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Heritage open day at St Nic's church, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, with storytelling, crafts and refreshments.

A 16th century dovecote with 1100+ nesting boxes, built to provide fresh meat and eggs for Sir Francis Willoughby and his household. Displays include a Tudor room and displays showing how Wollaton Park was used during WW2.

Join us for a special exhibition to celebrate Heritage Open Days. Learn more about famous mathematician George Green, view photos of the mill’s restoration and read the many press cuttings.

Join us on a captivating journey through time! In this talk we will follow in the footsteps of travellers from Nottinghamshire who ventured abroad on the 18th and 19th centuries.

Lace put Nottingham on the world map. Come for a guided tour of the Designated reserve lace machinery collections, at Nottingham City Museums & Galleries off-site store and discover the lace connections to many of our major local industries.

Sept 11th Heritage Talk by David Matless + Musical performances from local Youth + premiere of film "Beeston - Be More Civic" Sept 14th Guided Tour of John Clifford School & grounds Sept 15th Walk - Cottage Grove Estate led by Professor John Beckett

Join us for a Commonwealth War Graves Commission tour of Nottingham Southern Cemetery (Wilford Hill).

Enjoy a guided walk through these interesting historical allotments created in the 1840s.

You have been invited to a murder! Visit the Archives where you will find clues and question subjects to discover the culprit of this historical crime.

Step back in time to experience a traditional Victorian Working Class Home and the Birthplace of accomplished and often considered controversial writer D.H. Lawrence this September 7th and 8th!

Tours of the medieval parish church of Wollaton, with its memorials to the Willoughby family and Robert Smythson, Elizabethan architect of Wollaton Hall. Come and turn the pages of the 'virtual antiphonal', the church's rare medieval service book.

Come and visit Gedling House a Grade 2 listed Georgian mansion, now a Buddhist meditation Centre. Enjoy our lovely building and grounds - we’ll have history talks, displays, meditation taster, children's activities, refreshments. and stalls

Mary Potter Heritage Centre - the story of an extraordinary woman with an extraordinary mission.

A rare chance to see ancient graffiti and understand some of the history of our medieval village church.

Come and see behind the scenes and discover the hidden world of archives!

Join us for an exclusive look behind-the-scenes at Manuscripts and Special Collections, home to our unique collections - which span nearly a millennium, from the twelfth century to the twenty-first!

Historical guided walk followed by a talk.

See a historic railway signal box and try your hand on the levers. Learn what a signal box is for, and what the signalman did. This year we are holding signalling demonstrations.

Bramcote Old Church Tower is a Grade II listed building in the heart of Bramcote Conservation area. The Tower is all that is left of a 13th century church, recently restored and renovated, thanks to a grant from National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Visit the Long Room in the 1886 Pavilion to learn about the history of the world-famous cricket ground and the County Club. Then discover the second-largest cricket library in the world. You don't need to be a cricket enthusiast to enjoy a visit!

A self-guided exploration of Nottingham's very own "secret library". Visit Bromley House Library with the whole family; exploring the library's longstanding connections to the city of Nottingham and its literary heritage.

Tower tours, brass rubbing, children's activities, guided tours of church and churchyard, refreshments.

The cathedral, a masterpiece of the Gothic revival, designed by the celebrated architect, A.W.N. Pugin in the Early English style and built in the early 1840s, will be open daily. On selected days there will also be guided tours, and short talks.

From Washhouse and Slipper baths to Community Leisure Centre. Come and have a tour of our building to see the fascinating legacy of these changes.

Our trial re-enactments in our Victorian Courtroom are one of the highlights of our paid museum ticket. We’re delighted to open one of our rarely seen spaces to the public – our beautiful Civil Courtroom for a family-friendly mock trial.

This Hidden Gem in Nottingham is an architecturally interesting Romanesque church designed by John Sydney Brocklesby with vibrant stained glass windows and unique Nottingham Alabaster Altar. Treasure trail quiz for children, free refreshments.

Discover All Saints Church, Strelley, this Heritage Open Days festival.Refreshments available or bring a picnic and enjoy the surroundings.

Have fun making amazing blue-toned prints from all manner of textures and textiles available at the museum. Try layering lace, negatives or flowers onto light sensitive paper, leave to expose for a few minutes, then rinse to reveal!

The Wollaton Walled Garden Project, sometimes referred to as the Secret Garden, is a community-led effort, coordinated by Friends of Wollaton Park, to restore the 4-acre walled garden at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham, England

Explore the birthplace of an extraordinary man who helped millions.

Walk in the footsteps of William Booth, co-founder of the Salvation Army, on a trail through Nottingham as you find out about William's younger life and the people and places that influenced him.

Curious to learn about how composition and Nottingham's lace heritage can be combined? Join composer Elizabeth Kelly and those who inspired her piece, 'Lace Machine Music', at the Theatre Royal Concert Hall for a pre-concert talk, short film and Q&A.

Visit the Local Studies of Nottingham Central Library to listen to a special talk by artist Rachel Carter with special guests Nottingham Women’s History Group as they delve into historic women connected through the abolitionist movement.

Join us this Heritage Open Day for a special walking tour between the National Justice Museum and St Mary’s Church.

The Adams Building is a Grade II* Listed Building in the heart of Nottinghams Lacemarket. It is not normally open to the public.

This iconic C17th threshing barn is now in the care of the Keyworth Conservation Area Advisory Group (CAAG). This will be the fifth time the barn has been open for the Heritage Open Days Festival