Venture Theatre,
North Street. Booking Office 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
Music in the Park During the summer months bring your chair and
a picnic and listen to your favourite brass band at the Bath Grounds,
Ashby Tel 01530 454604
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
• Spring and autumn French Market
• Monthly Farmers Market at Manor House School Grounds held
third Saturday in the month
• Summer Market Town Event
• 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
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 hours are restricted during the winter months. 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.
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.
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