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From medieval fortress to Elizabethan palace, Kenilworth Castle has been at the centre of England’s affairs for much of its 900-year history. Today, you can scale the heights of the tower built to woo Queen Elizabeth I and marvel at the mighty Norman keep. Explore the exhibition in the castle’s Gatehouse, and Read more [...]

The flamboyant Henry VIII is most associated with this majestic palace, which he extended and developed in grand style after acquiring it from Cardinal Wolsey in the 1520s. He lavished money on fabulous tapestries and paintings, housed and fed a huge court and pursued a succession of wives, political power Read more [...]

“It is impossible to imagine a prettier spot” – such were the words of Queen Victoria after her first visit to Osborne on the Isle of Wight. No trip to the island would be complete without a visit to this royal seaside palace where Queen Victoria lived with her beloved Read more [...]

A superb Elizabethan family house with award-winning gardens.

The beautiful Georgian house of Belmont, amid its parkland, commands stunning views of the rolling Kent countryside and is a completely unspoiled and distinctive example of the work of the architect Samuel Wyatt. Belmont contains fabulous mementoes of the family’s history and travels – paintings, furniture, Indian silverware and perhaps Read more [...]

Bodiam Castle in East Sussex is one of the most famous and evocative castles in England. Bodiam Castle is set in the heart of a historic landscape in the county of East Sussex, with spiral staircases, battlements and a portcullis, 14th century Bodiam Castle is one of Britain’s most picturesque Read more [...]