SPAB member £30
Non member £38
Lunch is included.
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
Join the Essex and Suffolk Group for an exclusive visit to a series of private houses, to which public access is usually limited – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We'll see buildings spanning the 15th to 18th centuries, many of which have undergone recent repair and research. Our guides will be the owners and local Conservation Officer.
Date:
21/02/2026 - 21/02/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Tillingham
Price:
Online talk
Recorded online sessions specially designed to give you a way to easily meet your CPD requirements and improve your understanding of building conservation.
Date:
Course 28/02/2026 - 28/02/2026
Audience: Introductory CPD
REF:
CPD1 25
Location: Online
Price:
Standard £10
Four-for-three £30
Visit
A double visit with the Kent & Surrey Group: First, Tudor Roof Tiles, England’s largest maker of handmade clay roof tiles. Next, a guided tour of All Saints Church, Lydd — the “Cathedral of the Marsh”. Discover traditional craft skills and explore over 1,500 years of church history with expert insight.
Date:
03/03/2026 - 03/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members
Location: Tudor Roof Tiles
Price:
£15
(includes donation to All Saints Church and tea/coffee at both venues)
Visit
EXTRA DATE ADDED - A double visit with the Kent & Surrey Group: First, Tudor Roof Tiles, England’s largest maker of handmade clay roof tiles. Next, a guided tour of All Saints Church, Lydd — the “Cathedral of the Marsh”. Discover traditional craft skills and explore over 1,500 years of church history with expert insight.
Date:
05/03/2026 - 05/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members
Location: Tudor Roof Tiles
Price:
£15 members
Visit
Join the Essex and Suffolk Group visit to Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum and The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company. Double visit - a working tide mill, one of the last in the UK and the ongoing work on the Sutton Hoo ship replica.
Date:
07/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: The Boathouse
Price:
Includes lunch and morning and afternoon tea/coffee
SPAB member £35
Non member £38
Talk
What does it mean to be a woman in conservation? Join the panel as they consider the creativity, skills, ambitions and challenges faced by women working in the historic built environment.
Date:
10/03/2026 - 10/03/2026
Audience: General interest
REF:
OE1/26
Location: The Art Workers' Guild
Price:
Full price £25
Concession £15
Talk
What does it mean to be a woman in conservation? Join our panel as they consider consider the creativity, skills, ambitions and challenges faced by women working in the historic built environment.
Date:
10/03/2026 - 10/03/2026
Audience: General interest
REF:
OE1/26
Location: Virtual event: held online
Price:
SPAB member £10
Non-member £12
Visit
Join us at Preston Mill to see this watermill grind grain for the first time in nearly 40 years. Meet the mill supervisor to learn about the history, machinery and skills involved. Plus, the North UK Mills Group expert community on site.
Date:
24/03/2026 - 24/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Preston Mill
Price:
Standard £20
Visit
Join us at Alston Court a Grade I listed private home with parts older than 700 years. Highlights include timberwork, ancient stained-glass and a well-preserved grand hall. This is a unique guided visit with an architectural historian and the owners.
Date:
29/03/2026 - 29/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Alston Court
Price:
£10 members £15 non members
Including teas & coffees.
Visit
An in-depth visit to The Chantry, Ilminster — a Grade II* building undergoing a remarkable conservation project. Aimed at SPAB members currently undertaking, or about to begin, their own projects, as well as conservation professionals and craftspeople. The visit will centre on open discussion, shared learning and practical insight from a live site.
Date:
10/04/2026 - 10/04/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: The Chantry
Price:
Free for SPAB members