Heritage Open Days 2023

Celebrating Creativity in the Cemetery

Heritage Open Days, the annual free festival of fun and fascinating events returns in September with the theme Creativity Unwrapped. All over England, historic sites are exploring the history of creativity in all its forms.

Here in Berkhamsted, Rectory Lane Cemetery is offering a day of free, family-friendly activities in the unique location of our historic cemetery. Throughout the day there will be a programme of open-air activities:

09:30 Photography workshops for DSLR
10:00 until 16:00 Watch a ‘plein air’ artist at work with Hertfordshire artist Jackie Henderson
11:15 Peter Pan youth drama with Gobstoppers Theatre Arts
12:00 A creative writing workshop with local author AJ Freer
13:00 Classical guitar music with Don Adam Perera
13:00 Guided tour: Creative People of the Past
14:00 Creative Dance with Dacorum Community Dance
15:00 Photography workshops for iPhone

Book your free places on Eventbrite

If you want to take part in any of the workshops, please book on Eventbrite and also drop an email to team@rectorylanecemetery.org.uk to be added to the workshop participant list.