leong with "A nice cup of tea - a potted history"
• October 16th, Nick Marshall with "Food and feasting in Medieval and Tudor England"
• November 20th, Eddie Smallwood with "Medieval Medicine"

Events in 2025

Spring events

• Saturday 8th February and Saturday 11th March, both 10am-noon - "Coffee morning and raffle in aid of the Museum" at the Hinckley Great Meeting Chapel, Baines Lane, all welcome
• Saturday 19th April and Monday 21st April both 10am-3.30pm - "Easter Bunny Hunt" at Hinckley and District Museum, 30 Lower Bond Street, Hinckley. Admission £4 adults, £1 children (under 5s free)
• Monday May 26th between 10.30am and 3.30pm - "Half Term Craft Day for Children" at Hinckley and District Museum, 30 Lower Bond Street, Hinckley. Come and weave your own small piece of fabric and/or create a fossil. Suitable for 5+ years. Adults £4.00, children £2.00 - includes entrance fee

Summer events
10am–3.30pm on each date, for children aged from five upwards
Admission £4 adults and £2 children (Under-fives free)

• 28th July "Stone Age Day" - Activities on a Stone Age theme with John Webster, and also Tom the Tale Teller with stories.
• 4th August "Roman Day" - Dressing up, activities and crafts on a Roman theme with Jed Jaggard.
• 11th August "Tudor Day" - Dressing up, activities and crafts on a Tudor theme with Jed Jaggard.
• 18th August "Victorian Wash Day" - Crafts, dressing up, and other activities with Jed Jaggard. Includes a hands–on 'wash day' experience with dolly tubs and scrubbing boards.

Fundraising concert