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Visit The Brickworks Museum during Heritage Open Days and come in for free. A great opportunity to find out what this hidden gem of a Hampshire museum is really like...

Visit the Buckler's Hard Visitor Centre & Museum to discover the fascinating stories of this historic maritime village, nestled on the edge of the Beaulieu River in the New Forest, including a talk on Nelson's HMS Agamemnon by Mary Montagu-Scott.

Come and try your hand at bell ringing in our friendly tower. Learn about how the bells work and chime a bell yourself.

Join us on Saturday 20th September for the Winchester Military Museums Big Open Day! Free entry to all 6 museums all day!

Visit Hinton Ampner, a historic house with distinctive gardens and a beautiful estate near Alresford, Hampshire.

Winchester Muse poetry platform meets monthly at the Winchester School of Art. Accomplished poets will read their original work on the HOD theme of 'Architecture.'

Chesil Theatre is based in a medieval former Church of St Peter Chesil and visitors are welcome to look around the building and learn something of the activities that take place there.

On Saturday 13th September 2025, Abbey House will be open to the public as part of the Heritage Open Days scheme. Abbey House is the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester, and is not usually open to the public.

Come for guided tours of the fascinating buildings of Bishop's Waltham Palace, started in the 12th century by the Bishop of Winchester. The Palace was so grand all the Tudor Monarchs stayed there.

Matt Fletcher and Kevin Butler, of performance troupe Out There Actions, tell the true story of a curious adventure experienced by two cows at Winchester City Mill in September 1849. A ten-minute show for the whole family, performed on demand.

An opportunity for the public to visit the Heritage Centre on this otherwise private site and gain an insight into the origins and activities of the Scout movement in Hampshire (and beyond) through the years.

To prepare for this afternoon's talk on the work of AE Stallard, the Havant Architect, this guided walk will visit some of the key local buildings designed by him.

A.E. Stallard 1861-1953. A significant Architect based for much of his career in Havant. This talk will discuss his work and that of other architects and builders in the vicinity

The beautiful garden is open all year but the Gazebo itself, a place from which to gaze, will be open for you to explore and some interpretation will be available to explain why it was created

Havant has a wealth of interesting Cemeteries and this guided walk will introduce you to a number of former citizens each with an interesting story to tell .

Havant has a wealth of interesting Cemeteries and this guided walk will introduce you to a number of former citizens each with an interesting story to tell .

Almost 200 years ago local agricultural workers revolted in what has come to be known as the Swing Riots. This special days events, including the play reading of ‘The Women Left Behind’ by Christine Lawrence celebrate and bemoan those events.

See a 1680's Grade II listed house which has been made more energy-efficient: air source heat pump, secondary triple-glazing, under-floorboard insulation (two types), thermal wallpaper, thermal lime plaster, hemp insulation, solar panels, battery.

Museum Director Simon Walmsley explores some of the weaponry held in our collections in this engaging talk, enhanced by real examples, and aimed at a non-specialist audience.

Enjoy a behind the scenes look at the Museum archive.

Enjoy an engaging tour of the Royal Logistic Corps Museum

An engaging talk from Assistant Curator Alex Crisp exploring the end of the Second World War.

Join author Ainslie Hepburn for an engaging talk about her book - A Jew Who Defeated Nazism.

Join author Ainslie Hepburn for an engaging talk about her book - In the Footsteps of the Holocaust.

Enjoy a day exploring the home of writer and naturalist Gilbert White for free!

To celebrate the museum's 70th anniversary and Heritage Open Days 2025 theme of architecture.

A 90-minute guided walk up and around St Giles Hill, including the prominent, wooded slopes and park that overlooks the centre of the city of Winchester. The walk will be led by noted horticulturalist and local historian Dr Harry Mycock.

This walking tour led by Dr Cindy Wood will explore medieval Winchester - looking at the characters who lived in various properties and churches in the city which are now lost.

On the 13th and 14th of September, enjoy a behind-the-scenes look through The Watercress Line’s Engineering Hub at Ropley Station and discover what’s involved in renovating and maintaining a steam locomotive.

A village walk taking in some of the the historic buildings and SSSI locations along part of the River Dever that is not normally open to the public.

Join us on a series of exciting tours that delve into the unusual architecture history of the Organ of Portsmouth Cathedral.

Join us on a series of exciting tours that delve into the unusual architectural history of the inside of Portsmouth Cathedral.

Join us on a series of exciting tours that delve into the unusual architectural history of the outside of Portsmouth Cathedral.

On Sunday 14 September, the Church of St Michael and All Angels will open its doors when it hosts the Bullington Fete between 1400 and 1630. There will be a selection of stalls, including local produce, cream teas, a tombola and a bouncy castle.

The Village Heritage Model , designed by Peter Goss in 2014 and portraying our village in the run up to D-day 1944, will be on display in the Church-on-the-Green, alongside an exhibition about Village history.

St Faith at the cross roads has been a place of worship for at least 800 years. A special self-guided tour leaflet has been prepared for this year

Explore a former Tudor powerhouse turned 17th-century family home, set in gardens, woodlands and wetlands. Visit the shop selling locally sourced goods and the cosy Brewhouse tea-room serving light refreshments and beverages.

Discover the changing conditions in which British soldiers lived in Aldershot Garrison, through a walk and talk around the buildings of the Aldershot Military Museum, which include two rare surviving examples of Victorian barrack blocks.

A guided circular walk, exploring the four Mills, the foreshore and Langstone Harbour.

Visit an energy efficient Victorian terraced house in central Winchester, talk to the owner and find out what they've done and how they did it.

See Rushmoor in a whole new light this September during the Rushmoor Heritage Festival, the local area’s largest celebration of history and culture. From 12 to 21 September, over 25 events will be celebrating Aldershot and Farnborough’s unique avia

The World War 1 Remembrance Centre in Portsmouth is dedicated to the eternal memory of those who fought and died in the conflict.

This is a walk around the medieval town of Bishop's Waltham, with architectural information and tales of residents along the way.

In this 200th year since Railways were first invented, this walk, along part of the popular Hayling Puffing Billy line, will discuss how this key development of steam engines pumping water from mines came to move freight across the country

A backstage tour of Theatre Royal Winchester for families that takes in the stage, dressing rooms and backstage areas.

Learn about the theatre building's history in this 75 minute backstage tour that takes in the stage, dressing rooms, 400-seat auditorium and fly tower.

We are throwing open our doors and inviting everyone in for the annual Inspire Weekend - FREE ENTRY all weekend for visitors to come in, explore, engage and find out more about what we do for the local community.

Farnborough Hill, founded in 1889, is a leading Catholic independent day school for girls. Set in a Grade I listed building it is also the former home to the Empress Eugéne, the wife of Napoleon III.

Where Farleigh House stands today, a house has stood for almost a thousand years. Shaped by the rise and fall of kings, by wars and by a family’s work and traditions.

Art Collection and Award listed Classical House