Heritage open days Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture. Every year in September, places across the country throw open their doors to celebrate their heritage, community and history. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all FREE.
Foster Hill Road Cemetery Open day The Gatehouse, Foster Hill Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7TD A beautiful Victorian Grade II listed cemetery with great trees and lovely surroundings. There will be guided walks to areas of special interest, many of them themed walks. If this is not possible due to covid regulations, a variety of suggested walks with maps, brief details and photos of individual graves will be handed out. We hope it will be possible to have all the registers from 1855 available for everyone to see them, and search for individual burials as required. This will of course depend on the Covid regulations in place at the time. Representatives of the Friends will be available to help with searches of the registers and also the grounds of the cemetery itself. Event Times Saturday 11 September: 11am-4pm - Will be open for viewing of the original burial registers only, but not for GUIDED walks. Direction sheets for SELF GUIDED walks will however be available on the day Sunday 12 September: 2pm-4.30pm - GUIDED walks
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Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred The cemetery is free to visit at anytime but the walks are scheduled for Sunday afternoon only Booking Contact: Margaret Carpenter Tel: 01234 360003 Email: mo@mikecarpenter33.plus.com www.fosterhillroadcemetery.co.uk
John Bunyan Museum John Bunyan Museum, Bunyan Meeting, Mill Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3EU Join John Bunyan Museum and Library in person and online in a special celebration of Edible England for Heritage Open Days 2021. On Saturday 18th September there will be family trails, handling sessions and foodie demonstrations. John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim’s Progress, is one of Bedford’s most famous sons. Visit the Museum and Church and take a walk through Bunyan’s life and times to discover more about the renowned author, pastor and preacher. Especially for Heritage Open Days (on Saturday 18th September only): A family activity trail of ‘edible’ history around the main museum; a handling session with 17th century objects about dining in John Bunyan’s day, usually only available to paid groups; a demonstration of recipes made during Bunyan’s day, especially for the Edible England theme. Some activities will be delivered online via the website and YouTube channel, depending on Covid-19 guidelines and restrictions at the time. Pre-booking may be required to limit numbers.
