Aldbourne Heritage Centre

External view of the Aldbourne Community Heritage Centre with some of the teamWe welcome organised tours, and can probably open the centre to match your visit given prior notice – email curator@aldbourneheritage.org.uk .

Additionally we can also probably arrange a local guide to help you find locations that your are interested in, and talk about the topic you’re interested in.

So please do make contact with date and time of your visit and a rough indication of numbers, Also if your are interested in a guide, the main objective of your visit.

There is no entry fee for the Heritage Centre, nor for a guide, but of course any donations towards the running of the centre would be gratefully received.

 

 

Band of Brothers Tours

We regularly provide instructive tours around the village for visitors interested in the Band of Brothers (Esasy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division). Often these are for coachloads of visiting Americans, but we are happy to do the same for other groups, just contact us before visiting, so that we can arrange some tour guides.

Some visiting Americans learning about Hightowen Stables where some of Easy Company were based
Some visiting Americans learning about Hightowen Stables where some of Easy Company were based

The American Tours usually have lunch in either the Blue Boar or Crown Hotel in the village, both of which would have been used by American troops, smaller groups visiting may wish to book tables in advance as both pubs are popular and can be busy some lunchtimes.