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The Quaker Graveyard is a hidden gem tucked behind a Carstone wall on Priory Road.

On Heritage Open Days, we will welcome visitors to the Research Centre and assist them with their family history research.

Fire has played a significant role throughout Norwich history. This tour will look at some of the places affected and how the city responded.

Tour of a mainly 16th - 20th Century grade II listed building including its rare ‘donkey wheel’; and learn something about Elizabeth Fry and the Gurney family, residents of the building for over 100 years.

Join us as we explore how medieval devotional and liturgical practices shaped the physical form of Norwich Cathedral. Our tour will show how the architecture met the religious needs of the middle ages.

Fiddlesticks Northwest Clog Dancers will be performing in Norwich city centre on 13th September

Traditional crafts being demonstrated and for sale.

Medieval church now used as studio spaces by 12 artists, with art exhibition area. Group exhibition and a chance to look around the church.

Come look around the beautiful, medieval former Church, now known as the Flint Room, which is one of Norwich's most unusual and historical wedding venues.

Join us at Wymondham Abbey Station for a day of historical pictures, memorabilia and talks... at no charge.

Explore the often-unseen history of the Jarrold Department Store in Norwich. The tour takes you through the changes and additions to this iconic building which was opened in 1823.

The MRDC gallery was completed in 2018 and contains one of only four 'bell ringing simulators' in the world. Its bell tower is world famous because in 1715 the first ever peal was rung. You will see both.

A restored Victorian garden in the centre of Norwich, with a Gothic fountain and Italianate terrace, formal planting and woodland walks.

Explore one of the oldest gaols in the country, dating back to the 12th century, for free as part of Heritage Open Days 2025.

Car lover's delight

Great Yarmouth Town Hall is steeped in history with stunning architecture throughout the building. Join us for a tour to discover the beautiful rooms for yourself.

Built in 1788 the House was bought by the WI in 1952. There will be tours of the House, an archive exhibition, walking treasure hunt of Norwich and WI refreshments.

As part of Heritage Open Days, we’re inviting members of the public to go behind the scenes of the iconic Winter Gardens redevelopment.

Stained glass bathes its surroundings in colourful light that continues to fascinate us. Learn how skilled glassworkers have, through the centuries, used their expertise to make our cathedral glow.

The building was erected by Augustine Steward who made it his home around 1545, since then it has hosted many distinguished visitors, including Queen Elizabeth 1 who visited the premises in 1578 and observed a pageant from a first floor window.

This 2-hour guided walking tour celebrates the architectural legacy of the great Victorian/Edwardian Norwich architects Edward Boardman and George Skipper.

The Lydia Eva is Great Yarmouth's last steam drifter. Built in 1930 she acts as a floating museum of the town's herring fishing industry and is still capable of going to sea. Come aboard and discover how the fishermen lived and worked.

Affectionately known as The Gingerbread Town.

Explore this vibrant community history museum for free and discover Norwich's fascinating past

Learn more about the architecture of the library, and of the architecture books in the collections.

Built in 1702, for ‘decayed’ fishermen, these splendid almshouses are at the north end of the marketplace. Presentations will be given on the history of the building at 1100 and 1400 each day we are open. A cottage will also be open to view.

Also known locally as Nelson’s Monument. Completed in 1817, it is a tribute to the life and achievements of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson.

A walk around a number of the most significant buildings in the town.

A walk visiting a number of churches to illustrate the basic issues in the religious, social and political conflicts that arose in the tumultuous days of the Reformation and afterwards.

Meet at St Mary's Church, Old Hunstanton, grade II listed dating from 13th century. Tours will go through the grounds of the Hall across the moat and into the courtyard. Information will be given about the various features on the route.

Discover the hidden architectural details that bring Carrow House to life in this sophisticated drawing workshop for young people (aged 7–16) and their adult companions (if they wish to).

Come and visit our beautiful Synagogue with its stained glass windows which give the building its feeling of peace. There is a new permanent timeline of the history of the Jewish people in Norwich and three talks to learn about Judaism.

Drop in to this large historic church to discover Blofield's connections with members of the famous Paston family. Enlarged in the 14th century from a previous, smaller building Blofield church has seen worship and welcomed visitors since the 1420s.

This walk explores some of the people and events which made this special landscape for both nature and humans. The creation of the site as a park in the 19th century was fraught with controversy and conflict which have left their mark on the heath.

Hungate will be taking part in The Norfolk Churches Bike Ride - Saturday 13th September 2024, and we will be open extra hours to accommodate walkers and cyclists. Visit us from 9-5. See our other event for more special activities for HODs.

An opportunity to see the ground and first floor of Marble Hall, which will be open to the public to see.

Once a County Court and Police House, now a private home.

Blickling Hall is a wonderful collection of obvious and not so obvious symbolism that was itself part of the wider world of Tudor-Stuart symbolism. Historian Dr Victor Morgan reveals some of the meaning that have been lost over the centuries.

A HODS Only event to meet the Happisburgh Lifeboat crew. Understand the development of the Lifeboat Service in Happisburgh, looking in detail at some of the rescues carried out from our station.

An 00 gauge running model of the Harleston Railway Station and Yard.

Take a 'behind the scenes' tour of the Broderers' Guild and find out about how we care for and repair ecclesiastical textiles, as well as design and make new frontals and vestments.

Starting at Ludham Bridge, walk along the River Ant towards the remains of St Benet's Abbey. On route learn about the wildlife and then hear about the architectural history of the St Benet's area.

As part of our 'Victorian Churches - reinvention or ravaging?' programme, join us for a talk that focuses on Victorian approaches to reinventing the Anglican Church.

This small exhibition explores the owners and lives of some of these objects, which were used for celebration by the public in both Civic and Church settings.

Open day at this Grade II listed church, described as an architectural fusion of Romanesque and modern styles.

Norwich Cathedral's famous stone roof bosses are unique in that they tell stories. These carved bosses illustrate not just the Bible stories they depict, but also show how the stonemasons imagined the architecture of the past.

Julian Haggett talks about and demonstrates St Peter Mancroft's Collins organ.

Partnering with the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, Hungate is proud to host the exhibition 'The View From Here', showcasing the shortlisted submissions to the Plunkett Prize Photographic Competition 2025.

We will take you on a relaxed tour of this wonderful medieval building. You will visit the Treasury, go behind the scenes to the Sacristy, tread The Processional Way, see the Lady Chapel and much more.

An opportunity to visit the Norfolk Wherry Trust boatyard, home of Albion, a 125 year old 'black-sailed' trading wherry.