Small museum, hidden treasures

Events in 2026

• Easter Weekend Opening starting on Saturday 4th April - Easter Events are at Hinckley & District Museum and included in the price of admission
  • "musket firing demonstrations by the Sealed Knot Society on Saturday 4th April at 11.30am and 2.30pm
  • "Bunny Hunt and chocolate eggs" on Saturday 4th April and Monday 6th April while museum open
• Wednesday 27th May (half term) 10am-3pm: "a children's activity day with members of The Sealed Knot" at Hinckley & District Museum. Adults £4, children 5 years and over £2.00. No booking required, come along at any time during the open hours.
• Thursday 11th June: "a fun evening with Gareth Williams as Charles 2nd" at The Mary Forryan Centre, Leicester Road, Hinckley. Doors open at 6.30pm for pre-event light refreshments. Event begins at 7.30pm. Tickets £15.00 per person will be available at the museum on open days soon, and bookable via the museums email address (hinckleymuseum@hotmail.co.uk)

Talks in 2026

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 2026 Friends of Hinckley & District Museum membership card. Non-members are welcome with admission £5 per event at the door. Click here to download talks poster.

• March 19th, Hugh Beavin with "Stoke Golding in the Hungry Forties"
• April 16th, Paul Gardner (HDDP) and Greg Drozdz with "Tip toe through the tombstones of Sparrows Garden"
• May 21st, Tony Yorke with "Female spies of the English Civil War"
• June 18th, Eddie Smallwood with "The tale of two Kates – Catherine of Aragon and Katherine Parr"
• September 17th, Paul Griffiths with "The irrepressible Wilson Chapman: a glimpse of Hinckley at the turn of the 20th Century"
• October 15th, Hugh Beavin with "Ada Lovelace, bride of science"
• November 19th, Sandy Leong with "The Great Tea Robbery: the amazing tale of 19th century industrial espionage to bring the best tea to Britain"

Displays in 2026

Displays are included in the cost of admission to the museum

• Notable Hinckley Personalities in the English Civil War 1642-1651
• The Miracles of Merevale Avenue: 85th anniversary of the Merevale Avenue bombing of 16/17th May 1941
• The Rotary Club of Hinckley 1926 – 2026 a century of service
• Suffolk Pointe Co. Ltd. (Earl Shilton) - the process of making ballet shoes
• Excavations at Aston Flamville Manor House by Hinckley Archaeological Society