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2 weeks agoBingo halls, nuclear bunkers and the Tom Cruise trail: the best of this year's Open House
September: it's the month of the harvest moon (usually); Vogue's most celebrated issue; and the dominion of Virgos and Libras. But it's also when the UK, and much of Europe, opens doors usually closed to the public, with various organisations offering rare and free access to architectural gems, cultural institutions, science hubs, courts, palaces, medieval castles, embassies and houses that you could never afford to own.
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