Lewes Heritage Open Days

Friday 12th – Sunday 14th September 2025

Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public, or charge for admission.

The Friends of Lewes has played a key part in ensuring the success of the Heritage Open Days event, taking on the lead role from 2011 onward.

This year’s focus for the Heritage Open Days (12th – 14th Sept 2025) is ‘Architecture’ and offers free access to eighteen historic Lewes buildings plus five guided walks. Advance booking, where required, opens on Thursday 21st August 2025 at 9am.

Lewes House, at 32 High Street, Lewes is the meeting point for most guided walks. It will be open on Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm with exhibitions by the Friends of Lewes, and the Lewes History Group, and refreshments in the garden. An opportunity not to be missed!

Lewes Heritage Open Days are organised by the Friends of Lewes –

https://friends-of-lewes.org.uk/membership/

↑ Click on the HOD image above to enlarge for details of open buildings and walks ↑

Details are also on the National Heritage Open Days website

How to book for Heritage Open Day events, 12th to 14th September 2025

You do not need to book for many of the building openings, though you may have to wait at busy times. Please be patient or come back later, as numbers may be restricted for safety reasons.

You can book the following venues and walks free of charge by clicking below on the appropriate link to the Eventbrite website. You will need to set up a user name and password if you have not booked through Eventbrite before. Booking opens on 21st August 2025 and closes the day before the event.

For venue tours and walks which happen more than once, you will be able to select the day/time you want during the booking process. You will receive confirmation of your booking by email, but you do not need to print out the email to attend the event.

Please let us know if you cannot come to an event you have booked, so that we can give the place to someone else. You can change or cancel your booking by logging in to Eventbrite and following the instructions to edit your order. If you have any difficulty, contact us on leweshod@gmail.com.

Venues where you need to book (available from 21st August)

Update 10th September – Places still available for Lewes Victoria Hospital

Lewes Victoria Hospital tour

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tour-of-lewes-victoria-hospital-tickets-1540803467649

Hugh Rae tour (Sold out)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tour-of-hugh-rae-shop-tickets-1540885653469

Harveys Brewery tour (Sold out)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harveys-brewery-tour-tickets-1540895462809

Trinity House tour (Sold out)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trinity-house-tour-tickets-1540958591629

St Thomas a Becket Church tour (Sold out)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-thomas-a-becket-church-tickets-1540999162979