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A look in the only miners training suite left in the UK.

Take a four mile return trip on Sunday 21st September 2025

This exhibition delves into the world of sail training—a field with deep historical and current ties to Gosport.

A ship on land.

Middleton Railway was where the world's very first proper steam engines ran. To learn more, come on down and hear an illustrated talk.

a fascinating look at the workings of Park hall Military training camp, the soldiers who trained there, the characters and their stories, now updated display for 2025 including stories from some of the men who trained at Park Hall

Not just a place to catch a train...it's a piece of living history

Enjoy a guided tour around the different aircraft used for training at HMS SULTAN.

Enjoy scenic train rides on our heritage themed miniature railway along the beautiful river Sowe in Baginton Village. We have miniature trains built from the mid 20th-century to the latest designs running on our volunteer run community railway.

Spring Hill College opened in 1857 as training college. Then became Hydropathic Baths and Botanic Gardens in the late Victorian era and Moseley Barracks for Third Birmingham Pals from 1914. A teacher training college in 1921, before being a school.

Step inside the gates of military history at the Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum, founded in 1953 and located “behind the wire” at the Army School of Physical Training in Aldershot.

St Mary’s College is a residential training college for young men who have entered into the vocation of training to be part of the Catholic Priesthood. It has been at its present location since 1838.

Visit the restored 1879 narrow gauge Blythburgh Station - model railway show - railway films - light refreshments - guided tours - railway bookstall - demonstration goods trains - displays - access to railway trackbed walks.

Visit Felbrigg Hall's beautiful Walled Garden on this open day. A delightful garden with double flower borders, vegetable beds, trained fruit trees and an octagonal dovecote.

Join us for a fully-illustrated history talk about how UK railway engineers designed locomotives and trains to run at ever-faster speeds.

Come and see the 'award winning' 1861 Easton Amos land drainage machine in action and take a train ride on our 2' narrow gauge railway.

St James Church is a Grade II listed Building, consecrated in December 1865. Church is near Ashton Town Centre with good public transport links, bus, train and tram.

A spectacular church glimpsed by hundreds from the East Coast train line each day, but a church few have seen inside.

We at Rings End Local Nature Reserve invite you and your friends and family on a discovery of your local nature reserve’s ghost-train-ly past! We would love you to explore our “post-industrial” nature site, for it was a train track until the 1980s.

A rare opportunity to visit the miniature world of Pendon Museum for FREE for two days only! Explore the 1930s countryside of the Vale of White Horse and other rural scenes in outstanding miniature with model trains running as usual.

The Deco Theatre, Northampton's hidden gem, is host to a wide variety of shows, the Christmas pantomime, and many training events. Over recent years the theatre has thoroughly re-established itself and continues to grow from strength to strength.

Wolverton Works is the World’s oldest and longest continuously open railway works but is hidden behind the Stratford Road wall. Philip Marsh illustrates what lies behind that wall, including The Royal Train.

Open Day at the John Pike Local History Centre, Torquay Library. Displays of our best and most unusual resources, including the Olympic Regatta souvenir guide and the Great Train Robbers library ticket. Free refreshments & activities for all ages!

We have trained volunteer guides to carry out tours of the church and tower. Display panels in a designated heritage zone. The tower will be open and viewing from the roof will be allowed; weather permitting and risk assessed.

Visit Waltham Windmill - Free entry 11am-4pm. View the £160,000 restoration work underway. View the millstones; photographic display, interesting exhibits in the Museum; train rides. parking, children’s playground and toilet facilities on site.

Visit Dereham Station as we mark 200 years of the 'modern' railway and 30 years of the Mid-Norfolk Railway. Trains in action, that old station atmosphere, informative displays, and more... something for everyone!

Visit a restored Victorian Kitchen Garden planted with vegetables, trained fruit trees and flower borders. We also have a magnificent Victorian style greenhouse with a display of Cambridgeshire heritage apples and history of Abbey House.

Did you know that the University of Chester originated as Chester Diocesan Teacher Training College in 1839, founded by a distinguished group of local leading figures in the Church of England?

Loughborough Central Station on the Great Central Railway will be open for visitors on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September 2025 as part of the Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend. (Please note that train travel is NOT included).

Take a 'ride' back in time on a Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway train from Grimsby Town Station via Grimsby Docks Station to the Pier Station on the Royal Dock, finding out about the MS&L buildings on the way.

View the giant history panel retelling the events that lead up to and the arrival in 1938 of a Kindertransport train with 500 children escaping Nazi oppression in Vienna

Guided tours to areas of Happisburgh Lifeboat Station not normally open to the public and meet some of the crew. Get an insiders view of training sessions not normally available to the public.

Since its formation in 1948, St Paul's has been a big part of the culture of the city. Training many young people in the crafts of boxing and in the skills of living.

Explore the landscapes and history of the Edgerton Cemetery and Greenhead Park on a 3 mile circular walk from Huddersfield train station with Environmental Ranger, Gilly and local historian David Griffiths.

A free family event to learn about Princess Catherine Duleep Singh and her sister Princess Sophia Duleep Singh. Lots of stories of how India became involved in the world wars and women in saris training to help win the war

Gloucester's mainlines and branches.

Join the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for a free tour of Cranwell (St Peter and St Paul) Churchyard.

Dating from 1699 the building was the residency for the Manor of Frimley. The building and garden have been altered over the years and it remains a beautiful and special part of Surrey Heath's heritage. Tours led by Cadet Centre staff.

We meet in 'The Friend's Room', in the Pavilion by the bandstand, for a short presentation and visual display of old photographs. Afterwards, a walk by the Lily Pond to the boating lake (with rooftop views of the park) and finally a train ride.

Berwick Barracks may be a quiet space now, but it was once a bustling and vibrant hive of KOSB Regimental life. View a short film of archive footage and audio recordings of veterans who trained and lived here, remembering a different era.

Between the train and the bus stations, a landmark in the Durham City Conservation Area, St. Godric's Grade II listed church was designed by Edward Pugin. Opened in 1864 it has beautiful examples of Victorian stained glass and a fine high altar.

An illustrated talk by one of our experts here at the Heritage Centre will focus on the role played by those who worked for the Special Operations Executive during World War II, many of whom were trained in secret locations across the New Forest.

Join Avanti West Coast for a behind-the-scenes tour of Crewe Station.

Saturday 20th September. Workshop tours at Stephenson Steam Railway

The earliest mention of Langley was in the charter of 1225/35. It had two large fields and was a settlement (with several tenants) owned by the de Langley family. Over the years land ownership changed, and the village has developed.

See a historic railway signal box and try your hand on the levers. Learn what a signal box is for, and what the signalman did. This year we are holding signalling demonstrations.

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

Explore Ribble Steam Railway & Museum like never before during Preston Heritage Open Days — with special access to our museum, workshops, diesel shed, conservation centre and turntable.

Visit County School Station - the only one on the MNR that was built in the distinctive Great Eastern Railway architectural style. Explore the station, discover the history of the Watts Naval School, and see a miniature railway in action.

Part of Wellington Walking Festival. Walk from Chirk return over the Aqueduct and through tunnels.