Search events

Sensing St Alfege includes a small exhibition and two workshops detailing the unique stories of St Alfege Church that demonstrate how food connected past individuals from the 18th century until today.

Drop in to our crafting workshop to help us recreate a Suffragette-style banner.

Join us in recognising our local community by dropping by and picking up a pen and postcard!

FREE EVENT as part of the Heritage weekend Discover centuries of history in a behind the scenes tour of the complex array of buildings currently home to Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery.

Abbeys and Priories of Gloucester.

Learn of the origins of glass making, see a glass wedding dress, find wine glasses engraved with secret but sensitive political statements, view a mosaic highlighting glass history and laugh at a musical joke.

A church has stood on the present site since around 1130 and its rare Norman wall paintings have been described by the writer Simon Jenkins as 'amongst the best in England'.

A guided walk around these beautiful gardens.

Guided Tours of the building by Blue Badge Guides. Notable mediaeval building, with fascinating architectural features and historical graffiti.

We'll screen an exclusive selection of films from EAFA’s collections responding to this year's theme; images and voices on film that convey a sense of community in your part of the UK.

Discover beauty of contemporary and traditional literature. Enjoy lingual vibes of everlasting love, passion, and happiness through sensual poetry in both British and Ukrainian languages.

The Hidden Routes of the Forest uncovers the hidden symphony in nature shared with you by Wilde Earth Journeys,

A Guided Tour of The Minster Church of St Denys and Bell Tower.

Abbey Hall is set in 10 acres of water meadows on the site of the Benedictine Priory of St Peter which was razed in 1530. The former Abbey Farm Barn was listed at Risk in 1974 but has now been revived into a beautiful space for everyone to enjoy.

The Baptist community in Alcester first met in 1640, one of the earliest Baptist meetings in the country. Take a walk around the original meeting house from 1735, and the later chapel dating from 1860. You can also visit the old burial ground.

A fun, musical demonstration for all ages of our remarkable Klais church organ by our Director of Music and Assistant Organist, followed by the chance to hear a recital (10th Sept only) and see the organ close up on a unique ‘backstage’ tour.

An arboretum with twisting paths leading to secret glades and hidden views. The dramatic hillside location provides the perfect canvas for a collection of plants and trees that paint a picture.

Though not technically ‘heritage’, the Biodigester is an important ‘green’ addition to Warminster’s infrastructure that creates electricity out of food waste. Hopefully it will render other forms of electricity generation historic’.

Explore the NewcastleGateshead Quayside and local history as Baltic Crew take you on this relaxed tour.

The beautiful garden is open all year but the Gazebo itself, a place from which to gaze, will be open for you to explore and some interpretation will be available to explain why it was created

Live music, barbecue, refreshments, plant sales and seed exchange.

Trinity United Reform Church will be open at 1000 until 1600 for visitors to explore the building on Saturday 14th. There will be a talk at 1400 by Clyde Binfield "Here I raise my Ebenezer": Smiths in Connection.

Tours of Mount Kelly School led by senior pupils

A much loved museum in the picturesque Castle Park, this is the annual opportunity to explore this fascinating building free of charge.

Join an informative guided walk to hear about the north-south link of the Lancaster Canal to Preston since the late 18th century. Explore the Local Nature Reserve. Wander around the park. Visit website for Tree trail, virtual Fly Tour.

We are officially opeing the new Rural Life Barn with activities and events, and offering tours around our farmhouse, which is undergoing repair and restoration, to show progress and showcase sustainable approaches to reviving historic buildings.

Discover the gardens' significance to the building of Angleseyville, how this historic Regency garden fell into abandonment, and the subsequent resurrection to its former glory with wonderful planting

St Peter’s Church is a building which is architecturally striking, a local landmark and a home to a church community with a fascinating history and tales to tell.  It is a fine example of Victorian architecture with aesthetically sensitive additions

Visitors to Arthur’s Stone will get the opportunity to learn more about this iconic Herefordshire landmark and the exciting excavations that took place during July 2024.

As part of Heritage Open Days 2024 our team of enthusiastic and knowledgeable English Heritage Volunteers will be offering guided tours of Wall Roman Site (Letocetum) in Staffordshire

For Heritage Open Days 2024 we invite you on an exclusive tour of our exhibition, Part of the Furniture: The Library of John Bedford

Haden Hill Park is a beautiful listed parkland with hundreds of years of history. Take a walk with us and discover and explore its stories.

Celebrate Britain's electronics industry. Join a tour to explore our vast collection of radio and television receivers and historic recordings through which we learn of the contributions the industry has made to UK society.

Grade I listed. Oldest church in Guildford, dating from 10th century or earlier; extended C12-C13. Tower is oldest building in town. Pulpit where Lewis Carroll preached. Special ‘Our Time 2’ art exhibition. Children's trail and visitor guides.

Step back in time through your sense of sound and experience an artistic interpretation of an engine in action.

A special screening of the 2024 documentary film Olive Gibbs: A Remarkable Woman, with introduction by the filmmakers and a Q&A with historian Liz Woolley.

Come and visit our beautiful Grade II listed Church in its tranquil rural setting.

The Turrill Garden shows contemporary sculpture in a peaceful garden setting throughout the year, and welcomes Open Doors visitors in particular to visit 'The Five Sense' sculpture exhibition that will be on view that Saturday.

The Ure Museum's collection of ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian archaeology depicts a menagerie of incredible creatures! People used these fabulous beasts for storytelling and to make sense of their world. Come along to learn more!

A guided walk around Galleywood Common where once a racecourse stood.

Cragend Farm is an award winning unique site: From the Big Bang to the 21st century: enjoy a sensory historical tour, including artefacts and research and experience the unique work of businessman and innovative engineer Lord Armstrong of Cragside.

Loughborough Heritage Walks commencing from Charnwood Museum Saturday 14th September 10am Suffragette Walk and 2pm Zeppelin Walk Sunday 15th September 10am Art Deco Walk and 2pm Heritage Sites Walk Booking required

See inside the Burnley Empire and learn about the travelling acts and history of the building.

Explore Crewe's rich history with your family on our new Heritage Trail for children, featuring fun riddles and tasks about the town's architecture and art. Start your adventure by picking up your trail sheets in Market Hall during Heritage Open Days

Visit the Portsmouth History Centre to explore items from the city's incredible archive collections. Plus, the opportunity to book a place on one of two guided tours of the Centre at 11am and 2pm.

See The King John Cup.

Pontefract Civic Society is proud to partner Friends of Friarwood Valley Gardens in the unveiling of an 'installation' in tribute to the Betjeman poem 'Licorice Fields at Pontefract'.

A 2 hour workshop that focuses on the three key shopping parades through Harehills (Roundhay Road, Harehills Road and Harehills Lane) as part of the Routes - Connections - Networks theme. We'll explore the past, present and future of these streets.

This September, Cambridge Access Surgery (CAS) invites you to explore our Open Garden and Art Gallery as part of the Open Cambridge festival.

Visit the Leach Pottery with free admission. See exhibitions, the museum collection and take part in a free pottery workshop.