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Stockport Heritage Open Days 2010
Thousands of places open their doors free of charge for Heritage Open Days, celebrating England’s rich architecture, history and culture.
And Stockport will be no exception, with over 45 FREE events this year, many taking place for the first time. So grab the chance to explore somewhere that is normally closed or usually charges an entrance fee.
As a Heritage Open Days first, pub game aficionados can enjoy a nostalgic evening playing one of their favourite pub pastimes. If church architecture is more your thing, look out for a host of new churches and chapels opening their doors this year as part of a Stockport Belief Trail.
Look out in this year’s programme for… magnificent Gothic revival interiors, the Green Man, organ concerts, shove halfpenny, Bonnie Prince Charlie, a historic armoured hat, 1930s knicker elastic, a Crematorium tour, backstage theatre tours, tripe dressers, a medieval dungeon, a Jacobean staircase, pie-tasting, watercolour workshops, gravestones of the famous, Pre-Raphaelite stained glass, river valleys, traditional crafts, big bands, Victorian schoolrooms and more…
HODs would not take place without the volunteers who give their time by guiding tours, giving talks, producing brochures and offering refreshments. HODs is co-ordinated nationally by English Heritage.
For the most up-to-date information about this year’s Stockport Heritage Open Days, please go to www.visit-stockport.com or contact Stockport Tourist Information Centre on 0161 474 4444.
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Take An Unusual Tour
Come and seek out museums and historic houses from a whole new perspective by joining one of the more unusual tours on offer this summer!
Staircase House is offering a one off tour called ‘Step into my Parlour’. On this tour you will discover how people lived through the ages. History will be brought to life through sights, sounds and flavours. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience a day in a different age.
Stockport Air Raid Shelters recently won Best Small Visitor Attraction at the Manchester Tourism Awards 2010, come and find out why by joining one of the out of hours Explorer Tours where you will learn the history of the tunnels. Don a hard hat and discover areas not shown on the public tour. You will gain full insight into the extent of Stockport’s Air Raid preparations.
The Air Raid Shelters also run a special Children’s Tour aimed at children aged 6+. Bring your children and step back in time to experience the life of a child during the war. This tour offers a unique way for children to learn about a difficult period in our history and it really brings it to life.
Hat Works also have fantastic children’s tour on which is offered every weekend throughout the school holidays. All ages are welcome. Children will journey through the museums machinery floor and learn what it was like to be a hatter’s apprentice.
Bramall Hall is offering a one off ‘Peak into the past’ tour. Journey though this beautiful house and meet characters from the past. Find out what it was like to live at Bramall from the 16th century through to the Civil War and up to Victorian Times.
All of these tours offer participants a wonderful way to discover and learn more about different periods in history. This is learning at its best - both informative and fun!
Booking is essential if you wish to join one of these exciting tours. Prices vary. For full details visit www.visitstockport.com/attractions. Or you can telephone the appropriate visitor Attraction direct. Staircase House: 0161 480 1924, Air Raid Shelters: 0161 4741940, Hat Works: 0161 b3557770, Bramall Hall: 0161 485 3708
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Big Fred and Daisy Visit Stockport
Come along to Hat Works and meet ‘Big Fred’ a new character created by the popular children’s author Daisy Dawes. Enjoy a reading by Daisy Dawes from the new book ‘Get Ahead Fred’.
Fred is the man about town with a hat for every occasion. Fred is extremely proud of his hat collection. But when the queen comes to visit, Fred’s hobby lands him in hot water!
The story will entertain readers and widen their vocabulary, as they learn the names of the hats in Fred’s weird and wonderful collection. It also teaches that the biggest is not always the best, as our hero pays the ultimate price for his obsession.
This cautionary tale is brought to life with beautiful hand-made models and hand-written rhyming text.
After the book reading children can take part in ‘Fred’ inspired craft activity and make their very own hat. Copies of the book will be available for sale and Daisy Dawes will happily sign your copy. This event is suitable for families with children aged 3-8. Meet Daisy and Fred on Saturday 21 August, 2pm–4pm, The event is FREE Just Drop in. For more information call 0161 355 7770
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