Participating Sites

Thanks to our amazing volunteers and partners across the country, we will be offering free in-person events ranging from walking and guided tours to interior openings, short talks and more.

Click on the links to see the events happening at each site. Details on how to book, if neccessary, can be found on the below listings. You can also find out more on the Heritage Open Days website.

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North East of England

• Berwick-Upon-Tweed Barracks - Multiple events, tours and workshops including the opening of The Main Guard and "Keeping Our Stories Alive" - (Exhibition running from Fri 11 - Sun 20 Sep). View all events at Berwick-Upon-Tweed Barracks here.

North West of England

• Chester Ampitheatre - Guided Tour - Mon 14 Sep
• Chester Castle - Guided Tours - Fri 11, Mon 14, Tue 15 and Wed 16

London

• Ranger's House - Running Ranger's House Talk - Fri 11 and Thu 17 Sep
• Ranger's House - Behind the Treasures Talk - Thu 17 Sep

South East of England

• Eynsford Castle - Open Day and Talk - Thu 17 Sep
• Dover Western Heights - Open Day - Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep
• Fort Brockhurst -  Reenactment Weekend - Sat 12 - Sun 13 Sep
• Horne's Place Chapel - Open Days - Sat 12 and Sun 13 Sep
• Medieval Merchant's House - A Musical Trail of Southhampton Old Town - Sat 12 Sep
• Recluver Towers and Roman Fort - Open Days - Fri 11, Sat 12, Sun 13, Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep
• Silchester Roman Fort - Walking Tours - Sun 13 Sep
• St Augustine's Abbey - Sat 19 September 
• St John's Abbey Gate - Open Days - Sat 13, Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep
• St John's Commandery - Open Days - Fri 11 through to Sun 20 Sep
• St Leonard's Tower - Open Days - Sat 12 and Sun 13 Sep
• Temple Manor - Open Day - Sat 12 Sep
• Upnor Castle - Open Days - Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep

South West of England

• Abbotsbury Abbey and St Catherine's Chapel - Walking Tours - Sun 13 Sep
• Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon - Edward Seymour Guided Tour - Wed 16 Sep
• Blackbury Camp - Bat Talk - Fri 11 Sep
• Bristol Temple Church - Knights, Blitz and Leaning Towers Tour - Sat 12 and Fri 18 Sep
• Carn Euny, Cornwall - Explore the fogus of West Cornwall - Thu 17 Sep
• Christchurch Castle and Norman House - Unlock the Secrets Tours - Tue 15 and Wed 16 Sep
• Chysauster Ancient Village - Guided Tours - Tue 15 Sep
• Chysauster Ancient Village - Romans in Cornwall Guided Tour - Sun 20 Sep
• Cirencester Amphitheatre - Guided Walk - Sat 12 Sep
• Donnington Castle - Gatehouse Guided Tours - Sat 12 Sep
• Halliggye Fogou - 'What is a fogou?' Guided Tour - Thu 17 and Sat 19 Sep
• Kingwood Abbey Gatehouse - Open Day - Sat 12 - Sun 13 Sep
• Kirkham House - Open Days - Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep, 11am - 4pm
• Knowlton Church and Earthworks - Sacred Earth and Sacred Stone Exploring - Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep
• Launceston Castle, Cornwall - Feasts at the castle Guided Tour - Sun 13 Sep
• Ludgershall Castle - Cross Walking Tours - Sun 13 and Sun 20 Sep
• Lydford Castle and Saxon Town - Law and Parliamentary Privilege - Thu 17 Sep
• Muchelney Abbey - Revealed Tour- Tue 15 and Sun 20 Sep
• Muchelney Abbey - Craftsmen and Cloisters: Meet the Medieval Stonemason - Sat 19 Sep
• North Leigh Roman Villa - Roman Villa Mosaic Open Days - Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep
• Okehampton Castle, Devon - Local Lifestyles and the Need for a castle - Wed 16 Sep
• Okehampton Castle, Devon - Building a castle Workshop - Sat 19 Sep
• Pendennis Castle, Cornwall - Women's Lives in WW2 Talks - Wed 16 Sep
• Restormel Castle, Cornwall - From Royal Residence to Romantic Ruin Guided Tour - Sun 13 and Sun 20 Sep
• Sherborne Old Castle - Guided Tours - Sun 13, Thu 17 and Sat 19 Sep
• St Mawes Castle, Cornwall - Punishment in the Tower Guided Tour - Tue 15 Sep
• St Mawes Castle, Cornwall - Canons through the Ages - Sat 19 Sep
• Stanton Drew Stone Circle and Cove - Guided Tours - Fri 18, Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep
• Stoney Littleton Long Barrow - History and Landscape Guided Tours - Tue 15 and Wed 16 Sep
• Totnes Castle, Devon - Morris Day of Dance Open Day - Sat 12 Sep, 10am - 4pm
• Totnes Castle, Devon - Open Day - Sat 19 Sep, 10am - 4pm

East and West Midlands

• Buildwas Abbey - Guided Tours - Mon 14 and Wed 16 Sep
• Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury - Abbey Tours - Tue 15 and Thu 17 Sep
• Iron Bridge, Telford - Guided Discovery Tour - Mon 14, Tue 15 and Thu 17 Sep
• J.W Evans Silver Factory, Birmingham - Spotlight Tour - Sat 12 and Fri 18 Sep
• Lyddington Bede House - Open House Days - Sat 12 and Sun 13 Sep
• Rotherwas Chapel, Herefordshire - Tours - Tue 15, Thu 17 and Fri 18 Sep
• Rushton Triangular Lodge - Open days - Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep
• Sibsey Trader Mill - Open Days - Sat 19 and Sun 20 Sep
• Wall Roman Site, Lichfield - Guided Tours - Fri 11, Sat 12 and Sun 13 Sep

Yorkshire

• Conisbrough Castle - Viking Open Day - Sat 12 Sep
• Conisbrough Castle - Medieval Knights at the castle Open Day - Sat 19 Sep

More events will be confirmed soon.