Participants in 2010

ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLSDays openTimesDisabled Access
1. Assembly Hall and Theatre, Crescent Road, TN1 2LU
Behind the scenes tour including theatrical archive displays. Booking required: 01892 530613
Thur. 09 Sept.Tour 10:00Yes
2. Corn Exchange, The Pantiles, TN2 5TE
Exhibition Chess Match - Tunbridge Wells versus Hastings and display about the history of the clubs
Sun. 12 Sept.14:00 - 17:00Yes
3. Grosvenor and Hilbert Recreation Ground
Discover the history of the park with museum expert Ian Beavis
Meet at gate in Hilbert Road, TN. Booking required: 01892 544429 from 1 September
Fri. 09 Sept.10:00Yes
4. Historic Spa Town Walk
Join the blue badge guides as they step back into the heyday of the spa town.
Meet at Tourist Information Centre, The Pantiles, TN2 5TN. Booking required: 01892 515675
Thur. 09 Sept
Sat. 11 Sept.
Tour 10:00
Tour 10:00
Yes
5. King Charles the Martyr, London Road, TN1 1YX
17th century church with decorated ceilings and extensive archive display
Thurs. 09 Sept.
Fri. 10 Sept.
Sat. 11 Sept.
11:00 - 15:00
11:00 - 15:00
11:00 - 15:00
Yes
6. Opera House, 88 Mt Pleasant Road, TN1 1RT
Behind the scenes tour of Edwardian theatre, now a public house
Thurs. 09 Sept.Tours 11:00 & 14:00No
7. The Pound, Grove Hill Road, TN1 1SD
Former manorial pound for stray animals
Sat. 11 Sept
Sun. 12 Sept.
10:00 - 17:00
10:00 - 13:00
Yes
8. St.Augustine’s Church, Crescent Road, TN1 2LY
Modern church with notable icons
Sat. 11 Sept.12:00 - 17:00Yes
9. St. Barnabas’ Church, Stanley Road, TN1 2RH
Large 19th century church, extensive community history displays
Thurs. 09 Sept.
Fri. 10 Sept.
Sat. 11 Sept.
Sun 12 Sept.
14:00 - 18:00
14:00 - 18:00
10:00 - 18:00
12:00 - 18:00
Yes
10. St. Barnabas’ School, Quarry Road, TN1 2EY
Victorian school with displays on school past and present. Heritage Fete.
Sat. 11 Sept.10:00 - 14:00Yes
11. St. James’ Church, Ferndale, TN2 3RL
19th century church
Sat. 11 Sept
Sun 12 Sept.
10:00 - 18:00
13:00 - 17:00
Yes
12. St. John’s Church, Amherst Road, TN4 9LG
19th century church, historical displays and a childrens trail
Thurs. 09 Sept.
to Sat. 11 Sept.
10:30 - 15:30Yes
13. St. Mark’s Church, Broadwater Down, TNSat. 11 Sept
Sun 12 Sept.
10:00 - 18:00
12:00 - 17:00
Yes
14. St. Philips’s Church, Birken Road, TN3 3TE
Displays trace history of the site at the time of the Knights Hospitallers
Thurs. 09 Sept.
Sat. 11 Sept.
Sun. 12 Sept.
13:30 - 16:00
10:00 - 16:00
Special evening service 19:00
Yes
15. Spa Valley Railway, West Station, Nevill Terrace, TN2 5QY
Free platform tickets, including Victorian engine shed. Half price train travel
Thurs. 09 Sept.
Fri. 10 Sept.
Sat. 11 Sept.
Sun 12 Sept.
10:30 - 16:00
10:30 - 16:00
10:30 - 16:30
10:00 - 16:30
Yes
16. Town Hall, Civic Way, TN1 1RS
Visit the Grade II listed building including the mayor’s parlour and the council chamber
Fri. 10 Sept.
Sat. 11 Sept.
10:00 - 16:00
10:00 - 12:30
Yes
17. Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, Church Road, TN1 1JP
Decimus Burton church now a theatre and arts centre. Talk and tour by local author Dr Philip Whitbourn OBE
Thurs. 09 Sept.
Sun. 12 Sept.
15:30Yes
18. Willicombe House, Willicombe Park, TN2 3UU
Elegantly restored former home of Victorian developer, William Willicombe
Thurs. 09 Sept.
to Sun. 12 Sept.
11:00 - 16:00Yes
19. Woodbury Park Cemetery. Woodbury Park Road, TN4 9NH
Guided walks in the Victorian cemetery. Meet at cemetery gate
Fri. 10 Sept
Sat. 11 Sept
Sun. 12 Sept.
14:30
10:00
14:30
Yes


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