HERITAGE Open Days continue this weekend with more free talks, trails, behind-the-scenes tours, exhibitions and open days, both in person and online. Although a few events, including the ever popular Winchester College tours, are fully booked, there are still plenty to choose from, many of which you can just turn up to on the day. Festival organisers, Nicky Gottlieb and Becky Brown, said “It’s wonderful that these are in such demand but, equally, we know how disappointing it can be to miss out on certain events, so we always encourage people to join our mailing list. That way you get to know about all our latest news and events, as well as priority booking.”

This year’s theme is ‘Edible England’ to celebrate the nation’s culinary heritage. Families are invited to follow the High Street trail and enter the competition draw to be in with a chance to win Montezuma’s chocolates. Look out for the gnomes hiding in some participating shop windows and enter online via the festival website. Other events include an open day and special allotment tours by Winchester & District Allotment Holders Society, the Whitchurch Silk Mill Food Festival, a ‘Winchester Deserves...Cake’ exhibition of works by internationally renowned artist, David Ferry, at Inn the Park, and poetry readings by Winchester Muse in the medieval church of St Lawrence-in-the-Square. There are online contributions from Bombay Sapphire and Rick Stein Cookery School, plus an Edible England exhibition and several Hampshire HistBites podcasts.

Nicky and Becky added “As always, we are particularly grateful to our lead sponsor, Winchester College and would also like to thank Winchester BID, Hampshire County Council, University of Winchester and all event organisers, businesses and volunteers for their continued support.”

For the Winchester Heritage Open Days box office, booking details and further information on events please visit www.winchesterheritageopendays.org

Family friendly events are marked with an asterisk

Thursday 16th

• Edible England High Street Trail, Winchester*

• Montezuma’s Winchester: Step Back in Time with Chocolate*

• 9am-6pm Winchester- A Hidden Heritage of Everyday Beauty: Pop-up story collecting*

• 9.30am-3.30pm Museum of Military Medicine, Aldershot*

• 9.30am-5pm The Hospital of St Cross Open Day

• 10am-4pm Gurkha Museum & HorsePower Open Day*

• 10am-4pm Hampshire Virtual Gin Trail

• 10.30am-7pm Gilbert White’s Brewhouse

• 11am-4pm Bursledon Brickworks Open Day* Pre-book

• 11.30am-5pm Inn the Park: Winchester Deserves...Cake Exhibition (6-11pm diners & guests)

• 12-5pm Open Day & Tours at The Grange, Northington (Tours 1pm & 4pm) Pre-book

• 2-4pm Winchester College Treasury Museum – Children’s Trail*

• 5-7pm Valuation Evening by Andrew Smith & Son at Winchester City Mill

Friday 17th

• Edible England High Street Trail, Winchester*

• Montezuma’s Winchester: Step Back in Time with Chocolate*

• 9am-6pm Winchester- A Hidden Heritage of Everyday Beauty: Pop-up story collecting*

• 9.30am-3.30pm Museum of Military Medicine, Aldershot*

• 10am-4pm Hampshire Virtual Gin Trail

• 10am-4pm Gurkha Museum & HorsePower Open Day*

• Former RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine man carrying centrifuge – Farnborough (Tours 11.00, 1.00 & 3.00) Pre-book

• 11.30am-5pm Inn the Park: Winchester Deserves...Cake Exhibition (6-11pm diners & guests)

• 2-4pm Winchester College Treasury Museum – Children’s Trail*

• Online 10am-3pm Edible England – Sourdough Workshops (Part 2) Pre-book

• Online 2-3pm Behind the Scenes at Jeremy France Pre-book

• Online 5-6pm Why Potters’ accent is different from Her Majesty’s: the English language in Staffordshire Pre-book

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Saturday 18th

• Edible England High Street Trail, Winchester*

• Montezuma’s Winchester: Step Back in Time with Chocolate*

• 9am-5pm Winchester- A Hidden Heritage of Everyday Beauty: Pop-up story collecting*

• 9.30am-3.30pm Museum of Military Medicine, Aldershot*

• 10am-3pm Hyde Abbey Garden

• 10am-4pm Gurkha Museum & HorsePower Open Day*

• 10am-4pm Winchester College Treasury Museum – Children’s Trail*

• 10am-4pm Hampshire Virtual Gin Trail

• 10am-4pm Romsey Signal Box Open Day*

• 10am-5pm The Vyne Open Day*

• 10am-5pm Open Day at All Saints Church & Tower, Basingstoke*

• 10.30am-4pm Whitchurch Silk Mill Food Festival*

• Allotment Tour by Winchester & District Allotment Holders Society* (11.00, 12.00, 2.00, 3.00 & 4.00) Pre-book

• Welcome to My Garden performance, Lepe Country Park* (11.00, 1.00 & 3.00) Pre-book

• 11.30am-5pm Inn the Park: Winchester Deserves...Cake Exhibition (6-11pm diners & guests)

• Winchester – A Hidden Heritage of Everyday Beauty: A Performative Walk (12.00 & 3.00)

• 1-5pm Winchester Friends Meeting House Open Day & Art Exhibition*

• 2-3pm Winchester Muse Poetry Event at St Lawrence-in-the-Square

• 7-11pm God’s House Tower: Late Tower Take Over Pre-book

• Online 10-11am Behind the Scenes at Jeremy France Pre-book

• Online 3-4pm You Spin Me Right ‘Round - Spinning and Weaving in the Roman World Pre-book

Sunday 19th

• Edible England High Street Trail, Winchester*

• Montezuma’s Winchester: Step Back in Time with Chocolate*

• 9am-5pm Winchester- A Hidden Heritage of Everyday Beauty: Pop-up story collecting*

• 9.30am-5.30pm Pilgrims’ Hall Open Day

• 10am-3pm Hyde Abbey Garden

• 10am-4pm Winchester College Treasury Museum – Children’s Trail*

• Tours of Former Royal Aircraft Establishment Wind Tunnel Building Q121, Farnborough (10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 2.00, & 3.00) Pre-book

• 10am-4pm Hampshire Virtual Gin Trail

• 10am-4pm Romsey Signal Box Open Day*

• 10am-4pm Gurkha Museum & HorsePower Open Day*

• Welcome to My Garden performance, Lepe Country Park* (11.00, 1.00 & 3.00) Pre-book

• 11am-5pm Heritage Hostelries, Odiham

• 11.30am-5pm Inn the Park: Winchester Deserves...Cake Exhibition (6-11pm diners & guests)

• 11.30am-5pm Open Day at All Saints Church & Tower, Basingstoke*

• 12-4pm Alresford Museum Open Day*

• Winchester - A Hidden Heritage of Everyday Beauty: A Performative Walk (12.00 & 3.00)

• 1-5pm Winchester Friends Meeting House Open Day & Art Exhibition*

• 2-5pm The Gregg School, Southampton

• Online 6-7pm Walkeology: Wunderkammers and the Culture of Place Pre-book

Other online events not mentioned here include a wide selection of films, Hampshire HistBites podcasts and an Edible England Exhibition.