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It has now been a week since we announced the closure of Axminster Heritage Centre. A lot has happened and we are now looking for ways to keep entertained during the enforced social distancing [...]

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – CORONAVIRUS (COVID–19) Axminster Heritage Centre will unfortunately be closing to the public as a precautionary measure from FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2020.  We have not had any cases [...]

How well do you know Axminster? Do you know where this door is? Put your knowledge to the test and you could end up winning £30 by taking part in our new AXMINSTER DOORS COMPETITION! Entry forms [...]

There was a party atmosphere in the centre of Axminster for the opening celebrations of the new Axminster Heritage Centre. Several hundred visitors enjoyed their first exploration of the extended [...]

Axminster will soon have a new, modern Heritage Centre attraction designed to appeal to residents and tourist visitors of all ages. After several years of planning and fund raising, the final [...]

The Making It Local team visited Axminster Heritage in October to see how our project was progressing. They toured the facilities and were impressed with what they saw. Axe Valley projects have [...]

To help publicise the relatively new home for Axminster’s Tourist Information Axminster Heritage has put together a fun quiz about the town and about travel. An entry sheet costs £1 with proceeds [...]

As part of the Cherry Fayre activity Cherry Quizzes were on sale at the Heritage Centre, Stockland Fair, Axe Vale Festival, Archway Bookshop, Sublyme Cafe, River Cottage Kitchen & Deli and [...]

In support of the Cherry Fayre 2018 Axminster Heritage has put together a fun cherry-themed quiz. Questions range from book titles, to famous people called Cherry, through general knowledge to [...]

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a National Lottery grant of £520,000 to Axminster Heritage Limited for the final phase of their restoration to Thomas Whitty House and the creation of [...]