A tasty treat for Heritage Open Days in Reading this year
10 - 19 September 2021
This September, Reading’s heritage will be on show for 10 days as part of England’s annual heritage festival, Heritage Open Days. Celebrating our buildings, natural and cultural heritage, this year there will be a fantastic range of free in-person and digital events to showcase the rich stories that make Reading such a unique place to live, work and visit.
The optional theme for Heritage Open Days 2021 is Edible England and a number of Reading’s events will tell the story of our local culinary heritage. Tasty offerings in Reading include getting creative with fruit and veg at Brock Keep, tours of the historic kitchen gardens at Caversham Court Gardens, a lost jam factory and no-longer pubs in Castle Hill and Coley, exploring food in Ancient Greece online with the Ure Museum, Edible Reading talks and object handling at Reading Museum or the roof top food garden at RISC.
Other events taking place as part of Heritage Open Days in Reading include open churches and historic office buildings not usually open to the public, talks on building conservation, audio tours of London Street and guided tours of Oxford Road, history walks of Woodley and an art exhibition inspired by Readings last gasometer.
Nigel Horton-Baker, Reading UK, who produce a guide to Reading’s heritage Open Days events, said: “The fascinating history of Reading, its people, places and its food will take centre stage for 10 days in September as part of the national festival of heritage, Heritage Open Days. Thank you to everyone who has organised events this year. After a difficult 18 months, it is great to see so many in-person events as part of the festival, but there are also some intriguing digital events to watch from your own home or explore on your own.”
All Heritage Open Days events are free to attend, but some need booking in advance due to small capacities. More information on Reading’s Heritage Open Day 2021 events in Reading UK’s ‘Exploring Reading’s Heritage’ leaflet available from Reading Museum and Reading libraries.
