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Heritage Open Weekend 2025

Appleby Heritage Open Days - Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, involving thousands of local volunteers and organisations. Every year in September it brings people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history … stories are told, traditions explored, and histories are brought to life. It offers the public a chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences and this year’s Heritage Open Weekend in Appleby is sure to be a good one – and it’s all FREE! Leafle[...]

Appleby Heritage QR Code Trail

Appleby Town Council have launched a new heritage QR trail, which will feature the key heritage sites in the town. Visitors scan the QR code on their phone to listen to a short audio clip and photographs for each of the sites. The trail currently includes four locations – The Moot Hall Council Chamber, St Lawrence’s Church, St Anne’s Almshouses and High and Low Cross. Each of the audio clips feature a different local person narrating. The trail is currently being piloted and it is hoped it will eventually feature all the key heritage landmarks in Appl[...]