Harborough Museum features displays that celebrate the history and people of Market Harborough and its surrounding area. As well as the return of the Hallaton Treasure, with items including Iron Age coins and a Roman helmet, visitors can now step inside the reconstructed Falkner's boot and shoe making workshop. With changing displays in a dedicated special exhibition space and a shared entrance with the new library, this is an exciting space for the town.
A museum with free entry on the FIRST FLOOR of the building. Due to renovations you currently need to go up the back stairs. There are no famous exhibits, but you can see a lot of items from the lives of local residents over the last hundred years, as if pieces of eras were piled up in the windows.
Excellent! Went to see a photographic exhibition which was superb. The museum collection on display was a complete bonus, no idea so many items originated in Market Harborough beyond corsets. Would really recommend a visit when going to Market Harborough or even just make this the focus of your visit, although the town is well worth a mooch round. Downstrs at the museum is a lovely coffee shop too. I will certainly visit again! The museum is FREE so ideal for everyone!!
If you find museums interesting then this is a good example. Tablets with media, headphones, and decent recreations and examples of local history. No animatronics and not particularly exciting otherwise, although there is a dress up section and toys for young children as well as the attached library.
Really lovely little museum. We took the kids on a rainy, windy day to see the Hoard and Roman helmet and thought we'd probably stay for 30 minutes or so. We must have spent over an hour. The exhibition on the hoard is very well done and captivated both children, parents and grandparents. The eclectic collection in the back is a treasure trove. Difficult to read and see every detail but interesting to see which bits captured whose attention and imagination. It seems like the sort of collection where everytime you go you spot something new. And I've definitely played the flounder game so next rainy day project is to go up in the attic to find it! The whole space including library, CAB and cafe is lovely and clean (the toilets were sparkling!) The couple of ladies we spoke to were very friendly. Exceeded expectations and will be on our list of things to do again.
This spot is a best example of surprising jewell for a short stroll with a bit of history. It's small but quite rich with diverse elements of history of Market Harborough and its surroundings. Main attraction is of course The Hallaton Treasure Highly recommend
This free museum is next to the library on the first floor. It isn't staffed, not even by volunteers (but the library is). It comprises two large adjacent rooms. The outer room has a very well displayed and well lit collection of coins. The inner room has a large eclectic mix of local history items. But there's too much stuff in each glass cabinet, and the labelling is small and hard to read because it's quite dark.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Toilets
Good for kids
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A museum with free entry on the FIRST FLOOR of the building. Due to renovations you currently need to go up the back stairs. There are no famous exhibits, but you can see a lot of items from the lives of local residents over the last hundred years, as if pieces of eras were piled up in the windows.
Excellent! Went to see a photographic exhibition which was superb. The museum collection on display was a complete bonus, no idea so many items originated in Market Harborough beyond corsets. Would really recommend a visit when going to Market Harborough or even just make this the focus of your visit, although the town is well worth a mooch round. Downstrs at the museum is a lovely coffee shop too. I will certainly visit again! The museum is FREE so ideal for everyone!!
If you find museums interesting then this is a good example. Tablets with media, headphones, and decent recreations and examples of local history. No animatronics and not particularly exciting otherwise, although there is a dress up section and toys for young children as well as the attached library.
Really lovely little museum. We took the kids on a rainy, windy day to see the Hoard and Roman helmet and thought we'd probably stay for 30 minutes or so. We must have spent over an hour. The exhibition on the hoard is very well done and captivated both children, parents and grandparents. The eclectic collection in the back is a treasure trove. Difficult to read and see every detail but interesting to see which bits captured whose attention and imagination. It seems like the sort of collection where everytime you go you spot something new. And I've definitely played the flounder game so next rainy day project is to go up in the attic to find it! The whole space including library, CAB and cafe is lovely and clean (the toilets were sparkling!) The couple of ladies we spoke to were very friendly. Exceeded expectations and will be on our list of things to do again.
This spot is a best example of surprising jewell for a short stroll with a bit of history. It's small but quite rich with diverse elements of history of Market Harborough and its surroundings. Main attraction is of course The Hallaton Treasure Highly recommend
This free museum is next to the library on the first floor. It isn't staffed, not even by volunteers (but the library is). It comprises two large adjacent rooms. The outer room has a very well displayed and well lit collection of coins. The inner room has a large eclectic mix of local history items. But there's too much stuff in each glass cabinet, and the labelling is small and hard to read because it's quite dark.
