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Find out what's on at the SPAB. The SPAB offers a wide range of events, courses, lectures and seminars. Whether you're a building professional looking to widen or develop your practical skills, a SPAB member looking to take part in a Regional Group trip, or an old-building enthusiast searching for a SPAB open house event, a leisure learning opportunity or sociable evening talk, you'll find something for you in our 'What's On' listings.
Visit
A rare opportunity to visit Goddards, Abinger Hammer, Sir Edwin Lutyens’ remarkable Arts and Crafts house with gardens laid out by Gertrude Jekyll, including the celebrated bowling alley and afternoon tea.
Date:
09/06/2026 - 09/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Goddards
Price:
Visit
Join SPAB Chair Duncan McCallum for an evening walk from Hammersmith to Chiswick exploring places associated with William Morris. The route includes a visit to Kelmscott House, Morris’s former home, alongside historic riverside buildings, Hogarth’s House and Bedford Park, finishing at the Grade II* listed Tabard pub.
Date:
10/06/2026 - 10/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Bedrul Church
Price:
£10 Members
£15 Non-Members
Talk
By invitation of the Jersey Building Preservation Trust, join us to learn about the history and work of SPAB. Hear about our history, membership and some of the famous buildings we have sought to protect over the last 149 years.
Date:
12/06/2026 - 12/06/2026
Audience: General interest
Location: La Société Jersiaise
Price:
£20
This event is in partnership with the Jersey Building Preservation Trust.
Course
In partnership with the Jersey Building Preservation Trust, join us to learn how to tackle common problems in your home while maintaining its value and character.
Date:
Course 13/06/2026 - 13/06/2026
Audience: General interest, Introductory CPD
REF:
HO1/26
Location: La Société Jersiaise
Price:
£150
This event is in partnership with the Jersey Building Preservation Trust.
Visit
Learn about the latest research and advice relating to historic mills. Join the expert community for talks about Mill archives, challenges to maintenance and more.
Date:
13/06/2026 - 13/06/2026
Audience: General interest
REF:
MS2503
Location: Watlington Hall
Price:
£50 SPAB Members (packed lunch included in event fees)
£55 Non-Members (packed lunch included in event fees)
Book by Sunday 7 June.
Visit
Join the Dorset Group for a visit to the remarkable listed Water Tower at Leweston. Explore this unusual early 20th-century octagonal structure with Art Deco detailing and panoramic countryside views, enjoy a buffet lunch hosted by the owners, and conclude with a visit to the medieval parish church at Lillington.
Date:
20/06/2026 - 20/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Bedrul Church
Price:
£20 Members
Visit
Join the SPAB Sussex Group on a very special visit to Blake’s Cottage in the coastal village of Felpham, the former home of the artist and poet William Blake (1757 – 1827). Built around 1690, it's been extended and altered over the years. Chair of the Board now caring for the cottage, Doug Nicholls, will talk to us about its history, the repair work they have done, and their plans for the internal renovation.
Date:
25/06/2026 - 25/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location:
Price:
£8 Members
Working Party
Help to repair Wangford Hall’s old garden walls
Following our successful Working Parties in 2024 and 2025 this year we'll continue to repair the historic garden boundary walls at Wangford Hall and make a start on the walls of some of the ancillary buildings on site which have sadly suffered neglect over the years.
Following our successful Working Parties in 2024 and 2025 this year we'll continue to repair the historic garden boundary walls at Wangford Hall and make a start on the walls of some of the ancillary buildings on site which have sadly suffered neglect over the years.
Date:
26/06/2026 - 29/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Wangford Hall
Price:
Members £40
Non-members £60
Course
Join us for a practical introduction to traditional lime plaster and plastering techniques. Ideal for homeowners and building custodians.
Date:
Course 02/07/2026 - 03/07/2026
Audience: Introductory CPD
REF:
CH3/26
Location: Heritage & Rural Skills Centre
Price:
£510
Visit
Join the Kent & Surrey Group for a visit to Titsey Place and Gardens, including a tour of the house and gardens and a discussion of the recent conservation works to the historic dovecote, led by Guy Innes of the Titsey Foundation.
Date:
08/07/2026 - 08/07/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Titsey Place and Gardens
Price:
£25 SPAB members
£30 Non members
Includes afternoon tea