Transformed by War

Visit Heritage Harbour locations to see and hear more about some of the ways coastal communities were transformed by World War 2.

A Guide to Visits, Displays, Talks and other events related to the Heritage Harbours VE Anniversary National Trail

Information on individual Heritage Harbours can be viewed here

Maldon & Heybridge Heritage Harbour

Steam Tug Brent - Tour
13,27 July, 25,31 August, 7,14,20 and 28 Sept.
Bookings: www.steamtugbrent.org/news-events/

Talks on Women welders of WW2
13,14 September
Bookings on Eventbrite

Talks by John Rogers, and Iain Stubbs
at Maldon Little Ship Club
14 Sept - 2pm
Bookings: www.mlsc.org.uk/

Ramsgate Heritage Harbour

WW2 exhibitions, tours and talks on Operation Dynamo and Ramsgate’s Evacuated Children
12 - 21 September:
See 'Brown Owl', 'Firefly', 'Sundowner' and other visiting Dunkirk Little Ships in the Royal Harbour.

Guided tours of the Ramsgate Tunnels network
daily from April to October,
check website for other times www.ramsgatetunnels.org/

Gloucester Port Heritage Harbour

Talk on Impacts on Gloucester Docks in WW2 looking at trade of the docks and to Worcester with recorded memories. by Tony Conder
Friday 12^th Sept, 16.30,
Ed Shed at the Folk of Gloucester
Bookings: www.buytickets.at/gloucestercivictrustlimited

Favershan & Oare Heritage Harbour

Guided walk: Faversham Creek in wartime and Pollocks Shipyard.
Weds 17th September, 11am
Bookings: www.favershamsociety.org
Ddetails to follow

Buckler's Hard Heritage Harbour

Visit by HMS Medusa WW2 Harbour Defence Motor Launch,
19-21^st September
including tours of vessel.

Talk on Beaulieu River and WW2
21 September at 2pm
Bucklers Hard

Wells-next-the-Sea Heritage Harbour

Wells Heritage Trails App - includes Dutch sailing cargo vessel Albatross

Rescue Wooden Boats
1 hr – 1 hr 30 guided boat tours from Wells quayside, with historic lifeboat Lucy Lavers involved in Operation Dynamo - Dunkirk rescue:

Information/booking: www.rescuewoodenboats.com/

Maritime Heritage Festival and Flotilla
August 2^nd – 3^rd held at the Port of Wells,
With a display of wooden 20th century fishing boats afloat – unique to this coast – and their stories” – The Flotilla festival is a free event open to everybody.
More information: https://www.portofwells.co.uk/

Bristol Heritage Harbour

Talk on Bristol shipping and West Coast ports in WW2 by Tim Bryan and Henry Cleary
online 18 September
details to follow

Stourport Inland Port Heritage Harbour

Stourport inland waterway heritage and history
Sat 13 September
at Stourport Yacht Club with Stourport Heritage Group (details to follow)

Bideford & River Torridge Heritage Harbour

WW2 Trail Torridge Estuary
Launch of online trail with local partners; Trail available on website when complete
Details: www.barthh.org

Steamship Freshspring
open Sundays 11-4 April to October
Details: www.ssfreshspring.co.uk

North Devon Maritime Museum
open each day 1030-5 April to October
Details: www.northdevonmaritimemuseum.co.uk/

The Burton at Bideford
open all year closed Mondays
www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/

Information above correct as at 9 July – please check locally as necessary

The Exhibition Panels

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