Summer Visitors Guide

Great value family days out this summer for you and your visitors!

Welcome to our new guide to help you plan a perfect day out for visitors, friends and relatives who come to stay with you over the summer.

Leicestershire’s a great place to live and visit with exciting attractions, stunning countryside and lots of amazing events happening over the next few months. Create a perfect, great value day out for your summer visitors – whatever their age or interest!

To help you plan fun things for you and your guests to do, for just a few hours, a full day or a weekend stay, pick and choose from…

Our ·Top 10 summer events for your diary so you don’t miss out on the best!
Top 10 places to visits, along with their highlights and suggested time to spend there. Why not use our fantastic 20% discount* off the entrance fee to either Bosworth or Snibston when you and your guests visit both this summer! (·Terms and Conditions apply).
Our ·Top 10 activities to do this summer!

There are lots of events and activities to enjoy and great places to see over the summer. See the latest issue of the Leicestershire Events Guide, packed with 100s things to entertain your guests, the Countryside Guide and the online Museum Guide or leisure and tourism for more information. Enjoy your summer and if you take some great images, why not send them to eventsguide@leics.gov.uk

Top 10 summer events for your diary – not to be missed…

British Festival of Archaeology 16-31 July
Snibston’s Circus Skills Extravaganza 28 July
Cranford – outdoor theatre at Donington le Heath Manor House 29 July
Donington on the Home Front 14 August
Battle of Bosworth Re-enactment Weekend 20 & 21 August
National Forest Wood Fair at Beacon Hill Country Park 29 August
Les Routier de Rouen Re-enactors at Bosworth Battlefield various weekends
Support and Seduction Exhibition at Snibston throughout the summer
Snibston’s Miners’ Gala 17 September
Discover Beaumanor Adventure Day 25 September

See the Leicestershire Events Guide for what’s on this summer – 100s of events and activities – many are FREE.