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Heritage Open Days are catnip for anyone who enjoys a bit of local history, a peek behind the scenes, or a building that is normally closed but suddenly full of volunteers and leaflet tables. We round up the stronger nearby picks without making you rummage through seventeen separate sites.
10 picks around London, from 8 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
We check a frankly silly number of local websites, then keep the Heritage Open Days plans that are nearby, properly described, and worth leaving the house for. No listings so vague you end up wondering whether it is a guided tour, a church hall display, or someone opening a cellar.
1at The National Churches Trust
Step into the wild, story-soaked landscapes of Yorkshire and trace the echoes of the Viking age on a guided tour of churches with Viking connections. £57 per person (+fees).
2Saturday 12th September, 11am-3.45pm Join us to go behind the scenes at St Margaret’s House and experience a small exhibition about our history and our work. In the Anson Room
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3Saturday 12th September, 11am-3.45pm Join us to go behind the scenes at St Margaret’s House and experience a small exhibition about our history and our work. In the Anson Room
4Free! (worth double-checking)St Margaret's has delivered community activity in our Georgian building on Old Ford Road since the start of the 20th century, having been set up locally in 1889. Join us for tours of our buildings, starting in the beautiful Anson Room, seeing one of the old bedrooms when residents lived here and exploring our Award-winning garden. At the end of the tour, we’ll leave you to enjoy a specially curated exhibition in the Chapel, offering an insight into SMH history over the last 130+ years.
5Free! (worth double-checking)A guided walk through Darenth Country Park, to find out about its past and present, whilst sampling its natural beauty and enjoying the countryside.
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8at Bee Garden
The Society Library will be open for Heritage Open Day. You are welcome to visit us to talk to the librarian and volunteers about not only the library but also the work being undertaken by the library volunteers and a number of specialist groups of the Society. New members are invited to come along and explore what the Research Centre can offer. Refreshments will be available.
9The highly popular Battle of Britain Bike show will take place once again on the 13th September 2026 at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre, exact date to be confirmed. and further details will follow nearer the date.
10at St James
An opportunity to explore the parish church's two centuries of history and learn about local groups.
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