Museums & Galleries · Leicestershire
Ashby de la Zouch Museum
📍 LE65 1HU
Photo: Oliver Mills (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Permanent and temporary exhibits on local heritage
- Extensive photograph collection and artefact displays
- Shop for local history books and historic photographs
- Educational programme for school and community groups
- Displays with sounds and hands-on sensory elements
Ashby de la Zouch Museum is an independent, volunteer-led museum telling the story of Ashby de la Zouch and nearby villages through permanent and temporary exhibits, a varied artefact collection and extensive photographs. It's a good stop for all ages, whether you're after a general browse or a deeper dive into local history, with an educational programme also offered for school and community groups. The museum has gentle ramp access throughout, with galleries and toilets on one level, and assistance dogs are welcome. It's located on North Street in Ashby de la Zouch, North West Leicestershire, with Burton-On-Trent station 8.2 miles away, and there are 20 bookable places to stay within 5 miles if you fancy making a longer visit of it.
Practical details
- Open
- Mon, Tue, Fri 11am-4pm; Wed until 1:30pm; Sat 10am-12:30pm; closed Thursday and Sunday
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Accessibility
- Gentle ramp access to entrance, galleries and toilets on the same level
- Best for
- Suitable for all ages, local heritage interest
From the attraction's own website on 10 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Ashby de la Zouch Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Burton-On-Trent 8.2 miles
- Willington 8.2 miles
- Polesworth 10.3 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page