Hallaton Festival of Archaeology
Hallaton Museum and Hallaton Church Restoration Trust are running events in Hallaton from Saturday 19th July to Sunday 3rd August. They will be showing how the discoveries by community archaeologists and local historians have uncovered Hallaton’s history.
For full details of all the events visit the Hallaton Museum web site
On weekends “Café in the Church” will offer lunch, cakes and cream teas from 12 noon to 4pm.
In addition, there will be exhibits on the work in progress on a tapestry of St Morrell that tells his legend through this novel media.
Hallaton Museum will be open on weekends from 12pm to 5pm, proudly exhibiting its new replica of the Roman helmet found as part of the Hallaton Treasure, alongside the Hallaton Treasure and the renewed Bottle Kicking displays. This year’s museum exhibition is Ale Tales – the origins and history of Hallaton’s pubs.
For full details of the festival, and to book tickets for events, visit https://hallaton-museum.co.uk/index.php/festival-of-archaeology-2/; the following future events have been organised:
- Saturday 26th July at 10am: St Morrell’s Round Pilgrimage. Day 1 tickets here (note your ticket covers Day 2 as well).
- Saturday 26th July at 7pm: Villas and Peasant Farms by Peter Liddle tickets here.
- Sunday 27th July at 10am (in Launde): St Morrell’s Round Pilgrimage. Day 2. For tickets see Day1 above.
- Sunday 27th July at 1pm and 3pm: Hallaton Castle Guided Walk tickets here.
- Wednesday 30th July at 6pm: Hallaton Ale Trail tickets here.
- Saturday 2nd August at 7pm: Early history of south Leicestershire by Vicki Score, book tickets here
- Sunday 3rd August at 1pm and 3pm: Hallaton Castle Guided Walk tickets here.