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:

• Two hundred year old derelict Hough Mill has been substantially restored and more progress is achieved each year.
• The Swannington Incline (part of Robert Stephenson’s railway) has been transformed from an inaccessible rubbish dump into a permissive path and all three bridges have been rebuilt.
• The overgrown Gorse Field has been transformed into an environmental delight which has gained Local Wildlife Site designation.
• Consolidated archaeological excavations of Victorian coal mining buildings in the Califat Spinney and hosts one of only seven newcomen boilers in the world.
• Created the Swannington Archive of documents and photographs.

To read our exciting news about sails for Hough Mill see our Trust News page.

There are 100+ events during July in the Leicestershire and Rutland Festival of Archaeology, including six led by Swannington Heritage Trust see the Diary page for details.

Website updates – This website is updated at least weekly, so keep returning to see our latest content.  The website updates page lists the main updates to the site.