Walks and Tours
Code Name: Santa Fe Tour January 2024
Hall Place & Gardens Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, United Kingdom23 January 2024 Code Name: Santa Fe Tour 11am (doors open at 10:45am) £8 per person. Advance booking required Our passionate curator will take you around the historic house exploring how the rooms were used over 70 years ago to carry out top-secret work as part of Operation Ultra. Discover how American soldiers stationed at Hall Place – code name Santa Fe – intercepted encoded messages sent by the Germans. You will have time after the tour to visit our exhibition displaying GI veterans’ memories and declassified files that reveal the importance of their round-the-clock, top-secret work, which helped defeat [...]
Historic House Tour January 2024
Hall Place & Gardens Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, United Kingdom29 January 2024 Historic House Tour 11am (doors open at 10:45am) £8 per person. Advance booking required Our passionate guides will take you around the historic house exploring how the house has evolved and changed with each owner since the 16th century. There might be a few secrets revealed too! You will have time after the tour to visit our exhibition galleries showcasing objects from the Bexley Museum Collection dating back to pre-historic and Roman times, as well as immersing yourself in WW2 Hall Place. Location: Our tours take place in the historic house, on the ground and first floor. Please [...]
Stargazing February 2024
Hall Place & Gardens Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, United KingdomWrap up warm to spend an evening looking at the stars in the company of Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford.
Through Our Eyes – Digital Exhibition
Hall Place & Gardens Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, United KingdomCome and join us for a trip down memory lane through the eyes of the young people in Bexley!