Events Calendar

Classic Car Day

Chester House Estate Irchester,, Wellingborough, United Kingdom

The first ever Classic Car Day comes to the Chester House Estate, for a whole day of discovering your favourite Classic Cars! Surrounded by 85 acres of historic landscape, a range of the greatest Classic Cars will be displayed around the site with the knowledgeable owners on hand for any questions you may have about the incredible cars. Do you have a ... Read More

Forest School – Chester House

Chester House Estate Irchester,, Wellingborough, United Kingdom

We have a fantastic offering this May half term to connect with nature, working with Muddy Boots! Forest School for 18 months - 5 years (Tuesday 30th May 2023 and Friday 2nd June 2023) Learn how to build a Teddy Bear Shelter, make a mess in the muddy kitchen, connect with a sensory nature activity and much more. This forest ... Read More

PODS presents ‘Sister Act’ the Musical

Peterborough Cathedral , United Kingdom

Fresh from the success of Shrek and Elf, PODS are back and raising their voices with a fabulous performance of Sister Act. Fresh off the success of Shrek and Elf, PODS are back and raising their voices as they deliver a fabulous performance of the hit musical extravaganza, Sister Act. Sister Act is a stirring and joyful musical based on ... Read More

21st Century ABBA LIVE

Chester House Estate Irchester,, Wellingborough, United Kingdom

Following on from last year’s hugely successful and  sell out shows, this is an evening of hit after hit with songs you know and love from Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Take a Chance on Me, Super Trouper and many, many more. 21st Century ABBA faithfully recreates all the greatest hits of one of the world’s most famous group combining stunning vocals, ... Read More

21st Century Queen LIVE

Chester House Estate Irchester,, Wellingborough, United Kingdom

Prepare for the concert of a lifetime as 21st Century Queen recreates many of the bands best known and loved hits including We Will Rock You, Radio Ga Ga, and possibly the best known single of all time Bohemian Rhapsody. Performing hit after hit of arguably the greatest rock band’s of all time and combining stunning vocals and live musicians, 21st Century Queen promises ... Read More

£18 – £75

Northampton Castle Guided Walks

Visit the site of Northampton Castle and its surrounds. Hear about the many major events that took place here. Your guide will tell you the history of the site prior to the castle and of the advent and building of the castle, which became one of the largest and most important castles in England. A site of strategic and military ... Read More

Lunchtime Talks – Costume Stories from the Nene Valley

Discover Northamptonshire Hub Rushden Lakes, Rushden

Come along to this informative talk at the Discover Northamptonshire Hub at Rushden Lakes from fashion historian Sharn Matthews! This talk will go into detail about the types of clothing worn throughout the centuries within the Nene Valley, as well as highlighting the museum collections at Peterborough, Oundle and Northampton. Tickets cost £2.50, and include a hot drink.

Magnificent Mosaic

Nene Park Trust , United Kingdom

Come along to learn about the magnificent roman mosaic found close to Ketton, Rutland. Jim Irvine will speak about how he found the mosaic and the process of what happened next. Lakeside meeting room, Nene Outdoors, Ham Lane , PETERBOROUGH, PE2 5UU Book via the Nene Park Trust Website.

£5

Old Black Lion Tours

St Peter's Church Church Street, Irthlingborough, United Kingdom

There will be 4 public tours, each lasting one hour, of the Old Black Lion site on Marefair in Northampton. Each tour is limited to a maximum of 10 people so booking is required. Neighbouring St Peter’s Church should also be open to the public at this time

Event Series Canons Ashby Open Day

Canons Ashby Open Day

Visit Canons Ashby to enjoy the beautiful gardens, the historic house, the medieval church, and join our volunteers for short pop-up talks about the creative people from our place’s history. Whilst you’re here, pop into the shop to collect a souvenir or treat yourself in the tearoom to a cream tea or a light lunch. Free entry on these days ... Read More

Free

Jeyes of Earls Barton Open Day

Jeyes 26-28 The Square, Earls Barton, United Kingdom

Jeyes of Earls Barton will be open all weekend and welcoming Northampton Transport Heritage Buses. Jump on to one of their traditional buses and stop off at various local attractions across the county. Jeyes of Earls Barton will be open all weekend for you to shop, lunch and explore. We have an award winning coffee shop, gift and toy shops, ... Read More

Canons Ashby Open Day

Visit Canons Ashby to enjoy the beautiful gardens, the historic house, the medieval church, and join our volunteers for short pop-up talks about the creative people from our place’s history. Whilst you’re here, pop into the shop to collect a souvenir or treat yourself in the tearoom to a cream tea or a light lunch. Free entry on these days ... Read More

Free

Heritage Bus Services

George Row Northampton

Classic buses providing FREE heritage bus services in and around Northampton linking venues participating in Heritage Open Days and running short tours. Regular FREE bus services and short tours using classic buses and coaches running from the Town Centre on routes around Northampton and the local area serving many of the venues open to the public. Event Times Saturday 9 ... Read More

St Mary’s Church Open Day

An introduction to the church building and churchyard, with explanation of its purpose, use and history. Information about links with the local community. Children's activity. Refreshments. For those who already know the church there will be new insights into things they never knew. For newcomers there is the opportunity to learn more about a building in the centre of their ... Read More

Event Series Longthorpe Tower Tours

Longthorpe Tower Tours

Longthorpe Tower Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire,, United Kingdom

Longthorpe Tower (1290-1300) is  locally managed by Nene Park Trust The Tower is the surviving part of a 14th century, three storey medieval fortified Manor House. It contains the finest set of medieval wall paintings in a domestic setting in Western Europe, giving a rare insight into the medieval mind. We have a team of knowledgeable and passionate volunteers who will ... Read More

Event Series Heritage Open Days – Lyveden

Heritage Open Days – Lyveden

Lyveden Lyveden, United Kingdom

Join local producers and sample some produce in our Apple & Ale Festival. Learn about traditional methods for using produce, our orchard and shop for new local favourites! Cared for by the National Trust, Lyveden is a Grade I listed Park and Garden near Oundle. Set in the heart of rural Northamptonshire, Lyveden is a remarkable survivor of the Elizabethan ... Read More

Northamptonshire Natural History Society Open Day

Northampton Natural History Society 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton

Interested in Natural History in Northamptonshire?Want to look through a microscope?Want to handle local rocks and fossils?Interested in Astronomy?A keen photographer interested in more skills?Then visit the team in their purpose built rooms. A society in Northamptonshire dating back to 1876. See displays and demonstrations by many of the sections in the purpose built rooms. Bring a plant or item ... Read More

Fifteen at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

Northampton Museum and Art Gallery Crispin Street, Northampton, United Kingdom

An exciting and eclectic exhibition of the work of 15 prominent Northamptonshire artists. Covering a range of media from painting and printmaking to glass textiles and collage, there is certainly something for everyone. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 12-5pm.

Performing Room Northampton Heritage Day

Performing Rood 9 Guildhall Road, Northampton

Explore the hidden history of our building. Step back in time utilising multimedia and public exhibitions of recently uncovered artefacts to hear the story and discover how our heritage helped to create Northampton’s beautiful Culture Quarter.

Northamptonshire Heritage Fair

Chester House Estate Irchester,, Wellingborough, United Kingdom

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Abington Park Museum, Chester House Estate. This year we are expanding the Heritage Fair over three venues. Abington Park Museum has been a regular host of the fair and the two newly opened venues of Northampton Museum & Art Gallery and Chester House Estate will co-host. We aim to bring you a greater number of ... Read More

Iconography Exhibition by Gabrielle Boyle

Peterborough Cathedral , United Kingdom

A stunning collection of up to 40 intricately painted icons in the traditional style. Painted with traditional methods of egg tempura and using a precise way of working governed by sacred geometry, Gabrielle Boyle's iconography uses wonderful organic pigments from all over the world alongside 23.5 carat gold leaf. Come and see up to 40 original pieces on display in ... Read More

Classics on the Lawn

Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, Delapré Abbey, United Kingdom

Enjoy a day out for all the family with vintage, classic and specialist cars in the grounds of the historic Abbey. Alongside this the historic house will be open so that you can find out more about the Abbey’s exciting and turbulent past in more detail (entry fee applies). Entry £1, pre-book here.Free entry when pre-booking admission to the historic house (adults ... Read More

Afternoon Tea in Memory of Queen Elizabeth II

Rushden Station John Clark Way, Rushden, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II with a delicious Afternoon Tea with a glass of Prosecco in our Gresley Buffet Carriage. Tickets are £25 per head. Book your tickets on the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway’s website HERE!

£25

Tour: Unusual Happenings

Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, Delapré Abbey, United Kingdom

Explore Delapré Abbey’s paranormal past on this special tour.

Online Talk: The Medieval Church of St Gregory, Northampton, with speaker Graham Ward

The Friends of St Peter’s Marefair present ‘The Medieval Church of St Gregory, Northampton, with Graham Ward’ Join Graham Ward for an online talk exploring the changing fortunes of this historic building from place of pilgrimage, to grammar school, to rubble in a car park. To book your place email: stpetermarefair@gmail.com Event Times Tuesday 12 September: 1930 Booking Details Pre-booking: RequiredThis is ... Read More

Lunchtime Talks – Costume Stories from the Nene Valley

Discover Northamptonshire Hub Rushden Lakes, Rushden

Come along to this informative talk at the Discover Northamptonshire Hub at Rushden Lakes from fashion historian Sharn Matthews! This talk will go into detail about the types of clothing worn throughout the centuries within the Nene Valley, as well as highlighting the museum collections at Peterborough, Oundle and Northampton. Tickets cost £2.50, and include a hot drink. To book ... Read More

£2.50

Bombs, Bankruptcy & Bigamy – Mary Maxwell Channell’s Experiment In Rural Industrialisation

Northampton Museum and Art Gallery Crispin Street, Northampton, United Kingdom

Bombs, bankruptcy and bigamy, Mary Maxwell Channell’s experiment in rural industrialisation a talk by Dr Katherine Kirk, University of Northampton & Helen Close, Women’s historian and Heritage Manager for the Women’s Engineering Society During the Second World War, the quiet rural village of Flore became a hive of secretive activity. Katherine and Helen tell the untold story of one woman ... Read More

Event Series Longthorpe Tower Tours

Longthorpe Tower Tours

Longthorpe Tower Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire,, United Kingdom

Longthorpe Tower (1290-1300) is  locally managed by Nene Park Trust The Tower is the surviving part of a 14th century, three storey medieval fortified Manor House. It contains the finest set of medieval wall paintings in a domestic setting in Western Europe, giving a rare insight into the medieval mind. We have a team of knowledgeable and passionate volunteers who will ... Read More

Event Series Heritage Open Days – Lyveden

Heritage Open Days – Lyveden

Lyveden Lyveden, United Kingdom

Join local producers and sample some produce in our Apple & Ale Festival. Learn about traditional methods for using produce, our orchard and shop for new local favourites! Cared for by the National Trust, Lyveden is a Grade I listed Park and Garden near Oundle. Set in the heart of rural Northamptonshire, Lyveden is a remarkable survivor of the Elizabethan ... Read More

Festival NN

Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, Delapré Abbey, United Kingdom

Festival NN is back! Your local 1 day festival jam packed with all local bands and artists. A family friendly event with food and drink.

Model Weekend

Rushden Goods Shed, John Clark Way, Rushden, NN10 0FW John Clark Way, Rushden

Join us at Rushden Railway Station and Goods Shed for our annual Model Weekend. The Goods Shed will be full of a selection of models including running model railways of different types, boats, car and more. Our Pacer train will be running trips every 45 mins from 11am - 3.30pm The Buffet Carriage will be open for sandwiches, cakes and ... Read More

£5

Peterborough Cathedral

Peterborough Cathedral , United Kingdom

Free Highlights Tours of Peterborough Cathedral 11am, 12noon, 2pm and 3pm Free Precincts Tours of Peterborough Cathedral grounds 10.30am and 2.30pm Cathedral Library Open for visitors 11am-3pm A fantastic 60 minute highlights tours explore the key features of this ancient sacred space. Visitors will learn how two queens came to be buried in the Cathedral, visit one of the most ... Read More

Event Series Longthorpe Tower Tours

Longthorpe Tower Tours

Longthorpe Tower Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire,, United Kingdom

Longthorpe Tower (1290-1300) is  locally managed by Nene Park Trust The Tower is the surviving part of a 14th century, three storey medieval fortified Manor House. It contains the finest set of medieval wall paintings in a domestic setting in Western Europe, giving a rare insight into the medieval mind. We have a team of knowledgeable and passionate volunteers who will ... Read More

Event Series Heritage Open Days – Lyveden

Heritage Open Days – Lyveden

Lyveden Lyveden, United Kingdom

Join local producers and sample some produce in our Apple & Ale Festival. Learn about traditional methods for using produce, our orchard and shop for new local favourites! Cared for by the National Trust, Lyveden is a Grade I listed Park and Garden near Oundle. Set in the heart of rural Northamptonshire, Lyveden is a remarkable survivor of the Elizabethan ... Read More

Heritage Family Fun Day

Rushden Lakes Rushden, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Plans for the Heritage Family Fun Day on Sunday 17th September at Rushden Lakes are underway and the day is based around local heritage and brings together a wide array of interesting information about the local towns of Rushden and Higham Ferrers. Expect entertainment, stalls, activities and a free open top Heritage bus tour. See you there!

The Guildhall

A rare chance to see the spectacular interiors of the Guildhall, built 1861 -64 to the designs of EW Godwin and extended in 1889-92 in similar style by AW Jeffery and M Holding. This is a wonderful example of Victorian architecture. The guided tours will allow you to visit areas of the Guildhall which are not always open to the ... Read More

The Church Northampton/ St Johns The Baptist & St Johns the Evangelist Tours

The Church will be open to the public during Heritage Week. Come and look inside this amazing 12th Century Grade 1 listed building and learn about some of its history and amazing architecture. St John The Baptist and St John The Evangelist is one of Northampton's oldest surviving buildings. It was opened in 1138 and in the 886 years since ... Read More

Free

Discover 10,000 Years of History: A Landscape Tour and Family Heritage Trail at The Chester House Estate

As part of Heritage Open Days, this exclusive landscape tour and family heritage trail offers a unique opportunity to explore the rich and varied heritage of one of Northamptonshire’s most remarkable estates! The landscape tour will be led by a knowledgeable team who will bring the estate’s past to life. Capture breath-taking views of the Northamptonshire countryside and experience the ... Read More

Free

Performing Room Northampton – Heritage Tour

Explore the deep hidden history of our building. Step back in time to hear our story and discover how our heritage helped to create Northampton’s beautiful Culture Quarter through public exhibitions and immersive multimedia utilising VR technology. We have worked on a multimedia heritage project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to uncover and share the hidden history of ... Read More

Stanwick Lakes Heritage Open Day

Stanwick Lakes Stanwick, Wellingborough, United Kingdom

Explore 10,000 years of history at our Stanwick Lakes Heritage Open Day! From Neolithic to Medieval, and heritage crafts, there is something for everyone to discover. Get hands on with history and discover all about this incredible historical site! Celebrate heritage with the team at Stanwick Lakes!– “Sensational Settlers” theatre show at the Iron Age Settlement – travel through time ... Read More

Delapré Abbey: Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, Delapré Abbey, United Kingdom

Heritage Open Days is back at Delapré Abbey; explore 900 years of exciting and turbulent history. Our friendly staff and volunteers will be guiding you around the behind-the-scenes spaces, sharing the history of the House and its grounds. Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Delapré Abbey at 10:30am, 12:30pm, and 3pm. We will show you all of the nooks ... Read More

Free

Northamptonshire Battlefields Society at Delapre Abbey

Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, Delapré Abbey, United Kingdom

Visit the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society at the Coach House at Delapre Abbey on the 8th September to learn more about the County's violent history.

Classics on the Lawn

Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, Delapré Abbey, United Kingdom

Entry £2, pre-book here If you would like to exhibit your classic car on the day then they’re offering pitches for £12.50 here Enjoy a day out for all the family with vintage, classic and specialist cars in the grounds of the historic Abbey. Alongside this the historic house will be open so that you can find out more about the Abbey’s ... Read More

Performing Room Northampton – Heritage Tour

Explore the deep hidden history of our building. Step back in time to hear our story and discover how our heritage helped to create Northampton’s beautiful Culture Quarter through public exhibitions and immersive multimedia utilising VR technology. We have worked on a multimedia heritage project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to uncover and share the hidden history of ... Read More

Jeyes of Earls Barton

Jeyes 26-28 The Square, Earls Barton, United Kingdom

The Jeyes Heritage collections recall the Victorian lives of Northampton brothers, Philadelphus, entrepreneur and John Jeyes, inventor of the world famous disinfectant, Jeyes Fluid. Philadelphus Jeyes, ‘Chymist and Druggist’ of 6 The Drapery in the heart of Northampton - one of the few remaining buildings to have survived The Great Fire of 1675. Explore the maze of museums and exhibitions ... Read More

Event Series The Priestgate Vaults Tour

The Priestgate Vaults Tour

Peterborough Museum Priestgate, Peterborough, United Kingdom

Take part in a Vaults tour and venture down into the Museum’s cellars. Explore layers of history rarely seen by the public and hear the stories of the people who once lived and worked within the building. Brought to life through projections and characters from this buildings history, a tour of the vaults will take you through 500 years of ... Read More

Guided Tours of 78 Derngate

78 Derngate 78-82 Derngate, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

A chance to go round the heritage house: the only architectural project of Mackintosh’s open to the public outside Scotland – and are given half hour guided tours. An ordinary Georgian terraced house made extraordinary, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Multi-award winning 78 Derngate was the marital home of local businessman, WJ Bassett-Lowke between 1917-1926. He commissioned the famous Glaswegian architect, ... Read More

Free

Talk: Spires, Squires, and Celebrations

Susan Copperwheat will be using unique stories & photography to show the humour & hidden aspects of Northants that we can all discover. Location: Discover Northamptonshire, Rushden Lakes, NN10 6FH Date: 13th September 2024 Time: Doors open at 5:45pm. Talk starts at 6pm and lasts approximately an hour. Tickets cost £5 and include a hot or cold drink of your ... Read More