Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens

Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens incorporating the Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment

Newarke Houses Museum is composed of two historic houses, Wygston's Chantry House and Skeffington House and tells the story of 20th century Leicester and the history of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.

The museum displays include room settings from the 1950s and 70s, a cinema experience, a collection of toys from Tudor to present day and a play area for children to try various games. Two dedicated community galleries tell the story of ‘Moving Here’ and settling in Leicester.

Find out more about Leicester’s famous son Daniel Lambert and visit a 1950s street scene inspired by Wharf Street that includes the Jolly Angler public house, a grocer and a pawnbroker, with sounds and conversations from the times.

Discover more about the story of Leicester at War. Through personal stories find out about the home front and the history of the Regiment, including a recreation of a First World War trench with sound and lighting.

Through oral histories, archive film, computer interactives and collections discover the histories of Newarke Houses, the surrounding historic area and 20th Century Leicester.

The refurbishment of the museum was funded by a £1 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant and a further £250,000 each from Leicester City Council and the Royal Leicestershire Regimental Association.

The Building

The Galleries

The Gardens & Surrounding Area 

Visitor Information:

Opening Times:

Monday - Saturday: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday: 11.00am - 5.00pm

Closed: 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 31st December and 1st January

Free admission (small charge for certain activities on event days)



Address:

Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens
The Newarke
Leicester
LE2 7BY

Telephone: +44 (0)116 225 4980
Email: museums@leicester.gov.uk

Visiting/directions to the museum:
Newarke Houses Museum is approximately ten minutes walk from Leicester City Centre situated close to De Montfort University's City campus.

For more details including local bus information please visit Google Maps.
To plan your journey to Leicester please visit Leicester travel pages.

Access:

Museum:
Newarke Houses Museum has full disabled access inside the museum, with a lift providing access to the first floor galleries and a accessible toilet available.

Nearby parking is available to those displaying a blue badge in their vehicle.

Gardens:
Some areas of the garden are not fully accessible due to steps and crazy paving in the garden areas.

School Group Bookings: 

For more information click here or telephone 0116 225 4910