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Heritage Open Days in Norwich

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Heritage Open Days 2010

This year's Heritage Open Days take place Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th September. Norwich events are available to view here and in brochures around Norfolk. If you would like to receive the events brochure by post please email with your contact details. This year's bumper brochure features 215 Heritage Open Days events across Norfolk, containing listings of events in Norwich, Greater Yarmouth, South Norfolk and the Broads.

There are around 150 events in Norwich this year supported by Norwich City Council, with 20 new events including:

• tours of Eaton Park
• the opening of the training ship Lord Nelson by the Norwich Sea Cadets
• an exhibition by the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society in The Mall
• tours of a 15^th century undercroft of an 18^th century house on St Giles Street
• tours looking at the history of the gaol at Norwich Castle
• guided walks around the Cathedral Quarter, Mousehold Heath and industrialised Norwich
• a day celebrating Norwich Market at The Forum

Most of the old favourite events will also be back including tours of the Great Hospital and Earlham Hall.

You may also be interested in the Heritage Moveable Feast, the annual unique dining opportunity in three of Norwich's most outstanding heritage buildings: Dragon Hall, The Great Hospital and The Assembly House. It takes place on Wednesday 8 September to coincide with Heritage Open Days week and diners can enjoy one course at each venue and be transported between them by City Sightseeing double decker buses. Tickets are £39.50 from The Assembly House on 01603 626 402. For more information please view this flyer.

If you are interested in organising an event or opening a building as part of Heritage Open Days in future years click here for more information.

About Heritage Open Days 

Heritage Open Days (HODs) is England's largest and most popular voluntary cultural event, celebrating all of its fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to events and interesting properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission.

The HODs programme involves open buildings, guided tours, exhibitions, talks, family activities, window displays, music recitals and dance performances. Participating venues include museums and tourist attractions; private homes; churches and cathedrals; city centre shops, restaurants and pubs; and offices and workplaces.

Nationally HODs is co-ordinated by English Heritage and attracts one million visitors annually. In Norwich HEART has co-ordinated HODs since 2005, with the programme growing year on year.

As in previous years, Norwich was the 2009 number one city hot spot for HODs events, followed by Guildford, Gloucester, Bristol and Leeds. HEART remains the largest single organiser registered.

Supported by HM Treasury's Invest to Save Budget