The Historic Buildings, Parks & Gardens Event (HBPGE) 2026
The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event (HBPGE) 2026
When: Friday 13 November 2026, 9.00AM – 5.00PM
Where: The QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
We are delighted to invite you and your members to join us for the HBPGE 2026 event which is free to attend and held annually in parallel with the Historic Houses AGM.
This year, we have another full day planned and you will be able to listen to the address by Jason Lindsay, President of Historic Houses*, and hear from their guest speakers John Goodall & Clive Aslet, The Future of the Past*, Jeremy Musson, The Country House Foundation* and The Savills Lecture with Miranda Rock, Burghley House: Past, Present and Future *. More details of the programme will be announced shortly, but throughout the day you can enjoy a selection of live demonstrations and short talks by experts about practical skills and conservation techniques. This year’s programme already includes demos by SPAB Fellows, Locker & Riley Artisans in Plaster, Messenger BCR specialists in building conservation demonstrating Stone Letter Carving, and short talks by Douglas Kent, SPAB Technical & Research Director, Hugo Bugg, Co-founder of Harris Bugg Studio: From inheritance to resilience: a joined-up approach to historic gardens and many more will be added to the programme.
(*By kind permission of Historic Houses and subject to seating availability)
Entrance is FREE and Visitor Registration is Now Open
Free entry is available to everyone in the historic buildings, landscape conservation and heritage sectors. Owners, guardians, volunteers and professionals are all invited.
Follow this link to register: