
Group Visits
Group tours of the award-winning Hallaton Treasure Gallery at Harborough Museum can be booked in advance of your visit.
The tour includes an overview of what was found during excavations of the Hallaton shrine and how archaeologists have interpreted the evidence from this internationally significant site. Knowledgeable staff will be happy to answer any questions about this mysterious 2000 year old find.
A charge is made for all tours, please contact the Museum for details.
If you are visiting Harborough Museum why not also take the opportunity to visit the village where the Treasure was found? The beautiful village of Hallaton is just 9 miles from Market Harborough and is home to Hallaton Museum.
Hallaton Museum features another treasure exhibition, “Rituals, Hoards and Helmets” which tells the exciting story of how the treasure was discovered by local amateur archaeologists.
Hallaton Museum is free to visit from Easter Saturday to the end of September. Opening times are 2.30- 5.00pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Hallaton Village Tours are also available
These 'walks and talks' are designed to help visitors appreciate the history and architecture of Hallaton. They take approximately 1 hour 30 minutes depending on the size and walking ability of the group. The museum is opened as part of the tour.
Motte and Bailey Castle Walk
This involves a circular walk of approximately 1 mile.
The walking is mostly easy, part road, part pasture but with a short climb to the top of the hill. Strong shoes needed.
The walking is mostly easy, part road, part pasture but with a short climb to the top of the hill. Strong shoes needed.
Cost: £2.00 per person.
The tours must be pre-booked.
The tours must be pre-booked.
Contact Harborough Museum
Address: Harborough Museum. Council Offices, Adam & Eve Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. LE16 7AG
Find us on the first floor of the council offices, the Museum entrance is in Fox Yard. Location Map
Telephone: 01858 821 085. Email: harboroughmuseum@leics.gov.uk
Address: Harborough Museum. Council Offices, Adam & Eve Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. LE16 7AG
Find us on the first floor of the council offices, the Museum entrance is in Fox Yard. Location Map
Telephone: 01858 821 085. Email: harboroughmuseum@leics.gov.uk
Page Last Updated: 13 May 2013







