Somerset
Properties and events in Somerset
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
Abbey House Glastonbury open day
Abbey House - part of the Glastonbury Abbey estate - opens its doors and welcomes you into the often overlooked post-Dissolution history of the abbey site and its inhabitants.
Albert Mill, Dapps Hill Keynsham
Albert Mill, now a private residence, dates from 1700. Explore its history with a timeline, original pieces of machinery and a special photographic display. There will be people on hand to answer questions, a quiz for children and refreshments.
American Museum & Gardens
Free garden entry for all at the American Museum & Gardens. The perfect time to experience our late summer gardens with family and friends.
Bannock Farm Press
Bannock Farm Press is a traditional style jobbing printer from the 1960s. We print using the traditional letterpress method using a variety of presses, with metal type and hot metal typesetting. Visitors will be able to print their own mementoes.
Bath Jewish Burial Ground
Visit this beautiful cemetery, resting place of Bath's Jewish community in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Experience its peaceful atmosphere, and learn about the lives of the people buried here who came to this country from so many places.
Birnbeck Pier
Pop along to the Birnbeck Pier information hub to find out about the history of the pier and island from North Somerset Council's project team and the Birnbeck Regeneration Trust. Take part in events and activities, to be updated closer to the date.
Brean Down Guided Tour
Discover over 10,000 years of history at Brean Down on a free guided walk with one of our knowledgeable guides.
Carhampton Church Tower
Climb the spiral staircase up the church tower to see where ringing takes place, the bells and the extensive views from the top.
Church of Our Lady and St Alphege, Bath
The church was built in 1929 and designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, one of Britain's greatest 20th-century architects, inspired by basilicas in Rome. Scott regarded it as his 'little gem'. It is grade 2* listed.
Dawe's Twineworks
Dawe's Twineworks, West Coker, celebrates the former flax and hemp twine and sailcloth industries of south Somerset and west Dorset which flourished in the age of sail. It is now the only surviving Victorian Twineworks in the UK - and it works.
Discover Bath Abbey Cemetery
Discover fascinating lives and local history in the beautiful surroundings of Bath Abbey Cemetery. Open 10.00 - 1.00. Displays & family activities with guided tours at 10.00, 11.00 and 12.00 (tour places must be booked in advance on our website).
Discovering the Romans
Discovering the Romans – explore archaeology in our investigation zone and handle original artefacts showing the daily life of Romans 2000 years ago. Ages 16 +
Eyre Chantry Chapel
The Eyre Chapel is a gem of ecclesiastic Victorian architecture.
Glastonbury Tribunal
Free entry to a fine, historic town house in Glastonbury. Dating from the late 15th century, the house is also the home of the Iron Age 'Glastonbury Lake Village' collection and an award winning garden.
Heritage Open Day at Locksbrook Campus
Bath Spa University's Locksbrook Campus houses our courses in the School of Design and the School of Art Film and Media. Locksbrook has received a RIBA South West Award and RIBA National Award, recognising and celebrating this inspirational space.
Hinton Watermill
The last remaining watermill on the river yeo in Somerset, built in 1800 by William Smith Geologist and Canal builder, unique in having 450 m of tunnels supplying the water. Originally built with a water wheel but now has a Victorian turbine 1893.
Lytes Cary Manor
Lytes Cary is a medieval manor - a home created and loved by two families: the Lytes, and the Jenners. The house is surrounded by an Arts and Crafts-inspired garden, and the wider estate invites for a stroll on one of the three waymarked walks.
Mayor’s Parlour - The Charter Trustees of the City of Bath
800 years of history – see the City’s Royal Charters, gold & silver collection, ceremonial maces, sword & robes. Wheelchair accessible, parking, accessible toilets
Montacute House
A masterpiece of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design, with towering walls of glass, glowing ham stone and surrounding garden. While the upper floors of the house will remain closed for 2025 there is plenty to see on the ground floor, and
Museum of Bath Stone Open Weekend
Discover the history of the village and Global Heritage Stone that built the city of Bath.