A tranquil scene from Tintagel! Have you visited this iconic spot? ✨🌊

#DYK that the site of Tintagel Castle has been inhabited at least since the late Roman period? In the 5th to 7th centuries, a thriving community called this place home!

🌷 It's giving spring 🌷

#DYK that tulips were first introduced to England in the 1630s as ‘tulipmania’ swept the gardens of wealthy Europeans?

📸 Captured by Eltham Palace's Gardeners

Fun fact: Sailors once navigated the North Sea with help from Whitby Abbey's towering silhouette! 🚢🌊

Its haunting ruins remain one of northern England’s most iconic landmarks.

🎉 Today we’re celebrating the transformative impact of The National Lottery Heritage Fund's #KickTheDust programme!

Through supporting initiatives like Shout Out Loud, thousands of young minds have been inspired to reimagine heritage sites and stories as sources of creativity! 🏛️✨

❓ Question time! Which historic site would you most like to visit next? 🏰📜🌊

Happy #StGeorgesDay ! 🙌⚔️

#DYK that we have a unique wall painting of England’s Patron Saint at Farleigh Hungerford Castle? This serves as a beautiful example of medieval art and a reminder of a time when church interiors were covered in paintings.

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Can you believe that this was once one of England's most important buildings? 👀

#DYK Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace was the administrative centre of the largest diocese in medieval England? Its architecture reflects enormous power and wealth.💰

📸Photos by Adventures of an Aviation Nut

#SundayChallenge time!
Can you guess the purpose of this mysterious recess in the east wall of Gainsborough Old Hall? 🤔 Here's a sweet hint: 🍯

Feeling inspired by the exquisite interiors of Marble Hill House - a true masterpiece of Georgian Palladian elegance. 🏛️✨

We're admiring the reproduction of this hand-painted Chinese wallpaper in the Dining Parlour! 😍

🦆 Flying into the weekend like…

Where will your adventures take you this weekend?

📍 Audley End House and Gardens

Join us in celebrating iconic historical sites this #WorldHeritageDay 🙌

#DYK that several places we care for are #UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including Hadrian's Wall, Stonehenge, Iron Bridge, and St Augustine's Abbey? 🧱⛪

Which ones have you visited? 👀

📸 Can you caption this photo snapped at the beautiful Witley Court and Gardens? 🤔

Let us know - the more creative, the better! 🍃

Could Stonehenge have been carefully designed to align with the Moon, as well as the sun? 🌙

2024 is a special year as a Major Lunar Standstill approaches, a period when moonrise and moonset are further apart along the horizon.

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📷: Grant Privett

The gatehouse at Stokesay Castle looks like it’s straight out of a fairy tale! 🧚

#DYK the lintels and brackets on The Gatehouse are finely carved as contemporary men and women, angels, dragons and Adam and Eve? 🐉