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Heritage Open Days 2018 Programme www.durham.gov.uk/heritageopendays Heritage Open Days is an annual event taking place every September. It is a celebration of England’s fantastic architecture, parks, gardens County Durham Heritage Open Days and culture, offering free access to properties that Welcome to the 2018 Heritage Open Days in County Durham. may usually be closed to the public or normally charge an admission fee. On a national level, the This booklet lists the venues and activities for this year’s programme which takes programme is managed by the National Trust place over a double weekend from 6-9 and 13-16 September. It includes many and funded by players of the People’s Postcode opportunities to participate, from short visits to full days out. Lottery. Discover hidden architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities which bring to life local history and culture. We hope you enjoy ww.heritageopendays.org.uk w Heritage Open Days in County Durham. www.facebook.com/heritageopendays Planning your visits www.twitter.com/heritageopenday Please note that some tours and activities require booking. Although there are www.instagram.com/heritageopendays sometimes still places on the day, we would encourage you to book in advance to avoid disappointment. Travel Information To help plan your visit, we have listed the places to visit within five geographical areas shown on maps at the back of the booklet. We hope that the maps and postcodes will assist you in finding the venues. Directions particular to each site are given under each entry. Reasonable walking distance from Durham City centre Where public transport is within easy reach we have indicated this using appropriate Within 30 minutes easy drive of the Durham City centre symbols. Look out for the Heritage Open Day signs as you approach the venue. For more general travel information about routes and times of public transport in the North of County Durham North East, please refer to Traveline: East of County Durham www.traveline.info/ West of County Durham 0871 200 22 33 Entry charge waived for Heritage Open Days Event especially put on for Heritage Open Days See QR link to Heritage Open Days Durham County Council Public convenience Public convenience - with disabled access Additional information Partial disabled access We have tried to ensure all information was correct at Full disabled access the time of printing this brochure however any changes Parking or additions may be found at the website: Disabled parking www.durham.gov.uk/heritageopendays Family friendly Baby changing Cover images: Refreshments Hardwick Park Durham Cathedral Hearing loop Old Durham Gardens Horden Colliery Miners Statue Sign Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre Chapter House new New to Heritage Open Days Oriental Museum Greeners of Etherley Winding Engine 1 2 www.durham.gov.uk/heritageopendays 1 5 The College new 41 St Edmund’s Church, Sedgefield 2 Alington House Community Association 42 St Helen’s Church, Kelloe 3 Durham Community Association at Shakespeare Hall new 43 St Helen’s Church Open Day, St Helen Auckland 4 Durham Castle 44 St John’s Church, Shildon new 5 Durham Cathedral Allotment Garden 45 St Laurence’s Church, Pittington 6 Durham Cathedral Deanery Wall Paintings 46 St Michael’s Church, Bishop Middleham 7 Durham Cathedral Chapter House new 47 The Ferryhill Heritage Centre new 8 Durham County Record Office new 48 Chester-le-Street Heritage Trail Walk new 9 Durham Crematorium 49 Discover Derwentcote Steel Furnace 10 Durham Market Hall 50 Leadgate Remembers 1918-2018: Leadgate Community Centre Car Park new 11 Durham School Chapel & School 51 Leadgate Remembers 1918-2018: Brooms Church Our Lady and St Joseph’s new 12 Durham Town Hall and Guildhall 52 Leadgate Remembers 1918-2018: St Ives Church new 13 Durham World Heritage Site: An Overview 53 St Barnabas - Burnmoor Church Open Day 14 Durham World Heritage Site Visitor’s Centre: Stonemason Demonstrations 54 Shotley Bridge History Walks 15 Flass Vale Tour 55 Apollo Pavilion 16 Kepier Hospital & Loggia 56 East Durham Heritage & Lifeboat Centre 17 North End Allotments 57 Heritage Coast Walk 18 Old Durham Gardens 58 Hidden Landscape of Castle Eden Dene NNR new 19 Oriental Museum 59 Horden Colliery Heritage Centre & Vintage Tea Room 20 Palace Green Library, Museum of Archaeology 60 St John the Evangelist new 21 RC Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric new 61 St Mary the Virgin, Easington 22 St Chad’s College 62 St Mary the Virgin Church, Seaham 23 St Cuthbert’s Catholic Church 63 Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre 24 St Margaret of Antioch Church 64 Barnard Castle School Chapel 25 St Mary the Less 65 Bradley Hall - A Scheduled Monument 26 The Miners’ Hall, Redhills 66 Durham Wildlife Trust Heritage Day and Bat Walk 27 The Tithe Barn new 67 Escomb Saxon Church 28 Wharton Park Tour 68 Howden Le Wear Methodist Church new 29 Auckland Castle: Deer Park Tours 69 Killhope The North of England Lead Mining Museum 30 Beaurepaire Manor House new 70 Middleton in Teesdale Steps Back in Time new 31 Binchester Roman Fort 71 Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ Visitor Day 32 Brancepeth Castle 72 Reference Library & Archives Reading Room 33 Experience Historic Bishop Auckland new 73 Remembering the Railway in Teesdale new 34 Friends of the The Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) new 74 St Mary’s Church, Cockfield 35 Friends of the The Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) new 75 St Mary’s Parish Church, Barnard Castle 36 Hardwick Park 76 The Fitzhugh Library 37 Locomotion 77 The Teesdale Flora with Margaret Bradshaw new 38 Old Esh, Village Church and Inn 78 Thorpe Light Railway new 39 Old Esh, St Michael’s RC Church 79 Women’s Arts and Crafts 40 Spennymoor Town Hall Gallery & Mining Museum 3 4 www.durham.gov.uk/heritageopendays This section contains venues that are within There are car parks and metered 3 Durham community association reasonable walking distance from the city roadsideThere are parking car parks in Durham and metered City. roadside parking in Durham City. AT SHAKESPEARE HALL centre. A Park and Ride service runs from A service runs Shakespeare Hall, North Road, DH1 4SQ The Heritage Open Days information point will Belmont,Park and Sniperley Ride and Howlands www.durhamcommunityassociation.co.uk from Belmont, Sniperley and be in the Market Place. to the city centre. Durham Town Hall Howlands to the city centre. See what happens behind the green door at Thursday 06 & 13 Sept: 09.30 - 16.30 Monday - Saturday Shakespeare Hall. Monday - Saturday Friday 07 & 14 Sept: 09.30 - 16.30 7.00am-7.00pm every 10 minutes. Find out more about the work of Durham Community 7.00am - 7.00pm Association and the Shakespeare Temperance Trust at our Saturday 08 & 15 Sept: 10.00 - 16.30 Noevery service 10 minutes Sunday. Sunday 09 & 16 Sept: 10.00 - 16.30 ‘Talks and Tour’ events. Please contact us to discuss wheelchair access. Pre-booking required. Maximum 20 people. 1 5 THE COLLEGE Tours last approximately 1.5hrs South Bailey, DH1 3EH 0191 3842748 Western Art Collection ‘Behind The Scenes’. An opportunity to see University [email protected] artworks not on public display, while learning more about the collection and how we care for it. Thursday 13 Sept: 10.00-16.00 Talk & Tour: 10.30-11.30; 14.30-15.30 Pre-booking required. [email protected] Saturday 08 Sept: 11.00 4 Durham Castle new Palace Green, DH1 3RW www.dur.ac.uk/durham.castle/ Take part in a free tour of Durham Castle on Thursday or experience a self-guided 2 Alington House Community Association visit and stroll around at your own pace on Sunday. 4 North Bailey, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3ET Our knowledgeable guides and volunteers will be around Durham Castle to answer your www.alingtonhouse.org.uk questions and share some of the stories and hidden histories of the Castle. For the first time this year an exhibition of history boards will be on display depicting Please contact us to discuss wheelchair access. the life of Alington House from the 1930’s to the present (Heritage Lottery Funded). Pre-booking required for Thursday. A Grade 2* listed 17th Century building, built to house the Castle Guard and 0191 334 2932 incorporating sections of the Castle walls. [email protected] The house was requisitioned by the military during the second world war it was used by Thursday 13 Sept: 10.15-16.15 Tours: 10:15; 11.15; 12.15; 13:15; 14;15 15.15; 16.15 the Women’s Reserves Club to serve lunches to the public, and as accommodation for lady Sunday 16 Sept: 12.15-15.15 lecturers of the University. Today Alington House runs as a vibrant Community Centre. No wheelchair access to upstairs. Tours last approximately 15 mins. Maximum 6 people. Thursday 06 Sept: 10.00-14.00 Thursday 13 Sept: 10.00-14.00 Coffee morning 11.00-14.00 Coffee morning 11.00-14.00 Friday 07 Sept: 10.00-14.00 Friday 14 Sept: 10.00-14.00 Saturday 08 Sept: 10.00-14.00 Saturday 15 Sept: 10.00-14.00 assistance dogs welcome Feedback from 2017 Heritage Open Days visitors ‘Loved the whole experience, a very good teacher ... buffet was an added treat.’ 5 67 www.durham.gov.uk/heritageopendays DURHAM CATHEDRAL 8 Durham county record office www.durhamcathedral.co.uk County Hall, Durham, DL1 5UL Open to visitors: www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice Monday - Saturday until 6.00pm, Sundays until 5.30pm. A chance to look behind the scenes in the Celebrate this year’s Heritage Open Days with free archive strong rooms and listen to archivists and events at Durham Cathedral and explore unique hidden conservators revealing how County Durham’s written areas usually closed to members of the public.
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