Every September, thousands of free Heritage Open Days events take place at historic sites across England – and they’re inviting organisations to take part in Heritage Open Days 2023 <\/p>
Heritage Open Days is England\u2019s annual contribution to European Heritage Days, an initiative to raise appreciation for Europe\u2019s rich and diverse cultural assets. It was launched in England in 1994. Every year in September, historic sites across England throw open their doors for free volunteer-run events, including access to places not normally open to the public. There\u2019s a specific theme each year \u2013 previous themes have included \u2018Astounding Inventions\u2019 (2022), \u2018Edible England\u2019 (2021) and \u2018Hidden Nature\u2019 (2020). Last year more than 45,000 organisers and volunteers ran nearly 5,000 events across the country, attracting one million visits. Heritage Open Days is organised by the National Trust and funded with help from the People\u2019s Postcode Lottery.<\/p>\n
Heritage Open Days 2023 will take place from 8 to 17 September and the theme is \u2018Creativity Unwrapped\u2019. You can find out more about Heritage Open Days and look for events near you on the Heritage Open Days website<\/a>.<\/p>\n This year, organisers participating for the first time, or offering new events, include Lamport Hall in Northampton, whose skilled conservators will be on-hand for a chat. Join a walking tour of Garforth in West Yorkshire to learn about the town\u2019s coal mining history or enjoy a ride across London on a vintage omnibus, thanks to the London Bus Museum.<\/p>\n A wide range of organisers that usually charge for events, free sites that put on extra special events for the festival and places that aren\u2019t usually open to the public will take part again this year. Early highlights include the National Holocaust Centre and Museum in Nottinghamshire\u2019s family-friendly (8 years+) and interactive exhibition \u2018The Journey\u2019, walking tours of the Royal Northern College of Music Collection in Manchester, and the award-winning Archaeology on Prescription project at Willow House in York.<\/p>\n Hundreds of organisers will embrace the festival\u2019s theme of Creativity Unwrapped, such as London\u2019s Museum of Brands, which will screen nostalgic television adverts from Heritage Brands. Renowned 18th-century poet, William Cowper, will be celebrated by way of a 24-hour \u2018poemathon\u2019 at his former home in Buckinghamshire. Plus the costumed characters of the Ancient House Museum in Norfolk will uncover the historic items made by river power.<\/p>\n Heritage Open Days is currently looking for more organisations to get involved. If you\u2019re involved with a local heritage site and want to organise a Heritage Open Days event, you can sign up<\/a> on the Heritage Open Days website.<\/p>\n Heritage Open Days is England\u2019s contribution to European Heritage Days. Other events in the UK are Doors Open Days<\/a> in Scotland; Open Doors Days<\/a> in Wales; and European Heritage Open Days<\/a> in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Rosemary Collins is the features editor for\u00a0<\/em>Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Every September, thousands of free Heritage Open Days events take place at historic sites across England – and they’re inviting organisations to take part in Heritage Open Days 2023 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":25181,"template":"","categories":[1,19],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/what-is-heritage-open-days-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/what-is-heritage-open-days-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/what-is-heritage-open-days-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/what-is-heritage-open-days-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/what-is-heritage-open-days-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/what-is-heritage-open-days-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/what-is-heritage-open-days-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Every September, thousands of free Heritage Open Days events take place at historic sites across England - and they're inviting organisations to take part in Heritage Open Days 2023","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/25180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How can your organisation get involved in Heritage Open Days 2023?<\/h3>\n
Do other countries in the UK offer Heritage Open Days?<\/h3>\n
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