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Each September thousands of volunteers across the country invite you to experience local history, architecture and culture. All for free.

For a taster of the festival you can still search last year's event listings on our directory.

Heritage Open Days returns 12-21 September 2025
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Three medieval men shaping and stacking bricks, overseen by two others in front of a furnace building.
28 May 2025

Mud to Magnificence: the bricks that built a bar

Discover the story of England’s oldest brick gate – the people who made it and the magnificent material it is made from. Do you know what a squynchion is? Can you spot the difference between a Queen Anne front and a Mary-Ann behind? Follow the Beverley brick road for an insight into the history of this essential building block and a rather special bar made from it!

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Elegant grey hat with black band sat in the middle of a set of shelves.
18 Feb 2025

A Fashionable Collection

From the warm robes of a 16th century builder to the stylish hat of a modernist architect. The National Trust has an extraordinary fashion collection, and each piece can tell us so much more about the people behind the places in its care. Join two curators on a preview tour of this exceptional wardrobe before their new book is published, which will highlight the stories of 100 things to wear.

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