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The next Event is our AUTUMN COUNTRY FUN DAY on Sunday 22nd September

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The 1620s House & Garden is OPEN Thursday to Sunday plus Bank Holidays from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm

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We’re situated south of Coalville, between the villages of Donington le Heath and Hugglescote, in north west Leicestershire

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  • Must see
    • Children and Families
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    • Seasonal
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    • Seasonal
    Autumn Country Fun Day Autumn Country Fun Day

    Sunday 22nd September, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm.

    Join us to celebrate aspects of traditional country life at our lovely rural site.
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  • Must see
    • Children and Families
    • Living History
    • Children and Families
    • Living History
    Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

    Sunday 3rd November, 11:00 am - 3:30 pm.

    Join us in a fun day discovering the story behind the Gunpowder Plot in a house owned by the family of one of the plotters.

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    • Talks
    Early Policing Talk by Lee Timmons Early Policing Talk by Lee Timmons

    Sunday 29th September, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm.

    Policing has not always been as we know it. The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 became a blueprint for change, creating the police force that we have today. So what existed before that date?
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