Moray’s Doors Open Day is returning for its biggest year yet – here’s what venues are involved.
Visitors will have the chance to explore up to 26 venues during the free heritage festival on September 7.
Among the new sites taking part this year is AJ Engineering, Moray Waste Busters and Nelson’s Tower – all in Forres.
Another new participant from Forres is Lodge St John (Op.) No 37. Constituted under the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1737, it’s one of two masonic lodges in Forres and one of nine in Moray.
A number of free tours are also available around Brodie Castle, Ramsay MacDonald’s house, Johnstons of Elgin and Covesea lighthouse. Pre-booking is required for these venues.
There will also be a Cultural Quarter walking tour where visitors will be able to explore Elgin Town Hall and Grant Lodge.
Grant Lodge has been boarded up since a fire took place in July 2003, but plans are now under way to give new life to the building as part of the Moray Growth Deal.
Moray Council leader, Cllr Kathleen Robertson, hopes the opportunity is taken to enjoy Moray’s built heritage
She said: “Doors Open Day prompts us to appreciate what we have on our doorstep.
“From those buildings you pass daily and wonder what they’re like inside to the stories of our past and heritage – there’s something for everyone in this year’s programme.”
Full list of venues participating in Moray’s Door Open Day 2024
- AJ Engineering & Construction Services Waterford Site
- Altyre Estate Clubroom and Chapel
- Brodie Castle and Estate
- Covesea Lighthouse and Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Heritage centre
- Cultural Quarter Walking Tour – Grant Lodge and Elgin Town Hall
- Elgin Fire Station and Police Scotland North East
- Elgin Museum
- Elgin Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
- Forres and District Men’s Shed
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Elgin
- Johnstons of Elgin
- Kinloss Abbey and Abbot’s House
- Lodge St John (Op.) No. 37, Forres
- Lossiemouth Fisheries & Community Museum
- Moray Waste Busters
- Nelson’s Tower
- Ramsay MacDonald’s House, Lossiemouth
- Scalan Seminary and Mill Buildings
- Shempston House and Rising Roots Microgreens
- St John’s Episcopal Church, Forres
- St Laurence Church, Forres
- St Margaret’s Church, Aberlour
- St Michael’s Parish Church, Dallas
- St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Lossiemouth
- Trinity Masonic Lodge Hall, Elgin
- Tugnet Icehouse at the Scottish Dolphin Centre
Doors Open Day takes place in Moray on Saturday, September 7. To place a booking for any of the tours, click here.
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