Events
Leicestershire County Council produce an Events Guide that lists all Donington le Heath Manor House Museum events.
- Apple Day (October) The annual celebration of the English apple. Games, craft, tastings and juice making to try.
- Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (November) Learn about the Gunpowder Plot in a house owned by Sir Everard Digby, one of the Gunpowder Plotters: demonstrations of gunpowder, living history displays, scenarios, children's crafts and more.
- Regular Medieval Banquets at the Classics Tea Room (throughout the year).
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