‘Open Doors’is proving to be as popular as ever with many walks and tours booking up fast.
This coming weekend (11 and 12 September), the focus for this free annual heritage event is Denbigh, with events taking place all over town.
Walks and tours still available to book include: a walk to Galch Hill, the ancestral home of the notable Myddleton family, a tour of Theatre Twm o’r Nant and a visit to Denbigh’s Dove Cotes. There is a walk around the Castle woods where you can learn about the flora of the woods. Discover Medieval Denbigh with archaeologist Fiona Gale, taking in the Town Walls, Leicester’s Church and Denbigh Castle.
You can also book a visit to Bryn Celyn – an impressive town house and private home, or view Bryn y Parc which has seen some major developments since last year’s events.
In the Dr Evan Pierce Memorial Garden, there will be traditional building skills demonstrations by Recclesia Ltd, including stone masonry, stained glass and lathe and plaster work – you can even have a go yourself.
At the Welsh Language Centre you can view an exhibition depicting the history of Wireless in Wales and a collection of radios from 1920s to 50s. There will also be a World War II Exhibition and a broadcast of Workers’ Playtime performed by Ruth Moore Williams called – What Did you do in the War Mother?
Visit the website where you will find new events not listed in the guidebook, such as the Denbigh and the Civil War Walk, exhibitions at St Thomas’ Church and the Heritage Festival Market taking place on Saturday 11th.
www.opendoorsdenbighshire.org.uk
Parking will be free in Denbigh on 11 and 12 September and in Llangollen on 18 and 19 September. Please remember to pay parking fees in Ruthin on 25 and 26 September as this will not be free.
Please phone 01745 816313 / 01978 860828 / 01824 705274 to request a guidebook or to book your walks and tours. You can also email [email protected]
European Heritage Days are an initiative of the Council of Europe. ‘Open Doors’ is co-ordinated by the Civic Trust for Wales whose partners organise parallel events in England and Scotland. The initiative was launched in 1991 and last year over 20 million people visited all the participating sites throughout Europe.
