Exeter
Properties and events in Exeter
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
Britannia Restoration
We will be having a stand to inform the public about Maritime Heritage in general and Britannia's role in Britain's seafaring community. This will include information about traditional crafts relating to shipbuilding, demonstrations, tools etc
Curator Tour - Are we nearly there yet? A history of transport.
Join assistant curator, Holly Carter-Chappell on a free tour of RAMM's exhibition Are we nearly there yet? A history of transport.
Discover the Faces of St Martins
Explore 1000 years of people, stories and art in the heart of Exeter at St Martins Church on the Cathedral Green
Exeter Blitz
Discover how Exeter was affected by the Blitz. Red Coat Guided Tour.
Exeter Community Centre and St David's Walking Tour
Tour the centre and then see and hear about the fascinating history of St David's. The centre was originally an 18th Century merchant’s house and former school for the partially blind.
Exeter Dissenters Graveyard Exhibition and Series of Talks
Exhibition at St Nicholas Priory: The history of Dissent in England and of Exeter Dissenters Graveyard from its 18th century foundation to the present day, supported by a series of talks at the Priory on Saturday afternoon the 7th of September.
Exeter Dissenters Graveyard Open Days
'Dissenters' were English Protestants whose relationship with the Church of England became so fraught they needed their own burial ground.
Exeter Herstories - Walking with Women through Time
A New Red Coat Tour exploring the achievements of women in Exeter that have often been overlooked
Exeter Library's Special Collection: A 'White Glove' Experience
Get up close and personal to a selection of books from Exeter Library's 'Special Collections', dating back to 1480!
Exeter Quayside Shanty Festival
Join us for a celebration of sea shanties on Exeter’s historic quayside.
Exeter's Underground Passages - Fully Booked!
This event is now FULLY BOOKED. Join us under the streets of Exeter on a tour of the city's Underground Passages. Created to bring fresh water into the city from the 14th century onwards and now a unique experience!
Exploring Exeter Cathedral's Library and Archives: Routes- Networks- Connections
Join us for a workshop in the Cathedral Library and Archives, and look closely at the routes, networks and connections that have shaped the Cathedral through time.
Exploring the Archives
Join us for a look behind the locked doors of the archive. In this drop in session, you'll get to see and touch some of the old, rare and exciting things that are normally out of sight of the public and find out about their history.
Letters from the Archives: Creative Writing Workshop
Join a unique creative writing session, using letters from the University of Exeter's Special Collections as prompts.
Old St Leonard's Hall, Exeter
Join us at Old St Leonard’s Hall for a chat and a cup of tea, learn about the hall’s history and current use as a modern, zero-carbon, functional and fully accessible venue with a historic exterior, firmly rooted in the local community.
Police Archive Unlocked
Get up close with the historical archive of the police forces of the southwest of England, at the Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall.
POSTPONED - Who does a museum belong to? Ethics, Asylums, and Women's Health
We are creating a community collection with our historic medical objects. Join us for an exhibition on aspects of local Exeter history, asylums, women's health, and ethics in museums!
Printmaking and Paper Heritage Day
Printmaking is one of the oldest forms of reproduction of text and image, and some of our presses are over 100 years old. Have a go at various techniques using a range of papers to see how traditional processes are being used in contemporary ways.
Quay Words presents Ian Mortimer: The road to Exeter – from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century
Quay Words are thrilled to be joined by writer and historian Ian Mortimer for this free, Heritage Open Days event. During his talk Ian will be talking about travel in the southwest. Ian will draw on his latest book Medieval Horizons.
Rediscovering Exeter City Wall
This event aims to showcase part of the circuit of Exeter's City Wall, to distribute promotional literature and to conduct guided walks along sections of the city wall.