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This Grade II-listed Midland Railway Signal Box will be open for visitors. It has recently been restored to mirror how it would have looked in the early 1960s when it was still a fully operating Signal Box.

At Dyrham Park you can walk through 270 acres of ancient deerpark with wide-reaching views, explore the garden, admire the architecture and visit the 17th-century mansion and stop for refreshments from the tea-room or cafe in the parkland. Shop open.

Visit the magnificent Winterbourne Medieval Barn & marvel at the cutting edge architectural techniques used in 1342 to create the beautiful raised-cruck roof, ‘a magnificent example of the builders’ craft’. Explore & talk with friendly tour guides.

Badminton House, in Gloucestershire, offers a rare opportunity for visitors to see some important fine art and furniture in its original setting.

Yate International Festival Bringing together people with a celebration of Music, Dance and Food

A guided and partly interactive tour of this ancient church, including the reamains of its Anglo Saxon Rood and its Georgian chimes.

A guided tour round the remains of the surface buildings of a 19th Century coal mine, which are in the process of being conserved.

A medieval church forever renewed provides examples of many styles of architecture, right up to the present day.

Visit Oldbury Pumping Station, which protects 3,600 acres of local land from flooding and pumps up to 2.1 cubic metres of water per second. There will also be the opportunity to see large machinery and vehicles up close in our working service yard!

An opportunity to explore the historical Salem Methodist Church with links to John Wesley. Refreshments available.

Discover the world's only grotto with a microclimate pool ringed by six Grotesque Faces carved into the walls, built from recycled waste from one of the first large-scale industrial brassworks - an important milestone in the Industrial Revolution.

St Annes Church Gibbs Lane Syston will be open for Heritage Open Days. Believed to have been completed around 1100 it has fine architecture and Edwardian murals of angels on the interior walls.

Frenchay Unitarian Chapel is one of the oldest purpose-built ‘dissident’ chapels in the country, built 1691. Set in a beautiful garden with 1720 4-stage tower and Halley’s comet wind-vane representing personal search for deeper truths of all kinds.

Talk with Powerpoint presentation illustrating examples of historic architectural features on buildings in Thornbury

St Mary's Church in Thornbury will open its church tower to visitors, offering a climb of 133 uneven stairs to view the South Gloucestershire countryside and learn about the church bells. This opportunity is free but booking is essential.

Guided tours are available of the building, parts of which are not usually open to the public. Your guide will take you through its previous uses, from a tavern, to a courtroom, to a police station!

Explore over 1,000 years of history at Horton Court – the oldest inhabited roofed structure the National Trust cares for.

A chance to see what progress has been made towards turning an abandoned Grade I listed meeting house into a useful community building, and to learn about the history and significance of the building before work starts on Phase II.