Charnwood Museum — Attraction in Charnwood

Excellently Charming and Delightful Museum situated in the heart of the Leicestershire town of Loughborough detailing the history of the town and the surrounding area. To add further intrigue, interest and delight to the museum it is housed a beautiful and outstanding old Victorian Baths Building where once inside you can enjoy a series of intriguing and informative galleries/exhibitions about the history of the town of Loughborough and the surrounding area. The galleries themselves go into the Archeology of Loughborough and the surrounding area from the Bronze Age, Roman Times and Anglo Saxon Times, The Geology of Loughborough and the surrounding area, The Wildlife in the District of Charnwood and also natural places of interest, Farming in the District of Charnwood and the industries that helped Loughborough grow into the town that it is today and the galleries themselves are presented, displayed and laid out in an easy to understand and not overloaded with too much information but just the right length for you to understand the history of Loughborough and the Charnwood District. There are some lovely and interesting artefacts to see such as The Cossington Child, Auster Aircraft, Anglo-Saxon Jewellery and Roman Pottery all of which are well presented and in brilliant condition. There is a cafe on site selling a delicious range of food and drink at reasonable prices and also a small shop selling a lovely range of souvenirs at affordable prices. Overall this is a fantastic and wonderful which makes for a lovely and pleasant day out to learn some interesting facts about the history of Loughborough and the Charnwood District. Well worth a visit if the area of...

This is one of my favourite little museums, with a great mix of exhibitions bringing the very varied history of Charnwood to life. However my visit this time was especially to see The Tiger Who Came To Tea touring exhibition. Which was delightful and funpacked. A great mix of having tea with a greedy tiger, dressing up as a tiger, trying to pin a tail back on, puzzles, and reading a large selection of Judith Kerr's wonderfully engaging books. It was heartwarming to watch a few children ( and one word perfect, story acting Mum ) totally absorbed by the giant tiger. For older fans there were mounted illustrations, displays and films showing an insight on Judith's life and work. All of the staff I saw or spoke with were friendly and helpful, and as a whole the museum has a welcoming atmosphere. I didn't have time to visit the cafe but I did have a quick look in the shop, which, although small, has a good selection of items for sale. It's well worth a visit and being situated in the park, close to the shops and car park, makes it an ideal place to while an odd half hour or so away from the busy here and now without having to...

We came here as a group of over 70s, we all said we had really enjoyed our visit. We got to be children all over again. Played with teddies looked at our history looked back to when we were young. All this on top of an old swimming pool. Fab there's a cafe next to it that sells all sorts it's based in a lovely park that I the summer is full of flowers and people eating their lunch. A children's area and the arberreatum. Sorry can't spell that, but it's open sometimes and you can go to the top and as you as send look at the museum inside. All this with a huge bell a small pond and birds in an a very... Wow love it. It's free too apart from the food in the cafe so what's...