10.30am: WWII exhibition "Doing your Bit" (Tue-Thu and Sat)
Yate Heritage Centre
This exhibition runs May 6th to June 28th 2025 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
This exhibition features the history of working people of all ages around Yate during the Second World War. The display will contain a variety of new artefacts including an aircraft door from a Messerschmitt aiming to bomb Yate and electric lighting from a Parnall Aircraft air raid shelter.
For more information please contact Yate and District Heritage Centre on 01454 862200 or click below.
Yate Heritage 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.
After 25 remarkable years of service to Yate Town Council, we say farewell to a true cornerstone of our heritage family, as Community Heritage Officer, David Hardill, retires from his post at Yate Heritage Centre from the end of April 2025.
David’s dedication to preserving and sharing the rich tapestry of our community’s history has left an indelible mark, not only on our collections and community activities, but on every visitor, colleague, and student who has had the privilege of learning something new about themselves, and the community around them.
David’s passion for storytelling and conservation hasn't just preserved the past, it has inspired future generations to value and protect the people, places and things around them. We’ll miss David’s deep well of knowledge that brought the past to life; as David turns the page to a new chapter, his legacy in the heritage field will continue to guide and inspire.
We thank David for 25 years of extraordinary service and wish him all the best in the journey ahead – he’s more than earned it!
As we now look to the future, Yate Town Council is looking forward to providing heritage to the community for the next 25 years and beyond!
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10am-4pm |
| Wednesday | 10am-4pm |
| Thursday | 10am-4pm |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 10am-3pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
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.
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.
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.
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.
