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Thursday 10th October 2024

Exhibition: "Anti-Slavery in South Gloucestershire" (Tue-Thu
Yate Heritage Centre

This exhibition runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 1st - 26th October

Discover the history of the people around Yate and South Glos who heroically opposed the African slave trade and helped to end it in 1807 and also those who unfortunately sustained it (display to mark Black History Month).

For more information please contact Yate and District Heritage Centre on 01454 862200 or click below.

www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...

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Yate Heritage Centre

Yate Heritage Centre

Contact Yate Heritage Centre

  • Phone 01454 862200 with your enquiry.
  • Email: or
  • Visit www.yateheritage.co.uk, find us on Facebook or Yate Heritage Centre Kids Zone on Facebook for much more information.

About the Centre

Yate and District Heritage Centre celebrates Yate’s cultural, historical, social and industrial past.

It does so by staging thought-provoking and varied exhibitions and events, including a regular series of quizzes, historical lectures and other one-off sessions - see the right hand side of this page for more details.

All parts of the community are involved in generating historical information at the Yate Heritage Centre. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Opening Hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday10am-4pm
Wednesday10am-4pm
Thursday10am-4pm
FridayClosed
Saturday10am-3pm
SundayClosed


What you'll discover inside

The Centre contains the two major local history collections and these are available to the public on open days and through appointment.

There are over 3,000 objects in the Centre’s collections acquired since the mid 1990s.

Indian Culture

They include: historic 3D objects, maps, photographs and documents, as well as an educational handling collection.

The Centre also houses the Oral History Project Group's collection of photographs, tapes, documents and of course oral history, amounting to 4,000 items.

Get involved

Yate and District Heritage Centre welcomes volunteers.

If you would like to help with displays or events, or would like to join the Friends Scheme, please contact the Community Heritage Officer, David Hardill.

Hire the Centre

You can hire The Heritage Centre, which has two multi-purpose galleries and welcomes the disabled, through Yate Town Council.

How to find the Centre

Yate Heritage Centre

The address is Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

You'll find the Heritage Centre between the White Lion Pub and St Mary's Church.

Its location is the site of former stables dating back to the 1840s.

This prestigious building and key location make the Centre accessible to visitors.





Forthcoming events

Thursday 10th October 2024

Tuesday 22nd October 2024

Wednesday 23rd October 2024

Saturday 26th October 2024

Thursday 31st October 2024

Tuesday 12th November 2024

Thursday 28th November 2024


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