Heritage Open Days, an annual festival of free events including talks, tours and exhibitions, returns to heritage sites in and around Exeter from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 September.
Highlights include a guided walk along key sections of Exeter’s city walls led by Devon Archaeological Society and tours of historic locations in St David’s led by Exeter Community Centre.
St Nicholas Priory, Exeter’s oldest building, is also offering guided tours of its main building as well as its refectory wing, which is not usually open to the public.
Other Exeter venues taking part include RAMM, Tuckers Hall and St Martin’s Church and events will also take place nearby at Killerton and Castle Drogo.
Burnet Patch bridge, spanning an eighteenth century cut in Exeter City Walls.
Photo: UNESCO under Creative Commons license.
Heritage Open Days was established in 1994 as England’s contribution to European Heritage Days, in which 49 countries now participate.
Each year it presents more than 5,000 events organised by local volunteers and heritage organisations.
Heritage Open Days 2025 takes place from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 September 2025. All events are free to attend.
For more information visit the Heritage Open Days website.
