Heritage Open Days 2023


  • When
  • Area Deal, Dover, Sandwich

When

Admission

Free event

Open days details

Welcome to England’s largest festival of history and culture!

Every September thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. It's your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore.

For details of events, please visit the Heritage Open Days website (right).

Venues taking part in White Cliffs Country are:

  • Captain's Garden, Deal
  • Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist
  • Convent of Our Lady of the Missions
  • Deal Cemetery Chapel
  • Deal Masonic Hall
  • Deal Museum
  • Deal Timeball Tower
  • Deal Town Hall
  • History Project Walk - Deal Railway Station
  • Kent Mining Museum
  • Old Wine Vaults, Taylor Jones & Son, Deal
  • Royal Marines Heritage Walk, Deal
  • St Andrew's Church, Deal
  • St George's Church, Deal
  • St Leonard's Church, Deal
  • St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Church, Deal
  • Walmer Baptist Church
  • St John's Commandery Open House, Swingfield, Dover
  • Wanstone Rediscovered, Wanstone Battery, St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
  • St Martin's Church, Great Mongeham
  • St John the Evangelist Church, Kingsdown
  • St John's Village Hall, Kingsdown
  • St Nicholas' Church, Ringwould
  • St Mary the Virgin Church, Ripple
  • Sandwich Medieval Centre
  • St Nicholas' Church, Sholden
  • St Peter & St Paul Church, Sutton
  • Addelam History Research Group Exhibition, Blessed Mary of Walmer
  • Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Walmer
  • St Mary's Church, Walmer
  • St Saviour's Church, Walmer
  • Walmer Court Medieval Manor House
  • Walmer Lifeboat Station