The Dover Society is proud to have been the Heritage Open Days co-ordinator for the Dover area of a number of years. Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture, held annually over ten days in September. It offers free, public access to thousands of hidden places, historic sites, and special events, all organized by volunteers to celebrate local community, heritage, and architecture.
Previous participants include:
The Maison Dieu and Maison Dieu House
Roman Painted House and Dover Museum
Grand Shaft and Western Heights North Entrance
Dover College and Duke of York’s School
Samphire Hoe and the White Cliffs of Dover
Unitarian, St Mary’s, St Edmunds, St Paul’s, Chalton, Buckland, St Martin’s Churches
Dover Harbour Board
Dover Transport Museum
St John’s Commandery
Walks around talks around Dover and talks on the history
Thanks to the Maison Dieu and Dover District Council for production of the leaflet which will be available online and the tourist outlets in July
