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The Guildhall, Leicester

Address:
Guildhall Lane, Leicester
Leicester,
LE1 5FQ

Opening Times:

Open to schools:
Daily 10am - 4.30pm, throughout the year, for pre-booked visits.

Open to the public:
February to November
Saturdays to Wednesdays 11.00am - 4.30pm
Sundays 1.00pm - 4.30pm

Additional opening for public events:
December to January by prior arrangement 

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Description:

Explore an atmospheric timber-framed building of national importance.

Visit one of the best preserved timber-framed halls in the country dating back 600 years.  Its Great Hall was built c1390 as a meeting place for the Guild of Corpus Christi and was used as a venue for social gatherings, banquets, festivals and as a dwelling place for Chantry priests.

Since then, the Guildhall has had a variety of uses - as a courtroom; a theatre (its rumoured that William Shakespeare even performed here!), for banquets and limited civic events; and as the first home of Leicester's police force.

Contact Details:

For school visits and learning sessions:
Contact the Learning Office:
Tel: 0116 2254910
Email: learning@leicester.gov.uk

For general site enquiries:
Tel: 0116 253 2569

Learning Programmes:

Museum-led Activities:
KS2 Tudor Active Learning Sessions
KS3 Medieval Realms Active Learning Session

Self-Led Activities:
KS1 Tudor Handling Box

Specialisms:

Tudors
History
Architecture

Crime and Punishment
Citizenship

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