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Use our code AFFSTE25 for 25% discount on English Heritage new annual and gift membership. English Heritage has stewardship over 400 heritage sites in England, including stately homes, castles, abbeys and World Heritage Sites like Stonehenge and Hadrian’s Wall. But which are the best to visit for senior travellers? As retired seniors, with plenty of […]
Renishaw Hall is situated on the edge of the Peak District between Sheffield and Chesterfield. It has been the home of the Sitwell family for almost 400 years having been built in 1625 by George Sitwell, a High Sheriff of Derbyshire. The Hall was substantially expanded and the gardens developed based on fortunes built up […]
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK include ancient monuments, magnificent historic buildings, industrial locations and two natural areas.
Cornwall is well endowed with heritage sites, many under the stewardship of English Heritage, Historic Houses or National Trust. Although we are members of all three organisations, we had not managed to visit any heritage properties in what is England’s most south-westerly county. That was until last autumn when pandemic regulations had been eased and we […]
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Historic Houses Northumberland: Chillingham Castle
Chillingham Castle in the north of Northumberland is an atmospheric, medieval fortress. We found it quite mesmerising looking around the ancient building, the formal gardens and the hillside parkland and lakes. Originally the site of a monastery, the present building dates back to the 13th Century but with many modifications along the way. Its strategic […]