Winchester Heritage Open Days schedule 2022: Find all the local history events in Winchester

This year’s event, organised by the Hampshire History Trust, is based on the national theme of ‘Astounding Inventions’.  Here are all the events taking place in and around Winchester within the first week of the Heritage Open Days. Please note that some events require booking in advance whilst others are free to turn up to on the day.

Schedule of events taking place in Winchester and the surrounding areas, Friday 9 to Thursday, September 15:

Whole festival duration, September 9 to 18

High Street trail

‘The Burberry Factory in Winchester’ display at Brasserie Blanc

Montezuma’s Winchester

‘Inventions Investigators at the Beach’ walk at Lepe Country Park

READ MORE: Heritage Open Days 2022: All the events happening in Winchester based on 'Astounding Inventions'

Friday, September 9

• 9:30am-4:00pm Royal Logistic Corps Museum: Children’s Medal Making
• 10:00am-4:00pm D-Day Lepe Heritage Group Exhibition
• 10:30am-11:30am Royal Logistic Corps Museum - Director’s Guided Tour. Pre-book
• 11:00am-4:00pm Winchester City Mill Open Day
• 11:00am-3:00pm Sandham Memorial Chapel Open Day
• 2:00pm-5:00pm Hyde900: Community Dig finds display

Saturday, Septmeber 10

• 9:30am-4:00pm Royal Logistic Corps Museum: Children’s Medal Making
• 10:00am-4:00pm D-Day Lepe Heritage Group Exhibition
• 10:00am-3:00pm Hampshire Chronicle 250 Years display at Cabinet Rooms
• 10:00am-5:00pm Hyde900: Community Dig finds display
• Tours at the Ballard School (9:30am, 10:30am & 11:30am). Pre-book
• 10:00am-4:00pm St Bartholomew’s Church, Hyde Open Day
• 10:00am-4:00pm The Royal Green Jackets Museum Open Day
• 10:00am-3:30pm The Watercress Line
• 10:00am-4:00pm St. John Ambulance
• 10:00am-5:00pm St John the Baptist Church
• 10:00am-3:00pm Hampshire Chronicle 250 Years display at Cabinet Rooms
• 10:00am-5:00pm Winchester City Museum
• 10:30am-4:00pm Whitchurch Silk Mill Food Festival
• Sessions at 10:30am, 12:30pm and 2:00pm Become an Inventor at Winchester City Museum. Pre-book
• 10:30am-3:30pm Winchester Combined Court Open Day
• 10:30am-4:00pm Alton Quaker Meeting House
• 11:00am-4:00pm Winchester City Mill Open Day
• 11:00am-3:00pm Sandham Memorial Chapel Open Day
• 11:00am-12:30pm ‘Patrick Alexander and the Alexander Observatory’ talk at Aldershot Military Museum
• 11:00am-3:00pm Chesil Theatre Tours
• Pedlars & Petticoats – The Hidden History of Hertha Ayrton Marks (11:30am & 3:00pm). Pre-book
• 12:00-5:00pm Friends of King Alfred Buses vintage bus display
• 1:00pm-5:00pm Winchester Quaker Meeting House
• 2:00pm-3:30pm ‘Aldershot – Cradle of Army Signalling’ talk at Aldershot Military Museum

Sunday, September 11

• 10:00am-4:00pm D-Day Lepe Heritage Group Exhibition
• 10:00am-3:00pm Hampshire Chronicle 250 Years display at Cabinet Rooms
• 10:00am-4:00pm Friends of King Alfred Buses vintage bus services
• 10:00am-5:00pm Hyde900: Community Dig finds display
• 10:00am-4:00pm The Royal Green Jackets Museum Open Day
• 10:00am-3:30pm The Watercress Line
• 11:00am-4:00pm Winchester City Mill Open Day
• 11:00am-3:00pm Sandham Memorial Chapel Open Day
• 11:00am-3:00pm Chesil Theatre Tours
• 11:00am-5:00pm Alresford Eel House
• 11:00am-12:30pm ‘Military railways in Aldershot’ talk at Aldershot Military Museum
• 12:00-4:00pm Alresford Museum
• Classic & Sports Car Parade (Winchester MG Owners Club) starts at 12:00
• 1:00pm-5:00pm Winchester Quaker Meeting House
• 2:00pm-5:00pm The Gregg School
• 2:00pm-3:00pm ‘Winchester College, the Origins of Cricket and its Development’, a talk by Mr John Barclay. Pre-book
• 2:00pm-3:30pm ‘Cody – the Innovator’ talk at Aldershot Military Museum
• 2:30pm-4:30pm Bullington Church Fete

Friends of King Alfred Buses

Tuesday, September 13

• 9:30am-4:00pm Royal Logistic Corps Museum: Children’s Medal Making
• Tours at St John the Evangelist Church, Northington (10:30, 11:30 & 14:00). Pre-book
• 5:30pm-7:00pm Andrew Smith & Son valuation evening at ADAM Architects
• 6:00pm-7:00pm ‘(Re-)Inventing Myths: How Medieval People Made Gods, Gorgons, and Gryphons Their Own’. Pre-book

Wednesday, September 14

• 9:30am-4:00pm Royal Logistic Corps Museum: Children’s Medal Making
• 10:00am-3:00pm Hampshire Chronicle 250 Years display at Cabinet Rooms
• 11:00am-4:00pm Winchester City Mill Open Day
• 11:00am-4:00pm Re-Burberry in Winchester Exhibition
• 11:00am-12:00 Astounding Foodstuffs at Honesty Cookery School. Pre-book
• 11:00am-12:00 Royal Logistic Corps Museum: Archive Store Tour. Pre-book
• 12:00-5:00pm The Grange, Northington
• Tours at St John the Evangelist Church, Northington (11:00 & 13:00). Pre-book

SEE ALSO: Hampshire Chronicle to mark its 250th anniversary with month-long celebration

Thursday, September 15

• 9:30am-4:00pm Royal Logistic Corps Museum: Children’s Medal Making
• 9:30am-5:00pm The Hospital of St Cross
• 10:00am-3:00pm Hampshire Chronicle 250 Years display at Cabinet Rooms
• Guided tours at Winchester College (10:15 & 11:30). Pre-book
• 10:30am-11:30am Royal Logistic Corps Museum - Director’s Guided Tour. Pre-book
• 10:30am-5:00pm Gilbert White’s House & Gardens
• 11:00am-4:00pm The Brickworks Museum
• 11:00am-2:00pm Meet the Editor – Hampshire Chronicle
• 11:00am-4:00pm Winchester City Mill Open Day
• 11:00am-3:00pm Sandham Memorial Chapel Open Day
• 11:00am-4:00pm Re-Burberry in Winchester Exhibition
• 11:00am-12:00 Astounding Foodstuffs at Honesty Cookery School Pre-book
• The Fellows’ Library tour at Winchester College (tours at 2:00pm & 3:30pm). Pre-book
• 2:00pm-3:00pm Astounding Foodstuffs at Honesty Cookery School. Pre-book
• 2:15pm-3:15pm Guided tour of the Archives at Winchester College. Pre-book
• 7:00pm-8:00pm ‘Winchester College and the Invention (twice over) of the British Public School’. Pre-book

Winchester College- Chapel Tour

For the full events directory, booking details, and further information, go to winchesterheritageopendays.org.