Join us in Bradford City of Culture 2025 for an exhilarating three days of tours, visits, presentations, discussions, eating, drinking and networking! Watch this space for further details.

Venues

Sunday 28th September:

12 – 5pm, Great Victoria Hotel – Information point & bag drop

1 – 2:30pm & 3 – 4:30pm, Various locations – Tours & Visits

5:30 – 7:30pm, Victoria Hall, Saltaire – Welcome Drinks Reception

Monday 29th September:

9am – 12:30pm, St George’s Hall – Main Conference (Plenary Session)

12:30 – 5pm, Great Victoria Hotel & St George’s Hall – Main Conference (Lunch & Breakout Session)

7pm, Venue to be announced – Conference Dinner

Tuesday 30th September:

9am – 12:30pm, Great Victoria Hotel – Information point & Bag drop

9am – 12:30pm, Various locations – Tours & Visits

12:30pm, Darley Street Market – Farewell Lunch

Keep an eye out for further venue announcements.

Plenary & Breakout sessions

Our plenary and breakout sessions will cover key topics across the heritage sector, with talks from funders and national bodies, case studies from local community heritage organisations, and some interesting interactive sessions.

See our website for the full plenary & breakout sessions

Tours and Visits

The main day of conference is sandwiched between two half-days of tours and visits, which will include must-see buildings and projects, as well as some hidden gems highlighted by our steering group of local stakeholders, delegates will be asked to select tours and visits closer to the event.

Networking

Our conference is a great opportunity to network with peers, other professionals in the sector, and heritage businesses and funders. We will be including some structured networking into the main conference day, as well as plenty of opportunities for informal networking throughout the 3-day event.

Accommodation

There are plenty of hotels in Bradford, however with it being the city of culture year we strongly recommend booking early.

Our conference will be partially taking place in the Great Victoria Hotel, we have a preferential rate with the hotel for delegates, if you would like a booking link, please get in touch.

You can see the Bradford hotels listed on the Visit Bradford website. Particularly close to the conference are Leonardo Hotel, Premier Inn Bradford Central, and Midland Hotel, all within walking distance of the main day conference venues.

Discounted tickets

Network, Partner, Supporter Youth Forum and Student members can book at discounted rates saving at least £50. You should have received an email with a code to access the discounted tickets. Click the red 'Get tickets' button and enter your code in the box that says 'Promo Code'. The discounted ticket options will be revealed.

If you did not get the code, please email admin@heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk.

Member Early Bird tickets are currently available offering an additional £40 discount. There are a limited number of these tickets and when they are gone, they are gone, so it pays to book early.

We aim for all of our events to be inclusive, safe spaces where everyone's views and experiences are respected. Please read our code of conduct for more information.

Heritage Network Conference 2025