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Visit Highcliffe Castle for free during this one day special event and see this Grade I listed mansion, situated on the cliff top, with spectacular views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.

Go behind the scenes at Highcliffe Castle!

Shieldhall will be open on Heritage Open Day Sunday 13th September for pre-booked visits between 1000 – 1500 at 110 Berth in the Western Docks, with an opportunity to tour the ship from Bridge to Boiler Room! Refreshments available.

Explore the historic fortress of Hurst Castle, watch Fort Cumberland Guard military re-enactments, chat to Palmerston Forts Society volunteers about the guns, and keep youngsters entertained with free children’s activities running throughout the day.

Join the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for a free tour of Brockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard, led by one of our experienced volunteer tour guides.

Ballard School was once home to the Ubsdell family, designed in the early 1900s. Our main school building and grounds still retain typical period features including many original Arts and Crafts items, despite having been a school and an army base.

To inform and educate residents and visitors to the New Forest about the local aviation heritage and the twelve airfields, through our Heritage Centre and outreach programme. To preserve the information and memories that we hold in trust.

Bisterne Manor: dragons, wars and history.

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.

Grade 11* Listed Church

Explore the biggest and one of the oldest vaults in Southampton along with the largest building in Southampton Castle to have survived.

On 12th - 13th and 19th - 20th of September 2026 we will be opening the Bargate – the very well-known and much loved gateway into the medieval town of Southampton.