Yate Heritage Centre

Bringing the History of Yate to Life

History of Yate

Visit Yate & District Heritage Centre and explore the fascinating History of Yate and the surrounding area, from the Romans and the Saxons, the Landowners and the Manors, to Yate's bombing in World War II, and its transformation into a modern town. It's all here at Yate Heritage Centre, including our latest exhibitions!

Forthcoming Events

There's plenty for you to see and do at
Yate & District Heritage Centre.

Yate Lecture Series - World War II in South Gloucestershire Tue. 10 Sep, 2019 (7:30 pm - 9:00 pm) Yate Lecture Series
Archaeology Talk - Recent work around Wick and Old Sodbury Wed. 18 Sep, 2019 (7:30 pm - 9:00 pm) Yate & District Archaeology Group

How to Find us

Opening Times

10.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday.

Come and visit us and see the history of Yate brought to life!

Photo Galleries

Photos or Film from Yate's Past - If you own something of interest then contact Yate Heritage Centre.

Yate Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 5BG. Tel: 01454 862200

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Certain parts of this site may link to external Internet sites, and other external Internet sites may link to this website. Yate Heritage Centre is not responsible for the content of any external Internet sites.

Forthcoming Events

Take a look at our calendar of forthcoming events in Yate. If you find something of interest, then we would love to see you there.

What People are Saying

"It was well planned, informative with lots to see and lots to do".
Pupils at Broadway Infants School

"Fantastic! Thorough and comprehensive. Lots of visual things for the children....".
St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Learning with Yate Heritage Centre

We work with original local archive material, photographs, maps, census forms and oral history.

We can offer:

Loans Boxes
Visits to your school
Visits to our Heritage Centre

Inspire the curiosity of your class. Help them to understand the complexity of people's lives, the process of change, the diversity and relationships between different groups in their own locality through time.

Visit our learning page to find out more.