Ashby De La Zouch Museum
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"A well-organised local museum that will tell you all you need to know about the history of this Leicestershire market town"
Overview
Located in the town centre, the Ashby De La Zouch museum concentrates, as you’d expect, on the history of Ashby De La Zouch. As well as a number of displays on the history of the town, there are temporary exhibits, talks and guided walks. Great for families. There’s a shop selling books and items of local interest.
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Location
Ashby De La Zouch Museum, North Street, ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH, Leicestershire, LE65 1HU
About the area
Leicestershire is divided between the large country estates of its eastern side and the industrial towns of the East Midlands to its west. Coal mining was an important part of the county’s industrial development in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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