In 2015 Heritage Open Days barely existed in Winchester, but this all changed the following year when local resident Nicky Gottlieb decided that HODs should be an integral part of the local cultural calendar. After-all Winchester and the surrounding villages and towns have so much history and heritage to showcase!

Volunteering mostly on her own Nicky, now our festival director and chair of Hampshire History Trust, arranged a programme of over 40 free events in and around the City.