Heritage Open Days is England’s biggest heritage festival. It celebrates our fantastic history, architecture and culture; offering people the chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences.
Introduction to Heritage Open Days
Author: Deal Heritage
Preview of 2026
Heritage Open Day events in Deal and Walmer will take place between the 11th and 20th September 2026
Continue reading Preview of 2026Local History Drop-ins
Your chance to chat about local history in an informal atmosphere.
Continue reading Local History Drop-insHistory Nights at the Astor
These popular nights are not currently running but we hope they will restart soon
Help Us
Although organising the events in Deal and Walmer is not a huge task, we are a very small team and need two types of help in coordinating it:
Continue reading Help UsDeal Castle
Deal Castle is one of the finest Tudor artillery castles in the country, intact and largely unchanged from when it was built.
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum
The museum portrays the changing history of Deal, Walmer and the surrounding area and is packed to the rafters with fascinating glimpses into the past.
Deal Timeball Tower
An iconic Grade II listed building on the seafront, a reminder of the importance of the town to the navy in Georgian times, now a museum.
Kent Mining Museum
A new museum to celebrate Kent’s rich mining heritage is being developed at Betteshanger Country Park.
Kent Museum of the Moving Image
Deal’s new cinema and pre-cinema museum, Kent Museum of the Moving Image (Kent-MOMI), has opened in 2018.