Hinckley & District Museum

Framework Knitters Cottages
Lower Bond Street
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 1QX
England

Website

www.hinckleydistrictmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01455 251218

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Local history museum housed in a row of half-timbered thatched cottages dating from the seventeenth century.
The museum has been open to the public since 1995.

Venue type

Museum

 Opening hours

Easter Monday to the end of October:
Sat & bank holiday Mon 1000-1600
Sun 1400-1700
Other times by appointment.

 Admission charges

Adults 50p.
Children and senior citizens 25p.
Free to Friends of the Museum.
Concessions for Leicestershire Gold Card holders.
Minimum charge for group visit (by appointment) £10.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Gardens open to public
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Disability access
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held

Framework Knitters Cottages
Lower Bond Street
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 1QX
England

Website

www.hinckleydistrictmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01455 251218

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Local and social history of Hinckley and district, including the hosiery and boot and shoe industries.

Collection details

Archaeology, Industry, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • Framework knitter`s cottage tableau with a stocking frame of c.1740.

Framework Knitters Cottages
Lower Bond Street
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 1QX
England

Website

www.hinckleydistrictmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01455 251218

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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