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  • Experience heritage for free this September

    Experience heritage for free this September

    The country’s largest festival of history and culture returns this September with a packed programme of free events with the theme of Creativity Unwrapped. Brought to you by the National Trust, support by the People’s Postcode Lottery and run by thousands of organisations and volunteers, Heritage Open Days bring people together to celebrate history, heritage and community.

  • Houghton Lodge Gardens, Hampshire, steps back in time with 'Bridgerton Bliss: A Regency Afternoon' - to mark its 230th anniversary year.

    Houghton Lodge Gardens, Hampshire, steps back in time with 'Bridgerton Bliss: A Regency Afternoon' - to mark its 230th anniversary year

    This year Houghton Lodge Gardens is celebrating its 230th anniversary with special events.  Bridgerton Bliss: A Regency Afternoon of Tea, Tunes and Twirls will be held on 6 August from 12.30pm to 5pm and is a great opportunity to travel back in time and experience the magic of Regency England.    With dancing, promenading, music and afternoon tea or picnics this will be a unique event for the region, celebrating the anniversary and the Regency heritage of the historic house and grounds.

  • World-renowned artist Sean Scully to stage major exhibition of outdoor sculpture at Houghton Hall

    World Renowned artist Sean Scully to stage major exhibition of outdoor sculpture at Houghton Hall

    This spring one of the world’s most celebrated artists Sean Scully will take over the grounds and historic interiors of Houghton Hall in Norfolk for an exhibition that will showcase the full range of the artist’s sculpture. In the Hall and Contemporary Gallery, the artist will also show a significant group of paintings and works on paper. Sean Scully at Houghton Hall - Smaller Than The Sky will open on 23 April 2023 and run until 29 October

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    How to celebrate St David's Day

    St David’s Day takes place every year on 1st March and is one of the most important days in the Welsh calendar. Throughout Wales, St David’s Day is full of parades, concerts and eisteddfodau – a festival of everything Welsh. You’ll find that many Welsh people also mark the day by pinning daffodils to their clothes but why do we celebrate it and what can you do to get involved.

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