This year’s Heritage Open Days offer the opportunity to get inside historic buildings for free, including some that are rarely open to the public.

Details of those institutions that are involved across the UK are available on the Heritage Open Days website. Fortunately the openings of buildings are staggered across several days – although there is a concentration on Saturday, which can make choosing your itinerary quite tricky!

Last weekend we had a fantastic morning at the Edwardian Victoria Baths in Manchester, including an inspiring tour and local history fair. On my list for this coming weekend are the Salford Diocesan Archives, and Clayton Hall, which is opening up just for Saturday the Tudor part of the building. Happy open days.