Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s architecture and culture by allowing visitors free access to interesting properties that are either not usually open, or would normally charge an entrance fee.
Gloucester Cathedral’s cloisters © Stephen picturesofengland. com
Over 4,000 places across the country will open their doors for free as part of Heritage Open Days which takes place between 10 and 13 September.
Heritage Open Days offers something for everyone - from a rare opportunity to step inside privately owned eco-homes that are using the latest green technology, the chance to explore Stockport’s fascinating labyrinth of tunnels built for shelter during the air raids of World War II, to a glimpse inside the legendary Morecambe Winter Gardens, closed since 1977, a rare chance to view the papers of Sir Winston Churchill and Baroness Thatcher at the Churchill Archives and College Library in Cambridge or take a tour of Gloucester Cathedral (pictured).
For more information on times and pre-booking details check the Heritage Open Days website at www.heritageopendays.org.uk
