Heritage Open Days

Save the date for Heritage Open Days 2025 – between 12th and 21st September!

The free-to-access Heritage Open Days event runs in September each year and is a national festival celebrating local grass roots heritage, making it accessible to local communities.

Heritage Open Days 2024: “Routes – Networks – Connections”

In 2024, the event ran in Crewe between 6th and 15th September.

Crewe Heritage Open Days 2024 offered 20 activities for people to take part in, with walks, talks, exhibitions, open buildings and activity workshops!

2024 is a year of heritage anniversaries for Crewe:

• 170 years since the Cheese Hall (Market Hall) opened
• 145 years since the Bells and Clock were added to Christ Church
• 130 years since St. Peter’s (Earle St) was dedicated
• 125 years since Crewe Electricity Works opened
• 100 years since the Britannia statue was erected

You can find out more about the Heritage Open Days annual event from the official website.