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Properties and events in Watford 2018

Properties and events in Watford 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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Cassiobury Park

Cassiobury Park, The Hub, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 3EX

Join Laurie Elvin from SW Herts Archaeological & Historical Society for a guided heritage walk along the canal and upper sections of Cassiobury…

Heritage walk in Cassiobury Park

Opening Times

  • Sun 16 Sept: 1330-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Cassiobury Park

Cassiobury Park, The Hub, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 3EX

A free craft workshop at the Hub from 1: 30 until 4pm. We will be making models of narrowboats that once transported goods along the Grand Union…

Craft workshop

Opening Times

  • Sun 16 Sept: 1330-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Heritage Open Day Celebration at the One Crown

One Crown, 156 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2EN

The pub will be open all day as usual, but with live performances in the evening for a knees up to celebrate the building. The panels showing some…

Celebrate the heritage of Watford's oldest surviving pub.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 2030-0000

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Herts Fire Brigade Museum Open Day

Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2AG

We are the only museum in the county that depicts the history of fire-fighting from the early days. We have manual fire engines, a 1896…

The only museum in the county that depicts the history of fire-fighting

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1300-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Holy Rood Church, Watford

Holy Rood Rectory, Exchange Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0PJ

Visit the beautiful Grade I listed Gothic church, designed by John Francis Bentley (the architect of Westminster Roman Catholic Cathedral, London).

Heritage Open Day

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 900-1200 & 1300-1600
  • Fri 7 Sept: 900-1200 & 1300-1600
  • Sat 8 Sept: 900-1100 & 1200-1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Little Cassiobury House

Little Cassiobury, 31, Hempstead Road , Watford, Hertfordshire, WD173EY

Visit the property to view the art and craft exhibition and maybe purchase a piece of original work for your home. There will be volunteers on…

See this 17th century Dower House, referred to by Pevsner as 'The best classical house in Watford'.
find out about the progress towards achieving the aims of the community interest company to save the building and create a community facility .

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 11.00-15 00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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My wonderful life as a midwife in Watford

Watford Museum, 194 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2DT

A talk by Elizabeth Timmons, legendary midwife of Watford, sharing her memories.

Friends of Watford Museum Talk

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: 1300-1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

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Open Day at St Andrew’s Church, Watford

1 Church Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 4PY

St Andrew’s will be open all day for people to look around this parish church, which is over 160 years old. It is an early example of the work…

Open Day

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 900-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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St Michael and All Angels Church

St Michael and All Angels Church, Corner of Mildred Avenue and Durban Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7DY

St Michael and All Angels Church, first consecrated in 1913, is a very large and beautiful but little-known Church in West Watford. It is…

Heritage Open Day

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 900-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Three Churches of North Watford

Leavesden Road Baptist Church, Leavesden Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 5ER

We will start our tour at Leavesden Road Baptist Church then visit Christ Church, ending our walk at North Watford Methodist Church. We meet at…

North Watford History Group invite you to Join us for a guided walk to visit three churches in North Watford. All three are "locally listed" for their architectural and historical interest.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1100

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Watford Museum

Watford Museum, 194 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2DT

Local history museum telling the story of Watford with an outstanding collection of art. The museum is housed in the former Benskins offices, a…

Special exhibition on Little Cassiobury

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 1000-1700
  • Fri 7 Sept: 1000-1700
  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1700
  • Thurs 13 Sept: 1000-1700
  • Fri 14 Sept: 1000-1700
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Watford Palace Theatre Open Day

Watford Palace Theatre Ltd, 20 Clarendon Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1JZ

See behind the scenes at our historic theatre which will have a WWII theme linked to our Autumn production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING which is set…

Behind the scenes experience

Opening Times

  • Sun 16 Sept: 1030-1730

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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