Heritage Open Days 2016 Guide
Unlock the hidden heritage of Coventry with Heritage Open Weekend 2016. With so much history in the city, you'll be spoilt for choice.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
George Eliot in Coventry
Friday 9 September
12.30pm - 1.30pm
At the History Centre
Free
It is almost 200 years since George Eliot, one of England’s most famous authors, was born in Nuneaton. She was schooled and lived with her father in Coventry where she also met the Brays and Hennells who had a profound influence on her.
Find out more about the author and her Coventry connections in this talk given by John Burton, Chair of the George Eliot Fellowship. This is also a chance to see items from the Centre’s extensive George Eliot collection including some letters and early newspaper articles written by her as well as an opportunity of finding out more about the George Eliot Fellowship.
Book your free ticket here.
Coventry Transport Museum
Store Tours
Board the vintage 333 bus and explore the Coventry Transport Museum store in these special rarely offered tours, grab your place quickly these are sure to sell out fast!
Book your free place here.
Explore our galleries
Learn all about Coventry's rich transport heritage with timed living interpretation sessions at Coventry Transport Museum.
Whitefriars Monestary
Explore the buildings known as Whitefriars - the surviving fragments of a Carmelite Friary founded in 1342 until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Specials tours will allow visitors a rare opportunity to see the buildings.
Book your free place here.
Lunt Roman Fort
Discover fantastic theatrical performances around the Lunt Roman Fort throughout the Heritage Open Weekend.
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