Painshill and Eltham Palace
An eclectic pair of places, both quite unusual and wonderful in different ways, representing the strong personalities of those who created them. Painshill is a classic 18th landscape garden filled…
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Hardwick Hall and Bolsover Castle
A wonderful couple of examples of 17th century grandeur relating to Bess of Hardwick, the second richest woman of the Elizabethan age, after the Queen herself. She married four times,…
York Cold War Bunker, Yorkshire Air Museum, and Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum
A trio of fascinating WW2 / Cold War themed museums in Yorkshire, must visits for anyone interested in the history of that period. The York Cold War Bunker is run…
Fountains Abbey, Studley Royal Water Gardens, and Brimham Rocks
A varied day exploring north west of York, starting with the World Heritage site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens. The Cistercian abbey was one of the largest…
Rievaulx Abbey and Terrace, Helmsley Castle, and Nunnington Hall
A heritage packed day exploring north of York, starting with Rievaulx Abbey. Founded in 1132 it was one of the largest Cistercians abbeys in England, until it’s dissolution by Henry…
Wrest Park and Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Couple of stops from the journey north from Surrey to York, along the mostly uninteresting M1 motorway. Home to one of the most significant gardens in Britain, Wrest Park is…
Dorchester and around
One of the best things about the UK is the wealth of things to do and see in a small area, in this case that surround Dorchester, the county town…
Audley End, Cambridgeshire
Once one of the largest private homes in the country, now half it’s original size but still impressive, Audley End is a classic Jacobian house. As English as they come,…
Chiswick House, London
One of the first Palladian buildings in Britain, Chiswick House is less of a house (there was no kitchen) and more of an art gallery for Lord Burlington’s extensive art…