Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
RYDE SOCIAL HERITAGE GROUP
Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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Calendar 2026

Below is a list of future events in which Ryde Social Heritage Group will hope to participate.  Further details will be added when they are finalised. These below are extra  to the Heritage Centre being open every Tuesday 10am-1pm as usual.  For more information on any of the events, please enquire via the “Contact Us” facility on our homepage of this website.

2026

September –
Guided Walks with History of the Cemetery & Chapels available. Group bookings, with refreshments an option,  day and time negotiable.  Singles/families can be given a tour around any Tuesday, subject to the tour guide being at the centre.  If you are interested, enquire through the website “Contact Us” facility.

October –
Guided Walks with History of the Cemetery & Chapels available. Group bookings, with refreshments an option,  day and time negotiable.  Singles/families can be given a tour around any Tuesday, subject to the tour guide being at the centre.  If you are interested, enquire through the website “Contact Us” facility.
3rd Members & Visitors Social Morning, at the Baptist Church, George Street, Ryde, on Saturday, 10.30 till 12.30.  A talk by Richard Smout entitled “The Isle of Wight in the 17th Century.”
6th Walking Festival tour begins 10.30am.  To book a place on the walk, visit the IW Walking Festival website.  The Heritage Centre will be open 10-1  as usual. Non-walkers can view the chapels and hear the history, search the archive and partake of light refreshments.