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Properties and events in Cambridge 2018

Properties and events in Cambridge 2018

Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries at www.heritageopendays.org.uk for last-minute changes.

Heritage Open Days 2018 will be 6-9 & 13-16 September.

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A Tale of a Yale and a Whale

Meet at the front of Guildhall, Market Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AD

Not suitable for children under 8

Cambridge is full of clever and famous people, but this walking tour, led by Cambridge Green Badge Guide, Leigh Watson, will look at the animals - real, extinct and mythological - that adorn many of the buildings.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 16:00 - 17:15
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10.30 - 11.45

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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All Saints’ Church, Cambridge

All Saints' Church, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BP

All Saints' Church is an Arts and Crafts gem tucked away in the heart of the city. Join us in celebrating the wonderful art and design in the…

Discover an Arts and Crafts gem!

Join us in celebrating the wonderful art and design in the church, and explore the fascinating stories of the men and women who have built and shaped All Saints' throughout the centuries.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 10am - 5pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Architectural Mixed Use Brief by Wilkinson Eyre Architects

Postdoc Centre, 105 Eddington Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AS

A mixed-use architectural brief was the challenge for Wilkinson Eyre Architects who have designed aspects of the scheme including the energy…

Architect, Stafford Critchlow will give a talk on the design which sits at the heart of Eddington.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 12:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Architectural Walk with Mole

Meet at Eddington Healthcare Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

A member of the RIBA judging panel and featured on Grand Designs, Meredith Bowles is widely recognised for his architectural knowledge.

Join Meredith Bowles for this walking tour of the scheme, which includes University homes and the healthcare centre at Eddington, and has been designed by his practice, Mole Architects.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:00-15:00 & 15:30-16:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Artscape: the juxtaposition of art, architecture and landscape at Murray Edwards College

Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0DF

The Grade II surroundings of Murray Edwards College (Chamberlain, Powell & Bon, 1960) are home to award winning gardens, an internationally…

Murray Edwards College is home to award-winning gardens, an internationally acclaimed art collection by women artists, and a bountiful archive and library among, and within, its celebrated brutalist architecture.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 1000-1130 & 1400-1530

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Before Sidney

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3HU

From the late 13th century until its suppression in 1538 a Franciscan friary had occupied the area. Before that there is evidence going back to…

An exhibition of artefacts and documents illustrating the history of the site on which Sidney Sussex College was founded in 1596.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Burwell Museum and Windmill

Burwell Museums, Mill Close, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0HL

Set among beautifully preserved historic farming buildings, Burwell Museum tells the story of a bustling fen-edge village. Alongside the…

Two days of local history and fun for all the family, with free entry to the museum and a chance to celebrate Dorothy Grainger’s life and photography. See our 200-year old windmill and our collection of local history artefacts.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1100-1700 (last entry 1600)
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1100-1700 (last entry 1600)

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Cambridge Buddhist Centre Open Day

The Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 38 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8DT

There will also be tours of the 200 year old pre-Victorian Festival Theatre (Grade II listed), and the renovated Georgian House which has been the…

A day of free tasters including meditation, mindfulness-based stress reduction, short talks on Buddhism in the 21st Century and more.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Cambridge Fire Station Open Day

Cambridge Community Fire & Rescue Station, Parkside, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1JF

The Cambridge Fire Station will be open for members of the public to come and visit to find out what life is like in a fire station and what the…

An opportunity to find out what goes on inside a working fire station and speak to the firefighters who work there.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:00 - 16:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Cambridge Mosque Open Day

Mosque, 1A Mawson Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2DZ

Abu Bakr Mosque in Cambridge welcome all to its open day. Please come and see how Muslims pray, listen to heart touching recitation of the holy…

Please come to enjoy some of our many activities including: a guided tour of the mosque, an exhibition of Islamic art and culture, a chance to see how Muslims pray, Q&A sessions and much more.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 17:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Cambridge Spies

Meet at the front of the Guildhall, Market Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AD

Join Cambridge Green Badge Guides on a walking tour of the Colleges associated with Cambridge’s contribution to the world of espionage.

There is more to Cambridge spying that what the KGB called the ‘Magnificent Five’ who betrayed their country to the Soviet Union.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:30-13:00 & 14.30-16:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:30-13:00 & 14.30-16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Cambridge’s First Energy Centre and District Heating Network

2 Burkitt Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1TZ

Imagine your home without a boiler. The homes in Eddington will not have individual boilers but will instead have a link to the energy centre via…

Join this exclusive behind the scenes tour to see the engineering of the energy centre.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 09:00 - 10:00, 11:00 - 12:00 & 13:00 - 14:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Cambridgeshire County Council: inside the Cold War Bunker

Castle Court Building (to the rear of Octagon Building), Cambridgeshire County Council, Shire Hall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AP

Thankfully not needed for its intended use, the County Council has converted the space to store significant items from its archaeological…

Come in and find out about the nuclear bunker deep beneath the County Council’s office buildings.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 13:00 - 16:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 12:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Community events at the Storey’s Field Centre

Storeys Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AA

Come and meet the groups who use the facilities and see exhibitions throughout the day. You can find out more and sign up for classes and events.

Storey’s Field Centre is the community centre and performing arts space at Eddington.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 16:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Courtyards and Communal Identity by Mecanoo Architects

Meet at Market Square, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

The tour will focus on the balanced relationship between the public and private realm, and how the courtyards have been designed to create…

Mecanoo’s design for Eddington builds upon the rich traditions and collegiate character of Cambridge.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 12:00 - 15:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Creating an Urban Extension to Cambridge: walking tour by Jonathan Rose

Meet at Market Square , Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

This walking tour of the development led by Masterplanner, Jonathan Rose from AECOM, brings to life the design principles of this new part of the…

In 2014, the North West Cambridge Development won the international award for future masterplan at the World Architecture Festival.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 15:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Curioser and curioser: The Picturebooks of Homerton College Library

Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PH

Alongside catering for its undergraduate population, Homerton College Library has a collection of over 10,000 children's books, spanning 200…

Come and view some of the curiosities and treasures of Homerton College Library's children's literature collection.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Do I Have to Draw You a Picture? (Exhibition)

Downing College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1DQ

Artists include Louise Bourgeois, Jenny Holzer, Jasper Johns, Eduardo Paolozzi, Grayson Perry, Wolfgang Tillmans and many more. The invention of…

The eighth exhibition at the Heong Gallery brings together a collection of contemporary American and British prints, from the British Museum and elsewhere, on the themes of communication, the breakdown of communication and isolation.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 12:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 18:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Do I Have to Draw You a Picture? (Gallery Talk)

Downing College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1DQ

The eighth exhibition at the Heong Gallery brings together a collection of contemporary American and British prints, from the British Museum and…

Join Dr Prerona Prasad at the Heong Gallery for an in-depth look at the exhibition Do I Have To Draw You A Picture.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 13:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Downing College Archive Exhibitions

Downing College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1DQ

Sir George Downing, 3rd Bt, signed his will on 20 December 1717. A new archive display explores the reasons why 'Downings Colledge' - the last…

Explore 300 years of the College's history, from the Founder's will to the present day, and find out about some of the College's early 'Black Cantabs'.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 13:00 - 17:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Dr Bike at Eddington

Market Square at Eddington, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

Book in for your free 15 minute cycle maintenance session where qualified bike mechanics will repair your bike, and show you how to do it yourself…

Join us for Dr Bike at Eddington.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 09:00 - 17:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Ecology at Eddington

Meet at Market Square, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

The 2.15pm talk will specifically be targeted at younger audiences.

Join this fascinating ecology walk with Mike Dean, project ecologist, as he highlights some of the features and infrastructure in place that will enhance the biodiversity of the site.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 13:00 - 16:45

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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For the love of pots: Bernard Leach and his legacy

Wolfson College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9BB

Using photographs, illustrations and anecdotes, Dr Bradshaw will explain how, with his wife, he became interested in Bernard Leach’s legacy. He…

View the pots on display and enjoy a talk led by the collector, Dr Bradshaw, exploring interesting aspects of the history of Leach's colleagues and his pottery.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:30 - 15:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Gothic Revival and Decorative Arts

Meet outside Little St. Marys Church, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1QG

Focusing on the work of nationally acclaimed designers, artists and artisans who restored these buildings in the 19th-century, including George…

Join Cambridge Green Badge Guide Yvonne Pinchen, on a walking tour of Peterhouse, St Mary’s Church, St Botolph’s Church and Queens’ College.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 14:15 - 16:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Great St Mary’s: The Mother Church of Cambridge

Great St. Marys Church, St. Marys Passage, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3PQ

This free tour by Gerald Smith explores the role that Great St Mary’s played in shaping Cambridge as it served parish, university, borough,…

This tour explores the role that Great St Mary’s played in shaping Cambridge. Discover the surprises contained in the Churchwardens’ accounts and find out how one incumbent may have influenced Hollywood.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 12:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:30 - 12:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Guided Tours of Eddington

Storeys Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AA

Discover the contemporary architecture and innovative infrastructure helping residents lead more sustainable lives.

Guided tours of Eddington by Visit Cambridge and Beyond, focusing on the development's architecture and sustainability features.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 17:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Hidden Treasures at Cambridge Central library

Cambridgeshire County Council, Central Library, 7 Lion Yard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3QD

Discover hidden treasures in the Cambridgeshire Collection; watch the book sorter in action and find out what the library in Lion Yard has to offer.

Join us at the Central Library for a brief tour of the library and an in-depth look at the Cambridgeshire Collection.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 15:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Historic Cambridge

Front of The Guildhall, Market Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AD

It is a history packed with famous names and great achievements, plus a few infamous names and student pranks. Join Cambridge Blue and Green Badge…

Cambridge is renowned for the beauty of its buildings and for its rich history, dating back to the Romans.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:15 - 15:45
  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:15 - 15:45

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History of Marshalls and Tour of Aircraft Hangars

Marshall of Cambridge Ltd, The Airport, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8RX

This will almost certainly tell you all the things you never knew about the amazing history of Marshalls. A story that mirrors the history of…

A behind-the-scenes tour of some of the Hangars and a short talk on the history of Marshalls.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 16:00 - 17:30
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:30 - 12:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Hunting, gathering, digging

Haddon Library, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3DZ

Enter a competition to find things in the books!

Come and explore the Haddon Library, one of the UK's most important libraries for the human sciences.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 16:00

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If the shoe fits: Conservation Conversations

Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1ER

Meet our conservator, Sophie Rowe and find out about the stories behind the shoes.

Drop in to the Polar Museum and see some of our curious collection of boots used in Polar explorations.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 14:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Invaders, Traders and Travellers

Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ

Join Cambridge Green Badge Guide Max Field on this walking tour to explore the area around the river port, once the hub of the town, the origins…

Invaders, traders and travellers have visited Cambridge for many centuries. Find out how geography influenced Cambridge history from earliest times to WWII, and what became of places where travellers used to rest.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 12:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Landbeach Tithe Barn

Tithe Barn, Opposite 2 Waterbeach Road, Landbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9FA

See this unique timber frame Grade II listed Tithe Barn, in Landbeach, for yourself. Tithe Barns are rare in the UK and this is the only remaining…

See this unique medieval timber frame Grade II listed Tithe Barn, in Landbeach, for yourself. Listen to introductory talks, find out more about timber frame repairs, have a go at threshing wheat, grinding grain to flour, or make your own corn dolly.

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1300-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Lawmakers and Groundbreakers: Squire Law Library Tour

Squire Law Library, 10 West Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DZ

Tour the unique library space, designed by Foster and Partners, and discover the history of the library from its foundation in 1904 to its current…

The Squire Law Library maintains one of the largest legal collections in the UK and is an affiliated library of Cambridge University Library.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 12:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 12:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Lawrence Room Museum

Girton College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0JG

The collection holds artefacts from Egypt, China, the Mediterranean, and from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery first excavated on the Girton College site…

Visit Hermione, a unique Roman portrait mummy from Egypt, in Girton College’s fascinating museum of antiquities.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 15:00

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Literary Cambridge

The Tourist Information Service, Peas Hill, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AD

Join Cambridge Green Badge Guide Peter Hains on this two hour walking tour to discuss around 60 novelists, poets and playwrights connected with…

From John Milton to Joanne Harris, Cambridge has a rich literary history.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 14:00 - 16:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 13:00

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Madingley Hall and Gardens

University of Cambridge, Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 8AQ

Especially for Open Cambridge, and to mark the 70th anniversary of the University of Cambridge’s purchase of Madingley Hall, we are opening up…

Guided by local experts, including Head Gardener of 30 years, Richard Gant. Discover the beauty of Madingley Hall, Estate and Gardens 70 years after its purchase by the University.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 16:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Manuscripts and Rare Books: Who cares? Conservation and Collection Care at the University Library

University of Cambridge, Library, West Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DR

The Conservation and Collection Care Department plays a vital role in safeguarding the Library’s collections, ensuring their continued care,…

Visit the Conservation and Collection Care studio where the team will explain the conservation treatments carried out on the Library’s Special Collections.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:00 - 15:20

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Marshall Library of Economics Open Day

The Marshall Library of Economics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DB

There will be tours on the hour and a chance to view some of our Rare Books, many of which were once owned by Alfred Marshall, the founding father…

A rare chance to see this library space designed by Sir Hugh Casson and hidden within the Austin Robinson Building on the Sidgwick Site.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

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Meet the Curator: Star Carr

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3DZ

11 000 years ago, as the climate warms rapidly after the Ice Age, a small group of people make their home on the shore of Lake Flixton in what is…

A special tour of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's new exhibition, looking at the prehistoric site of Star Carr in Yorkshire.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:00 - 14:30

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Mind your head: Phrenology at the Whipple

Whipple Library, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RH

Investigate the products of the nineteenth-century pseudoscience that declared personal characteristics were represented by the shape of your…

Visit the Whipple Library for a special display of pamphlets, books, models and ephemera relating to phrenology in the Whipple Museum.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

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Museum of Zoology Discovery Talks: Beetle Collections of Leonard Jenyns and Charles Darwin

Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3EJ

The Museum houses many specimens that he collected, and notebooks in which he made detailed observations of the wildlife of Cambridgeshire. These…

Join Matt Hayes as he explores the life of Leonard Jenyns, an important 19th-century naturalist and friend of Charles Darwin.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 13:15 - 13:45

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Open Observatory

Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0HA

View the engineering marvel of the great Northumberland Telescope (1838) and the fascinating technology of the Thorrowgood Telescope (1864). The…

Come and explore the Cambridge Observatory, established in 1823.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 16:00 - 18:00

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Pedal Power at Eddington

Market Square at Eddington, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

If your mobile phone battery is low pedal for just five minutes to get an extra hour’s charge!

Have a go on the smoothie bike to blend your own free, healthy smoothie using nothing but pedal power!

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 09:00 - 17:00

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Picturebooks: a talk by Professor Morag Styles

Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PH

You will also have the opportunity to view Homerton's picturebook exhibition before and after the event, with items from 18th - 20th…

Join Professor Morag Styles to learn more about the fascinating world of contemporary picturebooks and children's responses to them.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 17:30 - 18:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Picturing Mill Road: an afternoon hosted by the Mill Road History Society

The Old School Hall, St Barnabas Church, Mill Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2BD

Mill Road has always inspired artists and photographers. Contemporary artists, including Sam Motherwell, Naomi Davis and Daisy Zoll will show and…

Meet contemporary artists who have depicted Mill Road, enjoy our collection of historic photographs and try some art of your own or participate in a shared artwork.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:00 - 17:00

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PiP Architecture

4 Belmont Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1AR

This is a unique opportunity to visit a perfect example of how a disused early 19th century building can be transformed in a way that both…

Discover how a dilapidated 19th century former coach house of great historic interest has been brought back to life through being lovingly restored and transformed into what is now an ideal premises for a 21st century architects’ practice.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 1000-1600

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Queer Stories: Exploring Gender and Sexual Identities at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1RB

Tour exploring gender and sexual identities through a selection of lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgender and queer related objects in the Fitzwilliam…

Exploring Gender and Sexual Identities at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 12:00 - 13:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Quiz a Conservator!

Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3EJ

Discover how the historic bird specimens have been conserved for our new displays, and get the chance to ask a conservator your burning questions.…

We're letting our conservators out of the lab for the afternoon!

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 13:00 - 16:00

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Renewable technology in construction

Market Square at Eddington, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

Find out about some of the renewable elements in the construction of Eddington at this fascinating drop-in event hosted by Wates Construction, a…

Enjoy the virtual experience building site via Oculus Rift.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 15:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Secrets of the Library Tower

University of Cambridge, Library, West Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DR

At 157ft tall Cambridge University Library’s tower is its most recognisable feature, and can be seen for miles around. This tour provides you…

This guided tour reveals some of the secrets held in Cambridge University Library’s most recognisable feature – its 157ft tall tower, housing nearly a million books.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 15:45

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Self-Guided Tour of Eddington

Info point at Market Square, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

This introduction includes descriptions of the architectural and design features which showcase the quality of the development and the…

Explore Eddington with this free self-guided tour and information sheet.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 09:30 - 17:00

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Selwyn College Gardens Tour

Selwyn College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DQ

This is a very good time of year to visit the gardens with the Victorian border at the height of its display.

Join us for a guided tour of Selwyn College’s gardens.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 14:00 - 15:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Storey’s Field Centre and Nursery Talk by MUMA

Storeys Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AA

The Storey's Field Centre is the new community facility and performance arts venue located at the heart of Eddington. The architect, MUMA,…

The architect, MUMA, outlines the design philosophy behind the buildings.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 12:00 - 16:30

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Stories of the Americans in Britain during World War II

Cambridge American Cemetery, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7PH

Cambridge American Cemetery was built by local craftsmen as a lasting resting place and memorial to the young Americans who served and died in…

Some American G.I's never went home and are buried here in British soil. Come and walk the beautiful grounds and explore the Visitor Centre: join a flagpole introduction or book a full tour to hear the stories of the 'Friendly Invasion'.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:30 - 16:20
  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:30 - 16:20

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Sustainable Apartment Living

Storeys Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AA

Delivered by award winning house builder, Hill, who is currently building and selling the open market housing at Eddington.

Renowned architects, Pollard Thomas Edwards, discuss the inspiration and design rationale behind the stunning apartments overlooking the cricket pitch at Storey’s Field.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 09:00 - 09:45

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Swirles Court Girton College Student Accommodation at Eddington by R H Partnership

Swirles Court, Pheasant Drive, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AQ

Swirles Court is a 21st century home for over 320 students. It follows the ‘staircase’ model of student–housing, with a Porters' Lodge and…

Join Cambridge based architects R H Partnership on a tour of Eddington’s first post-graduate student accommodation complex which will be part of Girton College.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 09:30 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Talk and Walking Tour of the Key Worker Housing by Stanton Williams

Postdoc Centre, 105 Eddington Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AS

Stanton Williams Architects, designers of The Sainsbury Laboratory which won the RIBA Stirling Prize (2012), have created a central piece of…

Join the architects for this walking tour.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 13:00 - 16:30

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Tea and Tours

A G Brighton Building, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0EZ

Meet the Sedgwick Museum team at the Brighton Building for a behind-the-scenes informal tour. Learn about the important work carried out at our…

Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour at the Brighton Building. Meet the Sedgwick Museum team, learn about the important work carried out at our Conservation Laboratory.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 12:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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The Art of Disruption: Society and the Supernatural

Christs College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3BU

200 years after the publication of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel Frankenstein, come and explore the many ways in which writers have…

200 years after the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, explore the strange, subversive and chaotic world of the supernatural at Christ’s College’s Old Library.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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The complete Cambridge tour: Punting and walking

Scudamore, Granta Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1RS

Start your Open Cambridge trip on a chauffeured punting tour, which provides the best opportunity to take in the majestic views of the beautiful…

Start your trip on a chauffeured punting tour along the majestic Cambridge college backs. Following that, join a Blue Badge Guide for an intriguing walking tour around the historic city.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:00 - 17:00

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The Gardens at Clare College

Clare College, The Backs, Queen's Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1TN

The tour includes a trip to the Fellows’ Garden with its magnificent herbaceous borders and specimen trees, the sunken pond garden and tropical…

An informal tour of the gardens at Clare College, taking in their history, future developments and how they are maintained.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:00 - 16:00

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The History of the Book

St. Johns College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1TP

Explore the history of the book in the atmospheric setting of St John’s College’s 17th-century Library. Marvel at medieval illuminated…

From medieval manuscripts to the Private Press movement: explore the history of the book in the atmospheric setting of St John’s College’s 17th-century Library.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 14:00 - 16:30
  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:00 - 16:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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The Manuscripts of The Parker Library: Collecting and Preserving the Medieval Past

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1RH

The Parker Library and the Cambridge Colleges' Conservation Consortium have teamed up to provide a glimpse into the world of medieval book making.…

The Parker Library Collection was assembled during the Reformation and contains many of the oldest and most important illuminated manuscripts in Britain.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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The Sainsbury Laboratory

Sainsbury Laboratory, Bateman Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1LR

Learn about the fundamental plant research undertaken in the lab and the ideas behind the design of the building.

Visit the Stirling award-winning Sainsbury Laboratory.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 17:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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The Young Charles Darwin in Cambridge

Front of Guildhall, Market Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AD

He said his three years as a student in Cambridge were “the most joyful of my happy life.” Join Cambridge Green Badge Guide Murray Jacobs on…

Contrary to the common image of Charles Darwin as an old man, he was young once!

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 13:30 - 15:30

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Tour of Robinson College gardens

Robinson College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9AN

The tour takes you around the gardens, which are a combination of several original gardens. The largest is the central one of Thorneycreek House,…

Discover the spectacular college grounds, a fusion of several original Edwardian gardens, each with their own distinctive character given focus by a new small lake.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 14:00 - 17:45
  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:00 - 17:45

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Tours of Sidney Sussex

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3HU

Step inside the gates from Sidney Street, where the Head Porter will lead an informal tour of around one hour, visiting parts of Sidney Sussex…

Join us for a tour of Sidney Sussex College led by the Head Porter, exploring parts of the College not normally seen by the public.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 15:30

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Treasures of Queens’ College Old Library

Queens College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9ET

Dating from 1448, the Old Library is the original College library. Its 20,000 volumes include medieval manuscripts, incunabula, books with…

The Old Library dates from 1448 and its 20,000 volumes include medieval manuscripts, incunabula, books with elaborate bindings and early editions of important works.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 09:30 - 15:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 09:30 - 15:00

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Tudor Cambridge

St John's College Great Gate, Trinity Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1TP

Join Cambridge Green Badge Guide, Gerald Smith, on a walking tour to look at the dynasty’s lasting influence on the town and University. Who…

What did the Tudors ever do for us?

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 14:00 - 15:30
  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:00 - 15:30

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University of Cambridge Primary School Tour by Marks Barfield Architects

University of Cambridge Primary School, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0QZ

The Primary School opened its doors in September 2015. Providing primary education and facilities as a University Training School, discover the…

Discover the design philosophy in this tour led by Julia Barfield and Gemma Collins from Marks Barfield Architects.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 14:00

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Who was Fenner? Cricket and football in Cambridge up to 1848

The tour starts on Parker's Piece opposite the Fire Station, Parkside, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1JF

No one can doubt the impact the University of Cambridge has had on so many facets of our city and our lives, but few people realise that this…

Come on a brief walking tour starting at the new 1848 Laws of the University Football Club sculpture on Parker's Piece finishing at Fenner's Cricket Ground Pavilion for an hour long talk.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 12:30 - 14:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Wolfson College Gardens Tour

Wolfson College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9BB

Join the Head Gardener for a tour around our garden 'rooms', which feature a fantastic range of mature trees, colourful perennial borders,…

The gardens at Wolfson have been described as the most interesting and diverse in Cambridge.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:30 - 12:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:00 - 15:30

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Women and their work: 19th century Selwyn women in their own words

Selwyn College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DQ

This display will feature Sarah Selwyn’s 1890s memoirs of her time in New Zealand (1842-1868), Annie Selwyn’s diary of an 1886 voyage from…

Explore 19th-century New Zealand, Melanesia, and life closer to home in the words and images of three women who experienced them first-hand: Sarah Selwyn, Annie Selwyn, and Kathleen Lyttelton.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Women in Cambridge

Front of Guildhall, Market Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AD

Led by Cambridge Green Badge Guides, this walking tour looks at the influence of women in Cambridge, from early College founders, through Queens…

For centuries, University education excluded women. Yet from the earliest days, Cambridge University depended on their patronage and work.

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  • Fri 14 Sept: 11:00 - 15:30
  • Sat 15 Sept: 11:00 - 15:30

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Cambridge Water: Rainwater Harvesting Showcase

Water Treatment facility, Pheasant Drive, Eddington, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AN

It is the largest rainwater harvesting scheme of its kind in the UK and a chance to ask general questions about water resources and water efficiency.

An opportunity for you to speak to Cambridge Water about the rainwater harvesting scheme.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

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Digging Eddington’s Roman past

Next to Madingley Park & Ride, details online, Eddington, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0EU

There will be finds to look at as well as tours of the site and a range of hands-on activities for children.

An archaeological open day.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

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Eddington Cycle Tours

Meeting points will be available online, Eddington, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1SE

Each session lasts approximately 25 minutes.

Tour Eddington by bike with two qualified instructors from Outspoken! Family tours of Eddington and adult tours from Central Cambridge to Eddington will be available throughout the day.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 09:00 - 17:00

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Fata Morgana Teahouse: an Afternoon Tea Party

Tea House on the lake, Brook Leys, Eddington, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AT

The art commissions by artists Winter and Hoerbelt on Brook Leys along the western edge of the North West Cambridge Development includes the Fata…

Enjoy an afternoon tea party by the lake for a unique experience that celebrates public art in the landscape.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:30 - 16:00

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The Underground Waste System at Eddington

Eddington Place, Eddington, Cambridgeshire, CB3 1AT

A unique approach to waste and recycling, the University and Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service, adopted a communal underground waste and…

This is a chance to see the system in action, underground bunkers and bespoke lorry; and to ask recycling experts about what can be recycled and how.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 9:30 - 12:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Behind-the-scenes of Cambridge University’s Library Storage Facility

University of Cambridge Library Storage Facility, Lancaster Way Business Park, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3NW

As a Legal Deposit Library since 1710, Cambridge University Library has been entitled to claim a copy of every book published in the UK and…

A state of the art book store, standing at the height of two giraffes and with over 105km of shelving to house 4 million books from the libraries of the University of Cambridge, is opening up its doors for these special guided tours.

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  • Fri 7 Sept: Tour 10.00-11.00, 12.00-13.00 and 14.00-15.00
  • Thurs 13 Sept: Tour 10.00-11.00, 12.00-13.00 and 14.00-15.00

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St Andrew’s, Wood Walton

Wood Walton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5YU

St Andrew's church is on the move. In fact, it's been moving for over a century. This remote church poses one of the most acute of all the…

A spectacular church glimpsed by hundreds from the East Coast train-line each day, but a church few have seen inside...

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  • Sun 9 Sept: 1300-1700

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Wisbech Corn Exchange

Corn Exchange, North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JR

Wisbech Corn Exchange Conservation Trust proudly presents a Heritage Open Day revealing the long and diverse history of the principal centre for…

Open for the first time in 28 years, step back in time at Wisbech Corn Exchange and relive where for decades locals enjoyed dancing, rollerskating, billiards and bingo. Tour includes special appearances by The Rolling Stones and Miss Wisbech 1963!

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  • Sat 15 Sept: Tour on the hour from 10:00 to 16:00
  • Sun 16 Sept: Tour on the hour from 10:00 to 16:00

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