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History & heritage

Heritage Open Days

Dates:
12 September - 21 September 2025
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About Heritage Open Days

Taking place each September, Hampshire Heritage Open Days is a free ten-day festival run by Hampshire History Trust. The festival celebrates Winchester’s history, architecture and cultural heritage - that includes everything from old buildings, transport, gardens, open spaces, theatre, household objects, books, fashion, postcards, to food and drink!

The festival is part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme and every year creates a diverse and local programme of events. This year's festival is on the theme of architecture.

Architecture shapes our world, telling stories of innovation, craftsmanship, and heritage. From medieval cathedrals to modern marvels, the 2025 festival invites you to explore the structures that define Winchester’s past and future. Through guided walks, expert talks, and behind-the-scenes tours, discover how our architectural heritage influences our daily lives.

Festival locations

War Cloister Winchester College
1
Great Hall 106
2

Things to do

The Great Hall

878ad Anglo Saxon coin minting
3

Things to do

878 AD

City Museum
4
Over Peninsula Barracks
5
Royal logistics corps 1
6
New page 44 45 Theatre Royal
7
pg wells
8

Shopping

P&G Wells

Festival events timetable

Event name
Event date & time
Location
Tickets
Info
Science Activity Tent - Winchester College
13 September2:00pm - 4:00pm
Winchester College
War Cloister Tour - Winchester College
13 September2:00pm - 3:00pm
Winchester College
Family Friendly Craft Activities - Winchester College
13 September2:00pm - 4:00pm
Winchester College
Fellows' Library Tours - Winchester College
13 September1:00pm - 2:15pm
Winchester College
Treasury Museum extended opening - Winchester College
13 September12:00pm - 4:00pm
Winchester College
Archives Tour - Winchester College
13 September12:00pm - 1:00pm
Winchester College
Inside the Architecture: Tour of Winchester College Sports Centre Led by Design Engine Architects
20 September10:30am - 11:30am
Winchester College
Event name
Event date & time
Location
Tickets
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Guided Tours of The Great Hall
13 September
The Great Hall
MG Owners at The Great Hall
13 September
The Great Hall
Hampshire Regency Dancers
13 September
The Great Hall
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Living History at 878 AD
13 September10:00am - 5:00pm
878 AD
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Info
HODs at Winchester City Museum!
13 September10:00am - 5:00pm
Winchester City Museum
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Event date & time
Location
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Info
Winchester On Parade - WMM Big Open Day
20 September10:00am - 4:00pm
Winchester Military Museums
Event name
Event date & time
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Weapons Talk
12 September10:00am - 11:00am
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
Royal Logistic Corps Museum Tour
17 September10:00am - 11:00am
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
Archive Tour at Royal Logistic Corps Museum
12 September2:00pm - 3:00pm
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
Archive Tour at Royal Logistic Corps Museum
19 September10:00am - 11:30am
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
A Jew who defeated Nazism - talk by author Ainslie Hepburn
16 September10:30am - 11:30am
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
'In the Footsteps of the Holocaust' - A talk by author Ainslie Hepburn
16 September1:00pm - 2:00pm
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
Collections Talk - VJ Day and the end of the War
17 September2:00pm - 3:00pm
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
Collections Talk - VJ Day and the end of the War
19 September2:00pm - 3:00pm
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
Royal Logistic Corps Museum Tour
18 September2:00pm - 3:00pm
Royal Logistics Corps Museum
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Heritage Backstage Tour at Theatre Royal Winchester
12 September10:00am - 12:00pm
Theatre Royal Winchester
Heritage Backstage Tour at Theatre Royal Winchester
12 September10:00am - 12:00pm
Theatre Royal Winchester
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P&G Wells bookshop history talks
13 September - 14 September
P&G Wells

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