Inquisitive residents will get the chance to go behind closed doors early next month as a host of properties around Farnham will reveal their secrets to the public.

People will get the chance to further explore the likes of Waverley Abbey House, High Mill, 10 Castle Street and Farnham Pottery during the Heritage Open Days programme.

This year’s event has a Routes, Connections and Networks theme with The Farnham Society laying on an exciting array of free walks, talks and visits with support from Farnham Town Council.

People have travelled through the Farnham area for millennia as the town sits on the route connecting London to the important political centre of Winchester.

The list of participating buildings range from the historic – like Waverley Abbey, founded in the 12th century and part of a network of Cistercian monasteries around Europe – to the modern day, like the UCA.

The Old Hop Kiln at Badshot Lea is now a thriving village hall while the Windsor Almshouses date from the 17th century and still fulfil their original purpose.

West Street Chapel, The Old Cottage, Sampson’s Almhouses, High Mill and Guitar Village are also on the list, the latter being a 15th century building which now functions as a shop.

For centuries, inns offered accommodation for travellers following the route through Farnham: The Bush still operates as a hotel, while the Lion and Lamb has been repurposed as a successful shopping centre.

For full details, a free brochure is available from the council offices and public buildings around the town centre while a digital version can be seen at www.farnhamsociety.org.uk/hods2024.

Entry to all properties is free but bookings are necessary, and some will have limited entry. Bookings will be taken from 8am next Wednesday, August 28, through the aforementioned website.