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RSHG exists to research, document and share information about the history of Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK, including the development of the town, the people, their lives and deaths, businesses and entertainments.

03/09/2026

The next Beat Surgery will be held in The South Chapel at Ryde Cemetery on Tuesday 8th September. An opportunity to liaise with your local police and ask questions, or anything you have to discuss. Light refreshments will be available in the North Chapel all the while we are open.

12/08/2026

When the weather cools a bit, you might like to walk our Audio Trail, it can be done in sections and is self-guided, or you can listen to the files at home on your phone or computer. Hear about the Pier, the smugglers and much more. Our leaflet with map can be obtained from the Heritage centre or the library. It took 7 of us 2 years to produce the trail. A great deal of work researching, writing scripts, deciding the route and walking it many time in all weathers and times of day to fine-tune it. We had to mention dropped kerbs and places to cross the road so it was disabled friendly. Also a lot of planning went into the leaflet and map. One of our magazines gives a brief account of what we did in the two years, a lot of work for such a small team to complete.

08/08/2026

If you would like some help, just pop along to see us at the Ryde Cemetery Heritage Centre when we are open. Bring a few details of what you know, we do need some clues as a starting point. Everybody welcome.

28/07/2026

The next Beat Surgery will be held in The South Chapel at Ryde Cemetery on Tuesday 4th August. An opportunity to liaise with your local police and ask questions, or anything you have to discuss. No need to book a slot, just turn up any time between 11am and 12 mid-day. Light Refreshments are available from RSHG in the North Chapel 10-12.30.

19/07/2026

Now the nice weather is here, why not take a guided tour around Ryde Cemetery and listen to stories of the people and the history of the chapels & burying ground.

04/07/2026

We invite you to join us for a leisurely walk around Ryde Cemetery on Tuesday 21 July 2026, when we will be hosting a Butterfly Count & Walk, led by Richard Smout. There will be many species of Butterflies for you to see, which Richard will help you to identify.
If you would like to join the walk, meet at the twin chapels 10.50am
We will be open from 10am-1pm, so if you just want to come into the centre and browse, or just have a cuppa and a chat, we will be pleased to see you. Light refreshments will be available all the while the centre is open.

27/06/2026

The first of our Summer Guided Tours took place on
Wednesday morning 24 June, when the Ryde Social Heritage Group’s small team of volunteers hosted a visit from the Vectis Postcard Club. Guided tours can be tailor-made to requirements of others,

The group were welcomed at the North chapel, and armed with bottles of water, hats, fans, and umbrella’s, they were soon walking the cemetery on a guided tour of some of the many graves, and hearing the interesting stories about the people who rest there.

On their return, a drink and homemade cake was waiting for them, Some of the members had a go at one of our fun quizzes. After a while, they adjourned to the South Chapel and were given a brief talk about some of the history of the 3 Chapels, and burial ground, including the restoration.
Contact us through our website if this sounds interesting.

30/05/2026

We will soon be having another visit from our friend Mark Earp, when he will be giving us a talk, the 3rd in his Cornucopia series. We hope to get a good turn-out as Mark's presentations are always great to hear. Welcome everybody to what will be a very entertaining morning.

23/05/2026

Now that the better weather is here, the chapels will be open to view, and we have resumed our guided walks, pre-arranged groups large and small, or singles. Pop in to see us.

14/05/2026

Because the Crematorium was opened in the 1960’s, and being their 65th Anniversary, the theme for the day will be about the 60’s. There will be Classic Cars to view, Exhibitions about that time, and people dressed in clothes from that era. Visitors are welcome to join in the theme, perhaps you can find some flower-power or have a mini-dress/skirt.

Address

Heritage & Learning Centre, Ryde Cemetery, West Street
Ryde
PO332QF

Opening Hours

10am - 1pm

Website

http://www.rshg.org.uk/

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