Events for 13 December 2026

A great way to start the festive session Whether you're a long term runner, you're taking part in Couch to 5km or you're just looking for some fun , this is the event for you! Run, jog, walk. Starting in Marlborough Square, over Snibston Colliery Park, through the Urban Park, Belvoir Shopping Centre and finishing back where you started. Suits are included in the price for adults and Children have a Santa hat. So get your family, friends, work mates together and join us for our 5th event in Coalville. Medals not guaranteed for anyone signing up after 27th November Walking, [...]

Snibston Colliery is a very important historic site – a ‘Super Pit’ once turning over 1,000,000 tons of coal a year – with unique site buildings that cannot be seen at any other British coal mine. The tour will take you through a mine machinery display, inside the colliery to the 1970’s Control Room, and the Lamp Room where the miner collected his electric cap lamp and his respirator and, if he was a Deputy, his flame safety lamp. You will then visit the miners’ favourite and least favourite rooms. The Pay Hall where he received his pay packet, and the dreaded Medical Centre, where the colliery Nurse reigned supreme. Once outside the guide will take you [...]

Discover how Christmas was celebrated in times gone by! The 1620s House & Garden will be beautifully dressed in Jacobean style décor. Join in with festive carols, talk to volunteers about food and feasting, Christmas customs, keeping warm in winter in the days before central heating and all the jobs that had to be done to ensure the Holy season ran smoothly. What’s more, there’ll be colouring in the Barn and a children’s trail to enjoy! Normal Admission plus £3 No need to pre-book, just come along on the day.

Snibston Colliery is a very important historic site – a ‘Super Pit’ once turning over 1,000,000 tons of coal a year – with unique site buildings that cannot be seen at any other British coal mine. The tour will take you through a mine machinery display, inside the colliery to the 1970’s Control Room, and the Lamp Room where the miner collected his electric cap lamp and his respirator and, if he was a Deputy, his flame safety lamp. You will then visit the miners’ favourite and least favourite rooms. The Pay Hall where he received his pay packet, and the dreaded Medical Centre, where the colliery Nurse reigned supreme. Once outside the guide will take you [...]