STOP PRESS - The event booklets and website should be available from 4th August. Pre-booking starts from 11th August.
Please note that CURRENTLY all listing details held on the website are from the TWHODs weekend 2007. 2008 Listings will be added to the website by 4th August 2008 and will coincide with the launch of the event booklets.
This year the event will take place over THURSDAY 11th - SUNDAY 14th SEPTEMBER and we aim to ensure that it is even more of a success than 2007! Over the weekend you will get a chance, free of charge, to step into the past and find out more about the 2000 years of history that has made the North East the vibrant place that it is today.
Tyne and Wear Heritage Open Days would like to thank the Northern Rock Foundation for recognising the importance of this event within the region and agreeing to support its development and promotion for another three years. The grant assistance from the Northern Rock Foundation will ensure the production of the excellent Tyne and Wear booklet and development of the Tyne and Wear website until 2009.
What happened in 2007?
Last year Tyne and Wear Heritage Open Days “exceeded all expectations and was a great success. The figures indicate that there were approximately 44,603 visits to the 184 properties, tours and events available across Tyne and Wear,” up by approximately 4,300 from 2006. The increase in number of visits has been attributed to the wider range of buildings and events available, an improved visitor experience and the good weather. - What the Civic Trust say about HODs 2007: http://www.heritageopendays.org/online_HODs_newsletter/autumn_winter_2007_newsletter/HODs07-autumn-winter-newsletter.html
Page last updated: 7th July 2008