Echoes of Daventry Calling; Borough Hill Architecture and Historic Bus Tours
Daventry Museum, 3 New Street, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4BT
The architectural history of Borough Hill, Daventry dates back to its days as an Iron-age Hill Fort and most recently as the site of BBC Broadcasting station's 5XX and Empire buildings.
Daventry Museum will be open from 10am to 4pm.
Photographs from the 1920s to date will be on display, including the dismantling of the 152 metre tall masts in the 1990s. There will also be a short talk about the architecture of the hill throughout history at 11am.
Special activities will be available to enjoy, all themed around architecture and the Echoes of Daventry Calling exhibition.
Northampton Transport Heritage buses will be in the town offering free vintage bus rides and tours of the town and surrounds- plenty of opportunity to enjoy the beautiful natural and man made architecture of this Conservation area.
PLUS the town is hosting the annual Foodies market. It's a full day of fun and exploration, come and join us!
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 10am-4pm
Location & directions
Daventry Museum, 3 New Street, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4BT
- Directions:
- The Foodies market will be on around the whole town and the heritage buses can be viewed in Market Square and tours taken from outside the Plume of Feathers on Abbey Street.
- Contact on day:
- Carrie Gardner-Pett
- Telephone number:
- +441327301246
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Step free access is available via the square entrance-way on Church Walk, What3Words ///neutron.reports.beads Walk to the end and ring the doorbell next to the white door to be let in.
