Day in the Life Trail: Heritage Open Day

On Friday 11 September, join us for FREE entry and a special Day in the Life Trail exploring the everyday lives of WW2 soldiers in celebration of Heritage Open Days 2026!

With your free entry ticket, you get access to all of our permanent exhibition galleries, special exhibition With Spanners Descending, annual Sportsfest Family Trail and facilities including Crown’s Cafe, play park and gardens.

As part of this year’s celebration, we’re joining in with the Heritage Open Days theme of Everyday Histories, exploring daily working life through the ages. For one day only, completely for free, we’re putting on a special trail that will take you on a journey through the daily lives and routines of REME soldiers during WW2.

Explore the galleries, build your day in the life and find out at the end which soldier’s routine you’ve chosen to follow!

Will you join us and make history part of your everyday?

Further information

Entry is completely free for this event!

You do not need to book tickets online, simply turn up on the day and let our Reception staff know you'd like to visit the museum and take the Day in the Life Trail for Heritage Open Days. They'll make sure you know where to go, what to do and where to grab your trail pack.

Find out everything you need to know to Plan Your Visit, including how to get here, facilities, accessibility information and most importantly - the gift shop!

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.