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Celebrate the Everyday Histories of Somerset – the ordinary people whose daily lives have left behind extraordinary stories and go on a behind-the-scenes archives tour.

Explorer the restored station of Midsomer Norton South. Visit the signal box, museum, and WWII pillbox.

Join one of just two tours and experience a live roof tile–making demonstration, bringing traditional craftsmanship to life. See history shaped before your eyes and gain a deeper insight into Somerset’s rich industrial past.

Join Dave Chapple of the Bridgwater History & District Civic Society for a fascinating talk exploring “Bridgwater 1924–1927: Class Conflict in a Somerset Town.” Discover centuries of tension and resilience as the town’s story unfolds.

Sunday 20th September 2026 11am-3pm Open Event for Taunton Masonic Hall, Taunton, Somerset

North Somerset Council invites you to attend a free talk on Birnbeck Pier, covering the past, present and future of the site.

North Somerset Council invites you to meet volunteers and the project team working on the restoration of Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare.

North Somerset Council invites you to attend a free special event to hear from the two principal contractors working on the Birnbeck Pier project

A photographic and exhibit led collection that traces the lives, the work, education and experiences of the people born, living and working in the parishes at the foot of the Mendips and bordering the Levels

Join us for a fun, behind-the-scenes tour of Taunton’s recycling facility for Heritage Open Day! Learn more about recycling in Somerset and what happens once it is collected from your home.

Join us for a fun, behind-the-scenes tour of Evercreech recycling facility for Heritage Open Day! Learn more about recycling in Somerset and what happens once it is collected from your home.

The Wellington Monument is the tallest three-sided obelisk in the world. The striking landmark recently restored sits on the edge of the Blackdown Hills. Climb the 232 steps for panoramic views of the Devon and Somerset Countryside.

Heritage Talk & Guided Churchyard Walk, Bob Croft, formerly Somerset County Archeologist, on Sat 12th 14.00 - 16.30 Heritage Displays with ancient artefacts Monday to Friday 10.00 - 15.00 History to the Organ, with Recital on Sat 19th 14.00 - 16.00

North Somerset Council invites you to attend a free special event to hear about the history of HMS Birnbeck (name given to Birnbeck Pier during the Second World War).

An unspoilt gem with stunning wall paintings. Find out more about the conservation work recently completed to save the wall paintings and enjoy a small display on the Somerset Coal Canal.

The Long Sutton Meeting House is a significant historical site in the village of Long Sutton, Somerset and one of the oldest purpose-built Quaker Meeting Houses in the UK. It has been in continuous use for Quaker worship since its completion.

Tone Dale House (or Tonedale House) is a Grade II listed country house built in 1807 by Thomas Fox in Wellington, Somerset, England. Wellington lies 7 miles (11 km) west of Taunton in the vale of Taunton Deane, 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Devon border.

The last remaining watermill on the river Yeo in Somerset, built in 1800 by William Smith Geologist and Canal builder, unique in having 450 m of tunnels supplying the water. Originally built with a water wheel but now has a Victorian turbine 1893.

Studio B is a letterpress printing workshop established in 2004 by Carl Middleton. Making contemporary prints using the historic process of hand setting metal and wood type.

Neil Thomas learnt the art of bellringing while at school, he joined the St. Peter Mancroft Guild of Ringers in 1983 and has been steeple keeper for many of those years.

Situated in the centre of Bournville Village Green, The Rest House was paid for by the employees of Cadbury Brothers Ltd to commemorate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of George and Elizabeth Cadbury on 19 June 1913.

Join artist Marion Bayliss at The Art House to learn more about her Gelli print inspired by the magnificent Salus building on Lord Street.

Visit Spiceland's historic 200 year old Quaker Meeting House and the burial ground which came into use around 1680. Find out more about the history of Quakers and Quakers in the 21st Century.

A giant cardboard installation inspired by the historic Grade II* Listed Birnbeck Pier will take shape in Weston-super-Mare’s Prince Consort Garden. Join free workshops, to help make the building blocks for the installation.

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.

Hear about the finding of the Villa in 1877, the 1920’s excavations and the recent discoveries including a significant find this year of a previously unknown part of the Villa.

Pop in to discover the quiet church of St Nicholas, Brockley with fun trails for families throughout the Heritage Open Days period.

Tintinhull Garden is a place of floral beauty, tranquillity and innovation - a gardener's garden paradise.

Dawe's Twineworks, West Coker, is the only surviving Victorian Twineworks in the UK - and it works. We celebrate all our local history, notably the sailcloth and twine industries based on flax

Guided walking tour of St Osyth Priory's historic buildings with expert commentary. Built in 1121 as a Priory and later upgraded to an Abbey, the building has been a feature of St. Osyth’s landscape for 900 years.

Free Entry. Explore Muchelney Abbey grounds and interior, and meet our medieval stonemason at work

Find out more about the history of this wonderful Grade I listed medieval church. With C13th carved angel corbels, a Norman chancel arch, hunky punks and a tiny carved hedgehog there is much to discover and find.

Free entry to Dunster Castle and Gardens plus our working Watermill for a Heritage Open Day on Wednesday 16th September 2026 between 10am and 4pm.