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SUMMARY:World Heritage Webinars - Gibraltar
DESCRIPTION:The second of two webinars exploring the UK’s Overseas Territories’ World Heritage Sites. \nA webinar exploring the UK’s Overseas Territories’ World Heritage Sites\, focusing on Gorham’s Cave Complex in Gibraltar. Join speakers Prof. Clive and Dr. Geraldine Finlayson from the Gibraltar National Museum\, to hear about the complex’s significance in understanding the global story of human evolution and adaptation. The caves feature archaeological and paleontological evidence of Neanderthal occupation over a span of more than 100\,000 years. \nWHS – Gorham’s Cave Complex\, Gibraltar \nDate – Tuesday 14th July 2026 \nTime – 7pm to 8pm UK-time
URL:https://worldheritageuk.org/events/world-heritage-webinars-gibraltar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Zoom
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SUMMARY:World Heritage Site Coordinators' Forum
DESCRIPTION:30th World Heritage Site Coordinators’ Forum. \nWednesday 2nd September\, 10am to 12pm\, on Zoom. \nClosed online meeting for UK World Heritage Site Coordinators and invited representatives from government and heritage agencies.
URL:https://worldheritageuk.org/events/world-heritage-site-coordinators-forum-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:World Heritage UK 2026 Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Dates: Monday 05th & Tuesday 06th October 2026 \nVenue: Portrush Town Hall\, Portrush\, Northern Ireland \nTheme: Connections through World Heritage \nProgramme (timings may change): \nSunday 4th October \nDelegates arrive into Northern Ireland and make their own way to Portrush \nTbc for the afternoon: optional walking tour – Maria McAlister/Portrush Heritage Group or Robin  Ruddock/Girona Maritime Heritage \nMonday 5th October \n9.00am Registration & Refreshments on arrival \n9.30am Conference Opening & Welcomes from WHUK’s Chair and President \n9.50am Keynote: Hilary McGrady\, the National Trust \n10.20am Speaker 1: Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes with Prof Mike Robinson at Nottingham Trent University \n10.40am Speaker 2: Ireland & World Heritage\, with Michael MacDonagh\, National Monuments Service\, Irish Government \n11.00am Refreshments \n11.20am Speaker 3: European Network of WH Associations with Kaspar Schürch\, Director\, World Heritage Experience Switzerland \n11.40am Speaker 4: International National Trust Organisation\, with Catherine Leonard\, INTO Secretary-General \n12.00pm Speaker 5: Scotland’s World Heritage Connections with Historic Environment Scotland (speaker tbc) \n12.20pm Speakers 6: Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Tentative List Sites\, with representatives from all four TNSs: \n\nThe Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo\, with Robert Hensey\nRoyal Sites of Ireland\, with Caitriona O’Connor\nTransatlantic Cable Complex\, with Deirdre Murphy\nHistoric Astronomical Observatories of Ireland\, with Michael Burton\n\n1.00pm Q&As \n1.15pm Lunch \n2.00pm Depart by coach for Giant’s Causeway (~25 mins) \n2.30pm Site visit to Giant’s Causeway WHS \n5.00pm Leave Giant’s Causeway WHS to Portrush (~25 mins) \n6.00pm Conference 3-course dinner at the Atlantic Hotel in Portrush & live entertainment with music from the Causeway Shantymen (ticket required) \nTuesday 6th October \n9.00am Teas\, coffees and biscuits \n9.20am Welcome from WHUK Chair \n9.30am Speaker 1: Frontiers of the Roman Empire; with Dr Nigel Mills \n10.00am Speaker 2: Great Spa Towns of Europe – Chiara Ronchini\, Secretary General\, Great Spa Towns of Europe World Heritage Site \n10.20am Speaker 3: Moravian Church Settlements with Dr David Johnston from Gracehill and  Steen H. Jensen from Christiansfeld in Denmark (the latter joining online) \n10.40am Morning break \n11.00am Speaker 4: ‘Culture and Climate Connections: The Preserving Legacies project and working together for sustainable climate action’\, Dr Will Megarry\, Queen’s University Belfast \n11.20am Speaker 5: Footsteps of Giants primary school project with CCGHT/Giant’s Causeway WHS’ Tiérna Mullan and the Slate Landscape of NW Wales WHS’ Ffion Meleri Gwyn \n11.40am Speaker 6: Cistercian Abbeys across Europe (tbc) \n12.00pm Speaker 7: WHUK’s Ashleigh Taylor\, on Realising the Benefits of Community Connections \n12.20pm Q&A \n12.35pm Lunch \n1.15pm Depart by coach for Gracehill Moravian WHS (or delegates can travel straight back to Belfast via train) \n2.15pm Site Visit Gracehill Moravian WHS \n \n4.30pm Onward coach transport to Belfast or back to Portrush \n5.00pm Arrive Belfast city centre or 5.30pm Portrush \nWednesday 7th October \nStaying another day and looking for an optional something extra to do? Why not visit Armagh to see the two sites associated with Ireland’s World Heritage Tentative List – Armagh Observatory and Navan Fort.  These will be transnational nominations between the UK and Ireland. \n11am Armagh Observatory (part of the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland nomination)\n\n1pm Navan Fort (part of the Royal Sites of Ireland nomination)\n\nPlease note that you will need to arrange your own transport to Armagh from Portrush. Public transport between these locations is not good\, and would require travel through Belfast.\nIf you are interested in doing these visits\, please let WHUK’s Alex know well in advance by emailing him on alex.mccoskrie@worldheritageuk.org\, thank you.\n\n\nThe 2026 Annual conference is supported by:\n\n\nTravel: \nThere are flights to Belfast International (BFS) and George Best Belfast City (BHD) airports from London (Heathrow\, Gatwick\, Stansted)\, Manchester\, Birmingham\, Edinburgh\, Glasgow\, Liverpool\, Bristol\, Leeds Bradford\, Exeter\, Southampton\, Inverness and Aberdeen. Airlines include easyJet\, Jet2\, Ryanair\, British Airways and Loganair. Book early! \nIf you wish to go by sea\, Stena Line operate ferries to Belfast from Cairnryan and Liverpool (Birkenhead)\, and P&O Irish Sea operates between Cairnryan and Larne. \nTravel from Belfast to Portrush: \nGrab a bus (# 300) from the International Airport to Belfast City Europa Bus Centre (~25 mins); then walk to Yorkgate (~10 mins) and take the train to Portrush (~90 mins); no need to prebook trains as prices don’t change. Try the Rome2Rio app for help. \nAccommodation:  \nPrices as of November/December 2025 and based on single occupancy with breakfast; delegates are recommended to book their room early. \nElephant Rock Hotel – Boutique Hotel\, Portrush (can only accommodate Sunday 4th October) \n \n1x ambulant twin room £99 B&B (please note this is an accessible room\, it is on the ground floor beside reception with an internal window that looks into the atrium\, this room also has a wet room style bathroom suitable for wheelchair users); \n3x single rooms £135.90 B&B per room; 3x classic double rooms £160.20 B&B per room; 1x classic double/twin rooms £169.20 B&B; 1x classic triple £217.80 B&B (3x occupancy); \n3x superior double/twin rooms £193.50 B&B per room (please note only two of these can be configured as a twin); 2x executive sea view double rooms £216 B&B per room; \n4x executive sea view double/twin rooms £229.50 B&B per room \nQuote “World Heritage Conference” when booking \nThe Marcus Portrush\, Tapestry Collection by Hilton \n \n40 x Rooms; £150 pp/per night with breakfast \nQuote “UNESCO26” when booking; guests should call Lauren Fleming on 02870531233 > Option 1 > Option 2 Monday- Friday 9am-5pm or email Lauren at reservations@marcusportrush.com \nPortrush Atlantic Hotel | Causeway Coast | Northern Ireland \n \nSunday 4th October £272 (B&B Single Occupancy); Monday 5th October £183; 15% discount on these prices (B&B Single Occupancy) \nPromo code is WORLD26; booking links: Atlantic: Portrush Atlantic – World Heritage Delegate Rate \nPortrush Adelphi | Boutique Golf Hotel in Portrush\, Northern Ireland \n \nSunday 4th October £347 (B&B Single Occupancy); Monday 5th October £347 (B&B Single Occupancy); promo code is WORLD26 \nBooking links: Adelphi: https://marineandlawn.com/portrushadelphi/#/booking/step-1?promo=WORLD26&adults=2&arrive=10.10.2026 \nRoyal Court Hotel Portrush (out of town- transport would be required to get to the conference venue\, dinner and meeting points each day) \n \n3x Premier (sea view) rooms £130 per night; 9x Deluxe (non-sea view) rooms £105.00 per night; quote “World Heritage Conference” when booking \nLink to Accommodation Guide for the Causeway Coast and Glens area – CCG Download – Accommodation Guide 2025.pdf \nDownload Visit Causeway Coast & Glens‘ latest accommodation guide by clicking here. The team there also offer an accommodation booking service with a £2 booking fee and they take 10% deposit as a commission. \n***Airbnb is also available in the town \nDo Your Bit for the Environment – we invite attendees of the Annual Conference to support the Flow Country Partnership’s mission to restore the world’s only Peatland World Heritage Site – inscribed for being the world’s largest intact blanket peat bog. This vital ecosystem stores over 400 million tonnes of carbon\, playing a crucial role in combating climate change. If you are travelling to the conference\, please consider a donation to help facilitate future carbon sequestration. Your donations will directly aid in the restoration efforts\, enhancing the peatland’s capacity to sequester carbon and support biodiversity. Please note\, this initiative is not currently structured as a carbon offset programme; however\, there is potential for it to evolve into one in the future\, subject to interest from the World Heritage community and feasibility.  Your support today contributes to meaningful environmental impact and may pave the way for future carbon offset opportunities. \nClick here to donate…thank you.
URL:https://worldheritageuk.org/events/world-heritage-uk-2026-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Portrush Town Hall\, 1 Mark St\, Portrush\, Northern Ireland\, BT56 8DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:In-person
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SUMMARY:World Heritage Site Coordinators' Forum
DESCRIPTION:31st World Heritage Site Coordinators’ Forum. \nWednesday 25 November\, 10am to 12pm\, on Zoom. \nClosed online meeting for UK World Heritage Site Coordinators and invited representatives from government and heritage agencies.
URL:https://worldheritageuk.org/events/world-heritage-site-coordinators-forum-5/
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