Some of Exeter’s most fascinating buildings are opening up to the public for free as part of Exeter’s Heritage Open Days.
The ten-day festival runs from Friday 6 to Sunday 15 September in venues across the city and the rest of England.
Heritage Open Days showcases sites that are not usually open to the public or otherwise charge an entry fee.
Among the Exeter venues taking part are Tuckers Hall, The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, St Nicholas Priory, The Devon & Exeter Institution, the Underground Passages, Exeter Custom House and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery.
Heritage Open Days is managed nationally by the National Trust with financial support from the People’s Postcode Lottery and Historic England. It is England’s biggest and most popular voluntary cultural event. Last year the event attracted over 3 million visitors.
Exeter's programme has been co-ordinated by Exeter City Council, and includes a wide range of tours, talks and openings, offering a unique opportunity to visit some of Exeter’s most interesting and unusual historical sites and buildings for free!
Highlights this year include:
- Writers Around Exeter – a new Red Coat Guided Tour exploring Exeter’s literary connections
- Printmaking and Paper Heritage Day – Exeter Phoenix
- Exeter Community Centre and St David’s Walking Tour
- The Best of Times – The Worst of Times – a talk at St Stephen’s Church exploring the way people lived in the Middle Ages
- Exeter Library’s Special Collection: A ‘White Glove’ Experience
- Quay Words presents Ian Mortimer: The road to Exeter – from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century – held at the Custom House on Exeter’s quayside
- Plus many, many more
For the full listings and booking information, go to the Visit Exeter website at https://www.visitexeter.com/whats-on/heritage-open-days-2024-p265363
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