STOVER Country Park will be taking part in this year’s Heritage Open Days with a series of events, including opening the doors to its recently restored Grade II listed Granite Gatehouse.

To start the week of heritage celebrations, local resident and volunteer at the Country Park, Professor Peter Brooks, will present two talks about his new book – “Stover Granite Lodge: Somebody’s home for over 100 years”.

The presentations, which will provide a brief history of the Granite Lodge (the Gatehouse) and the life and times of the people who called it home, will be held on Monday 15 September 7pm–8:30pm and Tuesday 16 September 1.30pm–3pm.

Each one costs £4 per person and booking is required via Eventbrite.

On Saturday 20 September, you can join Stover Country Park Manager Laura Whitehouse on a walk to discover the new footpaths created at the park with funding from The National Heritage Lottery Fund.

The leisurely walk, from 9:30am to 12:30pm is free, but due to limited spaces booking is required.

Also on Saturday, September 20, from 10am-4pm visitors will have the opportunity to take a rare look inside the Granite Gatehouse as part of the Heritage Open Day programme. The event is free and you don't need to book in advance.

Conservation work was carried out on the Gatehouse during the first phase of the Restoring Stover Park Project, taking it off Historic England's “at risk" register.

This work was funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund, together with National Highways, Devon County Council, Devon Remembers, Teignbridge District Council, Bovey Tracey Town Council, Kingsteignton Town Council, and Friends of Stover Park.

Councillor Jacqi Hodgson, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Biodiversity, said: ‘I am pleased to see that Stover Country Park is involved in the Heritage Open Days.

‘It is a beautiful place with such a rich history that it’s worth a visit all year round.

‘But I would encourage everyone to join these heritage events if they can, whether it’s for the talks, the walk or to discover what the inside of the Gatehouse looks like.

‘These events are a great opportunity to find out more about Stover and its history’.

Councillor Sally Morgan, County Councillor for Bovey Tracey Rural, said: ‘There is so much more to Stover than a lot of people realise.

‘Here is an opportunity to find out more about the history of the area and to celebrate it.

‘It is such an asset and the conservation work on the Gatehouse, as well as the wider Restoring Stover Park Project, must be applauded’.