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If you’re taking part in any of the Heritage Open Days that are taking place across England this year, you’ll have noticed that the theme is Edible England and there is a real focus on heritage means of food and drink production as well as local delicacies. To get you in the spirit of the event and to tempt your tastebuds, here are a few of the nation’s heritage dishes for you to discover!

Schools and readers the world over come together to celebrate the life of children’s author, Roald Dahl on 13^th September, every year and this year’s event marks what would have been his 105^th birthday. That makes him even older than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Grandpa Joe who was only 96 and a half!

Between 1^st and 5^th September, Lambeth Heritage Festival will be taking place with over 50 events to showcase the diverse history and heritage of the area and its residents.

As September is the month of Heritage Open Days, we thought we’d take a look at some of the other important moments that took place through out history during the month of September.

The Fashion Museum, in Bath, Somerset, has launched a ‘Buy-a-Bag’ fundraising campaign to help to raise £17,500 before 31 December 2021. 

Venues across Bath and the surrounding areas will open up their doors this September for Heritage Open Days (10-19 September). The nationwide celebration of history, architecture and culture is a chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all for free. 

Bath Society of Artists’ 116th Annual Open Exhibition will open at the Victoria Art Gallery on 2 October and run until 20 November 2021.

Britain is a land full of myths and legends, from the Scottish stone circles and the Celtic tales of pixies and other night time nasties, there are plenty of myths and legends to explore while visiting the UK.

Head to Brighton this September where the Brighton Dome will be revealing its culinary past for this year’s Edible England themed Heritage Open Days in a series of events taking place at the Dome and online.

Forget finding a beach read for this summer, instead why not explore some of the UK’s biggest literary hotspots and find beloved characters and new favourites along the way?

What happened this month in years gone by? Take a look at these historic events that took place during the month of August.

Over a 1200 year span, there have been over 50 monarchs of England, the earliest of which were the Saxon kings who ruled what was then known as Wessex and Mercia. Today we’re going to take a look at our earliest monarchs dating before the Battle of Hastings.