Merseyside
Properties and events in Merseyside
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
‘From The Grass Roots’.
A unique cutting edge one hour guided tour around the British Lawnmower Museum, by Curator, Author & ex Racing Champion Brian Radam. From the grass roots of the first Lawnmower to untold fascinating stories of WWI & WWII to the first robot mower
A Memorable Moment at The Municipal Hotel
To celebrate Heritage Week, The Municipal Hotel & Spa will host Heritage Tours, offering a unique glimpse into the Municipal Building's rich history as the former home of the Liverpool City Council.
All Saints Childwall
The earliest recorded Christian presence in Childwall is l086. All Saints is the oldest Parish Church in Liverpool and is a Grade One listed building. Although the oldest part of the building is 14th century, Saxon stones can be found in the Church.
Brimstage Heritage Orchard Apple, Pear & Plum Day
A delightful orchard of olden-days fruits to visit see, pick and taste next to one of the oldest buildings in Wirral. It is open to visitors just a few days each year, but welcomes helpers and supporters for special events, workdays and courses.
Church of Our Lady of Reconciliation de la Salette
" A complete revolution in church building "- The Tablet , 1860. See it for yourself.
Church of St. Vincent de Paul , Liverpool L1 5EE
Although this inner city dockland church is almost as the architect Edward Welby Pugin left it in 1857 , it is in no sense a museum !The dynamic commitment of its team of clergy and volunteers have developed its diverse local focus.
Church Open Days
Come to visit our Grade One listed 'Cast Iron' Church with its spectacular east window. One of only two churches in England supported by its cast iron frame, not the walls..
Classic Liverpool Bus Running Day
To celebrate this year's Heritage Open days Theme of Routes, the Merseyside Transport Trust will be running Classic Buses from our collection giving people the opportunity to travel on buses from Yesteryear on a variety of routes in Liverpool.
Connecting Liverpool Institutions and Enslavement
Michelle Girvan and Lucy Moynihan will explore connections between enslavers, merchants and others involved in The Bluecoat and The Athenaeum.
Croxteth Hall
Croxteth Hall & Country Park is a unique historical estate surrounding a magnificent stately home and Victorian Walled Garden bursting with history and heritage.
CWGC Tours 2024 - Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery
Join us for a Commonwealth War Graves tour of Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery
Discover the Hartley Hut
Join us for a rare opportunity to see the Hartley Hut. Located on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront, join our own gatekeeper as he shares stories about the hut and explore finds from recent dockside excavations with the archaeology team.
Friends of Williamson’s Tunnels - Williamson’s Tunnels
Deep below Liverpool's streets are the historic Subterranean tunnels & chambers, built by Georgian philanthropist and merchant Joseph Williamson; come for a guided tour, find out about the unique history of this corner of Edge Hill, Liverpool.
Heritage Open Day at The Reader
This Heritage Open Day, we’re celebrating our Mansion House home with a day of live music, performances from local community groups, crafts and good food.
Heritage Tours with Bryan Biggs
Join Bryan Biggs, our Director of Cultural Legacies, for a tour of our Grade I listed building.
Lost Picture Palaces of Lord Street – a guided walk by Stephen Fenerty
Explore the heyday of the 'Cathedrals of the Movies' lining Southport's Lord Street in the 1930s with Southport-born cinema historian, Stephen Fenerty.
Lucilla Dramatic Society
Sefton’s best kept secret? Find out by coming to the Lucilla Dramatic Society Open Day and discover over a 100 years of heritage and our plans for the future.
Marshside Fogbell
Opportunity to see and learn about the history of this small but unique building with a fascinating history, now in the stewardship of NW Heritage CIC and currently being restored.
Mersey Tunnel Tours - Georges Dock Building
Georges Dock Building will open its doors for the weekend to let visitors see behind its Art Deco exterior. Tours of the building are available on the day on a first come first served basis. There will be a small display of artefacts and photographs.
No:7 Bottle Shop - Cannington Shaw
Come and enjoy getting up close and personal with an heritage icon of the glass industry. Be amongst the first in many years to see and touch this unique building, and enjoy two fantastic days of talks, workshops and fun for the kids.
Prescot Parish Church - 800 years of history
Built in 1610, the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is the 4th church to stand on the site since the 15th century.
Prince of Wales: Guided Tours
We are inviting our local community to join us for Guided Tours around our beautiful Grade 2 listed Prince of Wales Hotel on Monday 9th September 2024 from 11am until 2pm
Quaker Meeting House, Birkenhead
This Grade II listed building is an interesting example of a late 19th century Quaker Meeting House. It was designed by George Enoch Grayson in an Arts and Craft style and built in 1892.
Scarisbrick Mausoleum
We will be opening the doors of this beautiful Grade II listed building to the public on Saturday 7th September 2024, one of the hidden gems of North Meols cared for by NW Heritage CIC & Friends of Scarisbrick Mausoleum.
Sefton St Helen's Church
A unique opportunity to visit a place of continuous Christian worship - 'The Cathedral of the Fields', which recently celebrated its 850th anniversary. Guides available, family research, child-friendly activities and a cafe will be provided.
Shakespeare North Playhouse: A Guided Tour
Want to know more about why Shakespeare North Playhouse was built? Why in Prescot? Why it won ‘Theatre Building of the Year 2023’ at The Stage Awards? Look no further!
St Anne’s Church, Edge Hill
Visit this beautiful church which is 178 years old and explore its distinctive architecture. Witness the diverse multicultural communities which are part of its past and present history.
St Cuthberts Church
Southport's oldest Church dating back to 1178
St George's Hall
A wonderful opportunity to visit the Great Hall in the Grade I listed St George's Hall. Located in the heart of Liverpool City Centre, St George's Hall is one of the greatest examples of neo-classical architecture in the world.
St Hildeburgh's Church, Hoylake
St Hildeburgh’s Parish Church is a Grade II listed building. It was first listed in 1986.
St John the Evangelist Church
188 year old church with crypt, graveyard and refurbished hall.
St. Clement Toxteth
GRADE 2* STAR LISTED BUILDING The interior of the church with hammer beam roof and the history of the church and parish. pictures of previous vicars and parish.
St. Patrick's Church
In Toxteth , at the Mother Church for South Liverpool's Catholics, you can see " One of the finest altar pieces in the United Kingdom "- "The Crucifixion " by Niciase de Keyser of Antwerp c 1834.
The Bluecoat's Cultural Web
Bryan Biggs, the Bluecoat’s Director of Cultural Legacies, charts the networks and connections in the early 20th century that were behind the building’s transformation into the UK’s first arts centre.
Visit Britain's First Mosque
The earliest recorded mosque in Britain was founded in a Liverpool terrace house in 1889. The Muslim Institute was established by a group of 20 British converts to Islam, led by Sheikh Abdullah William Henry Quilliam (1856-1932).
Walking the Churchgate
Join local historian, David Walshe (Secret Sand Land) as he takes you on a walking tour across Southport: From Churchtown to Birkdale and back! (return journey optional)
Wavertree Congregational Church
Come and visit the church which is more than 185 years old, features vintage wedding dress display, world war 1 remembrance plaque and baby Willis organ (listed).
Wavertree Lock Up
Discover Wavertree Lock Up, a listed building is situated on Wavertree Village Green and over 200 years old. It originally served to house local drunks but was used to house some Irish immigrant families during the potatoes famine in Ireland.