Historic Buildings & Sites in the UK

The Stables, Althorp, Northampton, Northamptonshire  
Althorp is a delightfully welcoming house. Explore the nineteen rooms, including some of the Spencer Family´s private apartments. Discover magnificent interiors and one of Europe´s finest... more

Greengate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire  
The Ancient High House has been one of the most important buildings in the town for over four hundred years and is the largest timber framed... more

Meadow Lane, Stretton, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire  
Probably Britain´s most complete Victorian steam pumping station. Two pumping beam engines, two Lancashire boilers and twenty other steam engines are now fully operational. The Victorian... more

Worston Lane, Shallowford, Stone, Staffordshire  
Izaak Walton, the celebrated author of `The Compleat Angler´ once owned this charming 16th century thatched half-timbered cottage. Inside the Angling Museum there is variety of... more

Newport Road, Stafford, Staffordshire  
Stafford Castle is a Norman Stone motte and bailey fortress. Standing on the motte are the remains of a massive hall-keep build in 1348. After the... more

Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire  
The Shakespeare Houses (Henley Street): Five beautiful historic houses and gardens, all associated with William Shakespeare and his family. Mary Arden´s Farm - home to Shakespeare´s... more

Warwick, Warwickshire  
Experience over 1000 years of history at Warwick Castle. For nearly 600 years the Mill and Engine House used the power of the River Avon to... more

Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk  
Sutton Hoo: Anglo-Saxon burial mounds (´Page one of English history´) where a royal Anglo-Saxon ship-burial was discovered. The grave is thought to be that of Raedwald,... more

The Visitor Centre, Icklingham Road, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk  
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is the site of an Anglo-Saxon settlement occupied 420-650AD. Today there is a unique reconstructed Anglo-Saxon Village built on the original settlement... more

London  
Buckingham Palace was built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham and was made the royal family´s principal residence by Queen Victoria in 1837. It is... more

Crofton Road, Orpington, London  
Remains of ten rooms of a Roman villa can be seen within a modern cover building. Details of the central heating system and tessellated floors. Activities... more

East Molesey, London  
Hampton Court Palace: The flamboyant Henry VIII is most associated with this majestic palace, which he extended and developed in grand style after acquiring it from... more

London  
Kensington Palace: The feminine influence of generations of royal women has shaped this stylish palace and elegant gardena. The birthplace and childhood home of Queen Victoria,... more

Tower Hill, London  
The ancient stones reverberate with dark secrets, priceless jewels glint in fortified vaults and ravens strut the grounds. The Tower of London, founded by William the... more

Clifton Dykes, Penrith, Cumbria  
At Wetheriggs Pottery there is a lot to experience and many ways to express your own individuality and creativity throughout the year. A 19th century Industrial... more

Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire  
Fountains Abbey with Studley Royal Water Garden, located four miles west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, is of outstanding historic and aesthetic importance. No other site... more

Fort Road, Newhaven, East Sussex  
Newhaven Fort offers an exciting and varied day out at this award winning attraction. The massive walls, ramparts, tunnels and gun emplacements all fire the imagination... more

4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, East Sussex  
The Royal Pavilion, the famous seaside palace of King George IV, is one of the most exotically beautiful buildings in the British Isles. Originally a simple... more

Bull House, 92 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex  
Sussex Archaeological Society, or Sussex Past for short, has several fascinating properties open to the to the public, including Anne of Cleves House, Fishbourne Roman Palace,... more

Westerham, Kent  
Chartwell was the family home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1924. The rooms are kept as they were during his lifetime and offer an insight into... more

Caveside Close, Chislehurst, Kent  
Chislehurst Caves: Miles of Mystery and History Beneath your Feet! Grab a lantern and get ready for an amazing adventure! Just a short way from central... more

Edenbridge, Kent  
Hever Castle, a romantic 13th century moated castle, was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII´s second wife - inside there are prayer books signed... more

Maidstone, Kent  
Leeds Castle, known as `the loveliest castle in the world´ and is listed in the Doomesday Book. Rising from two islands in the centre of a... more

Arundel, West Sussex  
The medieval Arundel Castle, dating back to the Norman Conquest has been and is the home of the Dukes of Norfolk and Earls of Arundel. There... more

Pentewen, St Austell, Cornwall  
The Lost Gardens of Heligan, the celebrated restoration of Heligan´s productive gardens is only one of many features which combine to create a destination with a... more

Tintagel, Cornwall  
Tintagel Castle is located on one of England´s most dramatic coastlines, the 13th century remains of the Castle are breathtaking and awe-inspiring. The stout walls, steep... more

Clovelly, Bideford, Devon  
Clovelly is a little village clinging to a wooded 400-foot cliff, west of Bideford. There is no traffic on its tumbling, cobbled street. Flower-strewn cottages line... more

Abbey Gatehouse, Magdelene Street, Glastonbury, Somerset  
Glastonbury Abbey attracts visitors from all over the world. The magical ruins, of this once greatest Abbey in England, are set in 36 acres of peaceful... more

Windsor, Berkshire  
Windsor Castle, one of three official residences of The Queen, has been home to the Sovereign for over 900 years and not only is it the... more

The Square, Corfe, Wareham, Dorset  
Corfe Castle guarded the route through the Purbeck Hills, the dramatic ruins stand on a natural hill. The first castle was built of wood and later... more

Maritime Museum, Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, Hampshire  
Bucklers Hard Village is one of England´s most attractive and unusual villages. It was created in the early 18th century by the 2nd Duke of Montagu,... more

Hatfield, Hertfordshire  
Hatfield House - Visit this stunning Jacobean house within its own Park and see the surviving wing of the Tudor Royal Palace, where Elizabeth I spent... more

Woodstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire  
Blenheim Palace, home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, was built between 1705 and 1722. It is an English Baroque... more

Estate Office, Bowood House, Calne, Wiltshire  
Bowood House, the family home of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, was built during the 18th century, to the designs of Henry Keene and Robert... more

Warminster, Wiltshire  
Nestling within 900 acres of Capability Brown landscaped grounds, Longleat, built by Sir John Thynne, is one of the best examples of Elizabethan architecture in Britain.... more

Abbey Craig, Hillfoots Road, Causewayhead, Stirling, Stirlingshire  
The National Wallace Monument is a world famous landmark, in a stunning location, and packed with fascinating exhibits and displays. Visit one of Scotland´s most magnificent... more

Castlehill, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh  
Edinburgh Castle is famous worldwide as an icon of Scotland. Once the home of kings and queens it is now the country´s premier visitor attraction. It... more

Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scottish Borders  
Paxton House is one of the finest 18th century Palladian country houses in Britain, built to the design of John Adam with a Regency extension by... more

Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, Ayr, South Ayrshire  
Burns National Heritage Park has attracted visitors for 200 years, with its stunning scenery and special connection with the life and works of Robert Burns. Experience... more

Brecon Road, Pen-y-cae, Swansea, Swansea Area  
Craig-y-Nos Castle and grounds were once the estate of the celebrated opera diva Adelina Patti (1943-1919). She moved in the highest echelons of Victorian society, not... more