More than 4500 venues, activities and events will welcome visitors next month as England’s largest festival of history and culture returns. Brought to you by the National Trust, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and run by thousands of local organisations and volunteers, Heritage Open Days (HODs) gives everyone free access to hidden places and new experiences.
Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture and takes place in September every year. This year, the event will run from 9th – 18th September, giving you plenty of opportunities to experience seldom seen and hidden heritage locations across the nation. The best bit? Every event organised under Heritage Open Days is free to attend!
We’ve all heard of Stonehenge and debated over its true origins, but did you know there are a host of interesting prehistoric sites all over England? Here are a selection of sites where you can experience some of England’s oldest recorded history.
The Real Mary King’s Close has teamed up with Edinburgh Gin to launch new ‘Stories and Wonders’ gin tasting tours beneath the cobbled streets of the capital’s medieval Old Town from 8th to 30th July, as part of Scotland’s official Year of Stories 2022.
It’s “hussah and three cheers!”, as Shakespeare in the Garden returns to Leighton Hall near Carnforth this summer. The perfect match of top-rated al fresco theatre and elegant historic surroundings, acclaimed Shakespearean touring theatre company ‘The Festival Players’ will be performing audience favourite, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
Did you know that the last Friday in June is National Cream Tea Day? An annual celebration of all things cream tea? It is a staple of British tradition, so we thought we’d make sure you are prepared by giving you a quick lesson in how to best enjoy a Cream Tea.
This year the whole of Britain is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee – not only is this an amazing achievement for Her Majesty reaching such a milestone, but she is also the first British monarch to have done so!
This May half-term, families can enjoy a programme of special craft activities to celebrate the Jubilee week at the Roman Baths, Fashion Museum and Victoria Art Gallery.
The second ever World Topiary Day is fast approaching, this year falling on 12th May. Launched in 2021 by Levens Hall, home to the world’s oldest Topiary Garden and EBTS UK, the day is a celebration of the timeless art of clipping and shaping trees.
As Easter creeps nearer, you might wonder why we, as a nation, do some of the things we do. There are a host of British traditions that take place at Easter, so here are some of them and why we do them.
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