Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days are now an important national event, allowing everyone free access to historic buildings not normally open to the public.
Heritage Open Days also includes tours, events and activities that focus on local architecture and culture.
The last one took place between in September 2011.
Venues that were open locally
Banstead
- All Saints, High Street SM7 2NN
- Banstead Countryside Day, Holly Lane SM7 2BY.
Chipstead
St. Margaret’s Church CR5 3RA.
Horley
St Barholomew's Church, Church Road, Horley, RH6 8AB
Tadworth
Tadworth Court Mansion KT20 5RU.
Kingswood
- St. Andrew’s Church, on A217 KT20 6QE
- Wisdom of God Church, Buckland Road KT20 7DP.
Merstham
St. Katharine’s Church, Church Hill RH1 3BJ.
Redhill
- St.Matthew’s Church, Redhill RH1 1DL
- Royal Earlswood Museum RH1 1SE
- United Reformed Church, Redhill RH1 6BA
- St. John’s School, Pendleton Road RH1 6QG.
Gatton
Gatton Park, Gatton Bottom RH2 0TD.
Reigate
- Emmanuel Church, Reigate Road, Sidlow, RH2 8QH
- Reigate Fort, Reigate Hill RH2
- Holmesdale Natural History Museum, Croydon Road RH2 0PG
- Cranston Library, Chart Lane RH2 7RN
- St. Mary Magdalene Church, Chart Lane RH2 7RN
- St. Philip’s Church, Nutley Lane RH2 9HA
- Reigate and Banstead Town Hall, Castlefield Road RH2 0SH
- Barons Cave, Town Centre nearby RH2 9BG
- Heritage Tree Walk, Priory Park RH2 7RL
- Reigate Priory RH2 7RL
- Reigate Priory Museum RH2 7RL - as the museum is currently not open there is a display of 1920's costumes in the Holbein Hall in the Priory
- Medieval Undercroft, rear 16 West Street RH2 9BS
- Heath Church, Reigate Heath RH2 8AB
- Reigate Mill Church, Reigate Heath RH2 8AB.
Town Hall
The Town Hall in Reigate is a Grade II listed building in the arts and crafts style.
The Old Council Chamber has a particularly fine Art Nouveau ceiling. Historic photographs of Reigate town and a collections of paintings by William Tatton Winter will be on display.
Historic photographs of Reigate town and a collection of paintings by the artist William
Tatton Winter were on display.
Refreshments available. Donations for the refreshments went to the Mayor’s Charities.
Contact
- Contact Michele Damer of the Reigate Society on 01737 243 513 or heathfielstables@dial.pipex.com.
Related websites
- Heritage Open Days website has an event directory, a blog and a video which showcases some places that took part in the event.
- Reigate Society website.
Last updated : 21/11/2011
