Heritage Open Days
An opportunity to visit heritage venues and events for FREE . Find out what is open to visit near you.
Events
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The Hidden Lives of Elizabeth & Joe Love: A special exhibition
The Elizabeth Love Museum 6 Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomThis new exhibition will be available for the first time on Wednesday 16th September in as part of a tour with commentary. This will focus on our benefactors and what they were like.
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Talk: A History of the Medieval Hermitage of Pontefract
Pontefract Library Shoemarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomA talk on the history of the Hermitage and Oratory in Pontefract.
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WYAS Rosse Telescope and Observatory
The Rosse Observatory Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomWest Yorkshire Astronomical Society will give a short talk about the Rosse Telescope, followed by a look around the observatory.
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Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning
Twenty 7 27 Market Place, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomTwenty 7 are holding a coffee morning in support of Macmillan Cancer support .
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Walk: Pontefract’s Liquorice Heritage
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomExplore the important and wonderful world of liquorice and its history in Pontefract delivered as a guided tour
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Pontefract Races – Afternoon racing
Pontefract Races Pontefract Park, Park Road, Pontefract, West YorkshireEnjoy a day out at the races
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Walk – Picturing Pontefract – People, Places, Professions
Pontefract Museum 5 Salter Row, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomBased on the Pontefract Museum’s exhibition ‘Picturing Pontefract’, join Paul Cartwright on a meander around the town centre to view just a few of the locations selected by artists to showcase Pontefract’s heritage buildings and their uses over the centuries.
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Talk: Pontefract Castle – this is your life!
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomJoin us for a whistle-stop tour through Pontefract castle’s history!
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Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tours
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomJoin us on our popular tours of the Pontefract Castle dungeon – free for Heritage Open Days!
Take a tour of the Pontefract Castle dungeon
Soak in the atmosphere of this eerie underground space. Discover the many uses of the dungeon. See where English Civil War prisoners left to languish scratched their names into the rock.