Houghton Hall

King's Lynn

Built for Britain’s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in the 1720s, Houghton Hall is now home to the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley – a descendant of Sir Robert...

Rievaulx Abbey

North Yorkshire

If peace and tranquillity is what you seek from a family day out in Yorkshire, then Rievaulx Abbey is the perfect choice. Set in a remote valley in the North York Moors...

Finchingfield Guildhall

Essex

Set in the rolling countryside of North Essex less than an hour from London is the 15th century Guildhall Finchingfield. The Guildhall is an historic venue with its own...

Sutton Bank walks

 Proclaimed "The finest view in England" by the author of the James Herriot novels. The Sutton Bank National Park Centre sits at the top of the bank, and is the starting...

Lilleshall Abbey

Lilleshall, Newport, Shropshire

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites - from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the...

Quince Honey Farm

South Molton

Quince Honey Farm’s main attraction is Beeworld, a uniquely designed indoor apiary with interactive buttons to see inside the hives, magnifying the bee’s even...

Bucklers Hard

Hampshire

The exciting Maritime Museum and Buckler’s Hard Story gives an insight into the history of this 18th century shipbuilding village focusing on its vessels including those...

Herefordshire Trail

Ledbury and Herefordshire

The 150-mile route takes walkers through spectacular countryside enabling them to enjoy unequalled views across our county and neighbouring counties. The landscape...

Westonbirt Arboretum

A remarkable place for people to enjoy and learn about trees - 15,000 specimens from all over the globe offer the perfect setting to escape, relax or have an...

Kinema in the Woods

LN10 6QD

The Kinema is the only fully functioning cinema in the Uk to employ back projection and has been open since 1922. The latest films are shown every evening with...

Hay Literary Festival

Wales

For 25 years Hay Festival has brought together writers from around the world to debate and share stories at its festival in the staggering beauty of the Welsh Borders....

Michelham Priory

Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3QS. 01323 844224,

Explore 800 years of Priory history here at Michelham: from its foundation by Augustinian canons, through the destruction caused by the dissolution of the monasteries in...