Welcome to the website of the multi award winning Swannington Heritage Trust.  We have a fabulous group of volunteers who work fantastically hard to achieve amazing things

• restoring the dilapidated shell of Hough Mill – mill open Sundays 2-5pm until end of September, please wear a mask
• recovering neglected  railway and coal mining sites and managing them as woodlands and grass heathland
• researching Swannington’s history, cataloguing the archive and publishing historical information
• running events, tours and talks.

Festival Of Leicestershire And Rutland Archaeology

The Trust is running nine events as part of the Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology, these include:

• Guided Walks – The land that doesn’t know where it is, plus Hidden in full view.
• Online Talks – Leicestershire Railways, plus Coal Mines of Swannington and District.
• Califat Coal Mine – Two tours plus a family event.
• Swannington Incline – Two tours

Details are on the diary page.