Festival event listing

Quorn St Bartholomew’s Church was established in the 12th century but marked burials only date from the 17th century. This short, self-guided walk only covers a small number of the 750 gravestones in the closed Churchyard, and looks at the characters that are buried there, the old Quorn families they belonged to, and some of the interesting designs and imagery on the memorials.

A 0.5 mile self-guided walk taking you around Bouskell Park in Blaby, revealing what we known so far about its history and archaeology. Produced by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS).

A short, self-guided walk around the village of Quorn in Leicestershire, taking in the many fascinating features of Quorn’s past.

A 1 mile self-guided walk taking you around Castle Hill, the main archaeological site in Castle Hill Country Park, and revealing what is known so far about its history and archaeology. Produced by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS).

A self-guided walk taking you around the historic town centre of Lutterworth in south Leicestershire. Produced by the Lutterworth Fieldworking and Archaeology Group. Download the pdf at https://leicsfieldworkers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/discovering-local-spaces-lutterworth-self-guided-walk.pdf

This walking tour takes you through modern Leicester to the location of key Roman sites and buildings that have been lost and found (and sometimes lost again).

The Richard III Walking Trail, which lasts approximately an hour, takes you around key sites in Leicester City Centre that are connected to the last Plantagenet King and the medieval Leicester he would have known.

A self-guided circular walk taking you around the hillfort and revealing what we know so far about its history and archaeology. Produced by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS).

A series of 10 self-guided heritage walks produced by the Swannington Heritage Trust allowing you to explore Swannington’s wonderful heritage of coal mining, horse drawn tramways, the first steam railway in the English midlands, modern day woodlands as part of the national forest and fascinating families with intriguing histories.

The Archaeological Tour of Great Bowden, first produced in 2008, has been re-written. So much more has been discovered since then and you can enjoy a walk through history, about 2.75 miles long with just one hill to climb and options to shorten the distance. You can follow the walk on your mobile phone with 10 information stops, and then use the Supporting Information document on our website to explore things further if you wish.