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Welcome to the Heritage Open Days blog!

Here we’ll take you behind the scenes of running this amazing festival and introduce you to some friends and fascinating stories along the way.

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Curious Landmarks - not your usual holiday getaway!

Posted on 11th October 2021 by Guest Writer

From grand gatehouses to surprisingly splendid stables - The Landmark Trust collection is definitely not the standard offer of holiday home options! They restore….

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Norwich: A Black History

Posted on 7th October 2021 by Guest Writer

We're always on the look out for interesting, often unsung, stories here at HODs, so when I saw mention of Pablo, a popular and skilled circus….

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Take 5 with the team – Even more festival travels

Posted on 1st October 2021 by Liam Montgomery

Now that the festival has wrapped up, I thought it would be the perfect time to take 5 and introduce myself - Hello! I'm Liam and I recently joined the Heritage….

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Take 5 with the team - festival travels

Posted on 24th September 2021 by Sarah Holloway

So that's it for another year, and what a tasty one it's been with our Edible England theme! Our fabulous community festival has drawn to a close, HUGE thanks….

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CBA Festival of Archaeology

Posted on 15th July 2021 by Sarah Holloway

Fancy learning how to become a knight, doing some cave painting or maybe even have a go at digging? Well you don't have to wait for Heritage Open Days to start….

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Queer the Pier – the brilliance of community curation

Posted on 9th June 2021 by Sarah Holloway

You might want to grab an ice cream for this one as we're headed to the seaside for the story behind an exhibition with a difference. Staff from Brighton's Royal….

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Introducing… Waterloo Uncovered

Posted on 10th May 2021 by Sarah Holloway

So here's a question for you - 'How do you do archaeology remotely, if you can’t hop over the channel to your favourite battlefield?' This is the….

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Take 5 with the Team

Posted on 6th May 2021 by Sarah Holloway

So May has arrived, with its bank holidays and bizarre weather (anyone else shivering in hailstorms?!). Much has been happening since we last ‘spoke’ but of….

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Heritage Plants - on the origin of species

Posted on 23rd April 2021 by Sarah Holloway

A popular crossword clue is to name the spice more expensive than gold*  but did you know that a favourite crumble pudding ingredient was also once….

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Let’s Bake! A rummage through the National Trust’s collections

Posted on 1st April 2021 by Sarah Holloway

Check the cupboards and choose your weapon - will you go for a hollow glass rolling pin, a prickly baker's docker or this trim little creature?! Yes, we're….

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