Wigston Framework Knitters Museum Ltd — Attraction in Oadby and Wigston

Whet there today and what a fantastic place it is. The building is well preserved as is the interior and the framework knotting machines are a marvel of design and engineering. It really is incredible that such a unique and important part of Wigston and Leicester's past exists and is available to see. Excellently run by a team of friendly volunteers, you get a tour of the house, the machine building (as well as a demonstation of a working knitting machine) and a beautiful garden to see. Tea, coffee and the moistest chocolate cake ever experienced to finish. A true local gem, thank you...

Lovely volunteers but very disorganised. There's nowhere to park so I struggled as its all cobbles. It was very reasonably priced but I couldn't see some of it. It's not really suitable for anyone with a disability. We purchased some items from the shop but when we worked out the prices later we couldn't see how it all cost as much as it did. We feel we were overcharged by about £10. Not the best of experiences all in all. They add up using pen and paper so it's hard to work out. Most items don't have prices on. Feel a bit bad saying all this but it's what we...

Highly recommended. A friend and I visited this afternoon and had a tour of the museum, the beautiful cottage garden and had coffee and home-made cake in the courtyard. I haven't been since it first opened in the '80's and wow - what a lot of work has gone into it over the years. The garden is fantastic! Such a lot of hard work has gone into the development of the site. Well done to all the volunteers who keep the...