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Path to paradise brings serene meanderings to Whitby Abbey

5/8/2013 10:06 AM EST

Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June 2013
It is believed that St Hild chose the clifftop at Whitby for her new abbey because of its isolation, and visitors over the half term holiday will be able to revisit Whitby Abbey as a place of contemplation when the site opens The Path to Paradise – an unusual labyrinth experience.

The Path to Paradise is designed as a contemplative walk around a pattern mown out of the lawns at Whitby, created to encourage quiet thought and understanding of the...

War, peace and pirates planned for English Heritage's Yorkshire sites this half term

5/8/2013 3:58 AM EST

Events running Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June
At Whitby Abbey, visitors will be following the path to...

Spring has sprung at Witley Court with the busiest bank holiday ever!

5/7/2013 9:19 AM EST

The opening of a brand new Wilderness Play Area, family fun at the Children’s Festival and, of course, a weekend of...

Duty Calls: New wartime exhibition launches at Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, near Doncaster

3/28/2013 8:37 AM EST

New high-res images of the exhibition, and historic images from wartime Brodsworth, are now available from the English...

A view from above at Torquay Library

3/27/2013 12:03 PM EST

Britain from Above workshops on Thursday 25 April 2013
Looking at Torquay from an eye in the sky will be the focus of a workshop and a talk at Torquay Library on Thursday 25...

Whitby Abbey - the home of Easter...

3/21/2013 8:55 AM EST

… and why Easter always falls on a Sunday!
The date of Easter changes each year, falling anytime between 22 March...

Easter family fun with English Heritage in Yorkshire

3/21/2013 5:30 AM EST

After a long winter, families searching for an excuse to shrug off the scarves and head outdoors for some spring fresh...

The Easter chicks are all grown up at Rievaulx Abbey

3/20/2013 8:00 AM EST

Falconry of Kings, Friday 29 March – Easter Monday 1 April
Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley will play host to a range...

Bumper season of events and activities for English Heritage in Yorkshire

3/20/2013 6:15 AM EST

From kings of England to the ‘prince of darkness’, spiritual reflection to hilarious history, 2013 is set to be a...

Interior Leicester s Building Kenilworth Castle

Elizabethan inspiration for Kenilworth Castle's 2013 events programme

3/11/2013 5:30 AM EST

Kenilworth Castle’s most famous visitor has provided the inspiration for a blockbusting events programme from English...

Easter Family Fun Trails

3/8/2013 4:30 AM EST

English Heritage's Easter events for the West Midlands
Catch him if you can! The Easter bunny has been up to his...

Not even a fool would miss Kenilworth Castle's Easter fun!

3/7/2013 11:00 AM EST

Fool School, 29 March – 1 April 2013 Easter Family Fun Trail, 23 March – 14 April

Watercolour Workshop at Stokesay Castle

2/22/2013 9:06 AM EST

Friday 15 March 2013
The beautiful gatehouse and fortified walls of Stokesay Castle have often been called as...

The sky is the limit for Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust presentation

2/22/2013 4:42 AM EST

Tuesday 19 March 2013, Welwyn Garden City Library
The birth of the Garden City – in pictures – is the treat in store at Welwyn Garden City’s recently refurbished library on...

Taking off with 'Britain from Above' at the Swindon Film Festival

2/11/2013 10:56 AM EST

2 & 7 March 2013
Participants in the fourth annual Swindon Film Festival have a treat in store in March. Films as diverse as the latest James Bond blockbuster, Skyfall and...