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Venture Theatre, North Street. www.ashbyventuretheatre.org.uk
Tel 01530 411767
• Ashby Dramatic Society:- Excellent programme of drama and
comedy
• Club nights every Monday at 8pm new members welcome.
• Visiting professional theatre through the Centre Stage Programme
• Ashby Jazz Club featuring different bands, varied styles
but always performed to a high standard
Ivanhoe College Regular
musical performances by The Ashby Musical Theatre Group Tel 01530
412756
Ashby School Theatre
Pupils present concerts in their own theatre Tel 01530 413748
Ashby Castle Events
Brings rugs and a picnic to enjoy open air productions and re-enactment
events Tel 01530 413343
Ashby Arts Festival
This annual event brings street entertainment and many other cultural
activities to the town featuring art, literature, poetry and theatre
for all ages and abilities. Tel 01530 454601
Seasonal Events
• Daily indoor market
• Occasional French Market
• Monthly Farmers Market at Manor House School Grounds held
third Saturday in the month
• Ashby Statutes - September road closure for traditional
fair.
• Christmas Event with Santa’s Grotto
• Events are also organised throughout the year by local community
groups.
Tourist Information Centre
Information available on accommodation, places to visit and local
events. Tel 01530 411767
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Winner Enjoy England Excellence Gold Award 2010
Library
The spacious modern library offers a full range of services, reading
schemes for all ages and free computer access. Tel 0116 3055917
Ashby Castle
The impressive ruins of this grand medieval manor are set in extensive
grounds, with tunnels and a spectacular tower offering views over
the town.
This English Heritage property also offers visitors an audio tour
which helps capture the atmosphere of life in the Castle especially
during the dramatic Civil War siege of Ashby. The site is open all
year but opening days and times vary. Tel 01530 413343
Ashby Museum This
award winning museum, which is open all year, is close to the town
centre. It boasts a large local archive with excellent research
facilities
A programme of guided town walks and regular talks promise to entertain
and inform.
www.ashbydelazouchmuseum.org.uk Tel 01530 560090
Parks and Playgrounds
The town has superb play facilities for all ages and abilities close
to the Hood Park Leisure Centre. The Bath Grounds offer a spacious
green park on the south side of the town and during the summer hold
occasional band concerts and cricket matches.
Hood Park Leisure Centre
The centre has three indoor and two outdoor heated swimming pools,
full leisure facilities including dance studio, gym, squash courts
and café/bar, with outdoor tennis courts and football pitches.
Tel 01530 412181
Churches The Parish
Church of St Helens with its links to Ashby Castle dates back to
15th Century and features a rare finger pillory, believed to have
been used to punish those misbehaving in church.
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church was built in 1920 along
the lines of a traditional Norman church.
The Holy Trinity Church is also the venue for orchestral concerts
and the Baptist Church hosts many community activities.
The Alliance, the Congregational, the Methodist and others are all
part of the fellowship of Churches, which come under the Ashby and
District Council of Churches.
The National Forest
Ashby de la Zouch is situated at the very centre of The National
Forest, one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever undertaken
in this country, creating a new forest for the nation across 200
square miles and embracing parts of Leicestershire, Staffordshire
and Derbyshire. Already over seven million trees have been planted.
Nature reserves, cycle routes and trails have been developed to
conserve the environment and enable people to explore the countryside
more easily. Maps, visitor guides and walks information are all
available from The Ashby Tourist Information Centre Tel 01530 411767
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