Welcome to England’s largest festival of history and culture!

Every September thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. It's your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore.

Heritage Open Days 2022 - 9th-18th September

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Blog

Take 5 with the Team

From cross border connections to early festival highlights. It’s been a busy few months for the team and…

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Press release

Heritage Open Days Celebrates Inventions, Innovations, and Discoveries

Our annual free festival of fun and fascinating events returns in September with the theme of Astounding…

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BLOG: Curious Collections

The Lawnmower – an accidental invention

Those perfect stripes of green, essential to our image of tennis courts, cricket pitches or palace grounds. Only…

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Case Studies

Welcome to England’s largest festival of history and culture!

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Take 5 with the Team

Heritage Open Days Celebrates Inventions, Innovations, and Discoveries

The Lawnmower – an accidental invention

Swindon Heritage Action Zone

HODs Newsletter

Festival spotlights

How to become an organiser