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Path to paradise brings serene meanderings to Whitby Abbey

Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June 2013It 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 environment, taking inspiration from a design at Chartres Cathedral in France. “This is a long way away

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

Events running Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 JuneAt Whitby Abbey, visitors will be following the path to enlightenment, at Brodsworth Hall, they will be manning the home front, and in between, there will be Royals at Richmond Castle, Pirates at Scarborough Castle and medieval markers at Clifford’s Tower – as English Heritage encourages the public to step into England’s story with half term holiday fun (25 May to 2 June). Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, nearDoncaster, turns the clock back to the 1940s for the bank holiday weekend (25 – 27 May) with three days of living history, performance and

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

The opening of  a brand new Wilderness Play Area, family fun at the Children’s Festival and, of course, a weekend of superb weather saw Witley Court & Gardens, near Worcester, welcome a record-breaking number of visitors for the May Bank Holiday weekend. The historic property welcomed over 4,600 visitors, the largest number on record and up over 600% compared to the same weekend in 2012.    “After months of wintry weather, spring finally put in an appearance with perfect timing – the blossom is on the trees, the grass is growing and the sun is shining, so we were not surprised that

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

New high-res images of the exhibition, and historic images from wartime Brodsworth, are now available from the English Heritage online media bank at: http://news.cision.com/english-heritage/multimedia/The impact of World War II on one ofYorkshire’s great country houses, Brodsworth Hall nearDoncaster, will be explored in a new exhibition and a series of events throughout 2013, which will see the story of the building, the Grant-Dalton family who lived there and the residents of the Brodsworth estate retold 70 years on. “During the Second World War, Brodsworth Hall was requisitioned for

A view from above at Torquay Library

Britain from Above workshops on Thursday 25 April 2013Looking at Torquay from an eye in the sky will be the focus of a workshop and a talk at Torquay Library on Thursday 25 April, when experts from English Heritage’sBritainfrom Above project showcase some of the stunning imagery available in its online library. TheBritainfrom Above workshop takes place from10.00amuntil12noonin Torquay Library’s IT suite, as part of the national Spring Online campaign to encourage people to learn how to use computers and the internet.  The workshop will show people how they are able to access some of the

Whitby Abbey - the home of Easter...

… and why Easter always falls on a Sunday!The date of Easter changes each year, falling anytime between 22 March and 25 April, but as many people enjoy the family fun trail around Whitby Abbey this Easter weekend (29 March to 1 April), how many will realise that its date was agreed on the very site on which they stand? As with many Christian festivals, the date of Easter was probably chosen to co-incide with existing religious traditions, and early Christians aligned their celebrations with the Jewish feast of Passover, itself calculated based on a lunar calendar.  In 325AD, the First

Easter family fun with English Heritage in Yorkshire

After a long winter, families searching for an excuse to shrug off the scarves and head outdoors for some spring fresh air need look no further than their local English Heritage site, with many of its sites reopening daily, and family fun trails with a chocolate treat at the end! At Clifford’s Tower in York, Richmond Castle and Whitby Abbey – traditionally known as the ‘home of Easter’ thanks to the Synod of Whitby agreeing the date of Easter nearly 1350 years ago – family fun trails will ensure that children explore every nook and cranny of the ruins to find all the clues.  Onlywhen

The Easter chicks are all grown up at Rievaulx Abbey

Falconry of Kings, Friday 29 March – Easter Monday 1 AprilRievaulx Abbey near Helmsley will play host to a range of feathered visitors over the Easter weekend, but visitors expecting fluffy yellow chicks might be a bit of a surprise as these birds are some of the finest hunters in the country, as Raphael Falconry demonstrates the ‘sport of kings’! The three days, a rare collection of falcons, hawks and even owls will take to the sky above the Cistercian ruins, with master falconers Mike and Emma Raphael demonstrating how early medieval kings built up falconry from being a simple leisure

Bumper season of events and activities for English Heritage in Yorkshire

From kings of England to the ‘prince of darkness’, spiritual reflection to hilarious history, 2013 is set to be a bumper year of events for English Heritage sites around the Yorkshire region, with something to appeal to visitors of all ages! From Easter right through until Christmas, many of English Heritage’s most popular sites throughout the region will welcome a host of historic re-enactors and interpreters to help visitors young and old to truly step into England’s history, meeting characters from the past with a story to tell for visitors of the present. “We’ve planned a

Elizabethan inspiration for Kenilworth Castle's 2013 events programme

Kenilworth Castle’s most famous visitor has provided the inspiration for a blockbusting events programme from English Heritage, with a host of Elizabethan-themed fun, hands-on activities and historic re-enactments at Britain’s largest ruined castle! “In the summer, we’ll be opening our new viewing platforms in Leicester’s Building, which will enable our visitors to share the views that Queen Elizabeth would have seen during her visit in 1575, so it seems only fitting that this year, we look to celebrate Kenilworth’s Elizabethan heritage, and bring to life many aspects of medieval life,

Easter Family Fun Trails

English Heritage's Easter events for the West MidlandsCatch him if you can! The Easter bunny has been up to his old tricks at some of English Heritage West Midlands sites laying trails to yummy treats for families that can track down all the clues. Easter Family Fun Trails will be taking place from 29 March to 14 April at Goodrich Castle, Stokesay Castle, Wroxeter Roman City, Witley Court & Gardens and Beeston Castle & Woodland Park, and from 23 March to 14 April at Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden. “The Easter holidays are usually the first time of the year most us have the

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

Fool School, 29 March – 1 April 2013 Easter Family Fun Trail, 23 March – 14 AprilWant to learn how to juggle your Easter eggs?  Or how to turn a miserable monarch into a sniggering sovereign?  Meet a master of mirth this Easter at Kenilworth Castle when the English Heritage site opens the doors of its Fool School, from Good Friday 29 March to Easter Monday 1 April. Under the expert tutelage of English Heritage’s juggling jester, Stuart Ashman, children will learn some of the skills and tricks used by the court fool to entertain Tudor royalty – from juggling and singing to making fun

Watercolour Workshop at Stokesay Castle

Friday 15 March 2013The beautiful gatehouse and fortified walls of Stokesay Castle have often been called as ‘pretty as a picture’ and in March, the proof will be in the painting when the English Heritage site hosts a Watercolour Workshop on Friday 15 March. Artists of all skill levels can make superb use of the castle as their muse, working with a top watercolour teacher, Robin Holder, to learn new techniques and hopefully produce some stunning works of art to take home. The Watercolour Workshop runs from 10.00am until 3.00pm on Friday 15 March, priced at £55 for adults (English

The sky is the limit for Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust presentation

Tuesday 19 March 2013, Welwyn Garden City LibraryThe birth of the Garden City – in pictures – is the treat in store at Welwyn Garden City’s recently refurbished library on Tuesday 19 March 2013, with the Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust joins forces with English Heritage, the library and Bryan Parkes to share aerial images – past and present – of the town. The evening event will give participants the chance to see aerial photographs of Welwyn Garden City taken in the 1920s and 1930s by Aerofilms, part of a new online library being created by English Heritage through the Britain from Above

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

2 & 7 March 2013Participants 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 Pablo Larraín’s No will be joined by stunning aerial views of Swindon past and present, when English Heritage’s Britain from Above project receives an airing on Swindon’s Big Screen, Wharf Green on Saturday 2 March between 12 noon and 3pm. The “Chocks Away! Take Off with Britain from Above” event explores the early days of flight and aerial photography, showcasing pictures taken between 1919 and 1953 of the Swindon area,

Georgian justice at Whitby Abbey for February half term

Time Travellers Go… Gruesome, Saturday 16 February to Sunday 24 February 2013Whitby Abbey will be providing no sanctuary for those being pursued by the Georgian justice system this February half term holiday (16 – 24 February), as Thomas Turlis, the public hangman, holds court within the hallowed ruins, for a week of gruesome tales of torture and the gallows! Visitors will be invited to hear the hangman’s stories of 18thcentury crime and punishment from the perspective of the man charged with handing out the ultimate sentence to wrong-doers. He follows the ‘Bloody Code’, a list of over

“Queen Elizabeth’s View” to be revealed for the Kenilworth Society

Thursday 21 February 2013, 7.30pm, Jubilee HouseThe people of Kenilworth will have an exclusive opportunity to find out more about the work currently taking place at Kenilworth Castle. Property manager Holly Woodward is the guest speaker for The Kenilworth Society meeting held at Jubilee House on Thursday 21 February at 7.30pm. Holly will share with attendees the plans currently being implemented at the Castle to enable visitors to experience the views enjoyed by Elizabeth I when she visited in 1575. Work has already started on the construction of the viewing platforms which will provide

Half a million drops of white in bloom at Brodsworth Hall & Gardens

The fruits of several years of planting are coming into bloom at Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, near Doncaster, where over half a million snowdrops, planted alongside the main driveway, are now bursting into flower to create a stunning display to herald the start of spring! A brief warm spell in January has brought Brodsworth’s 500,000 snowdrops into bloom in early February – a couple of weeks earlier than the last few years – with the white flowers expected to peak in the next week or so, remaining in bloom for a couple of weeks.  The site’s 100,000 yellow aconites are also flourishing,

February family fun and Watercolour Workshop at Stokesay Castle

Half Term Family Fun trail, 20 – 24 February 2013 Watercolour Workshop, Friday 15 March 2013One of Shropshire’s most charming historic gems, Stokesay Castle is promising fun for families visiting over the February half term holiday, with daily opening and a special trail around the buildings and grounds of this fortified manor house. Located close to Ludlow, Stokesay Castle is a superbly preserved medieval manor, with its timber framed gatehouse.  Built in the late 13thcentury and barely altered since, the castle lends itself perfectly to the family fun trail, which will prompt

Winter escapes at Goodrich Castle

Half Term Family Fun Trail, 16 – 24 February 2013 Spring Photo Walk, Friday 8 March 2013Anyone thinking that February half term might be a great time to hibernate for the end of the winter, think again!  Goodrich Castle, near Ross-on-Wye, will be opening daily throughout the school holidays to give families a wonderful reason to get out and about, including a fun trail around the castle! Goodrich Castle, located not far from Ross-on-Wye, is one of Herefordshire’s finest examples of early medieval castles, with a commanding position overlooking the Wye Valley.  The view from the top of

February fun and frights at Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden

Family Fun Trail - 16 to 24 February 2013 Valentines Ghost Tour – 15 February 2013For many parents, it may seem like just a few days since the children were enjoying their Christmas holidays, but half term is almost upon us, soKenilworthCastleis opening for nine consecutive days of exploration and fun! Throughout half term week (16 – 24 February), Kenilworth Castle and the Elizabethan Garden will open daily, and families visiting the site will not only be able to look around the magnificent remains of England’s largest ruined castle, but also take part in a family fun trail, hunting

Permission granted for a 'view fit for a Queen' at Kenilworth Castle

Visitors to Kenilworth Castle will be able to enjoy panoramas unseen since the Civil War following the granting of planning permission for a series of platforms within Leicester’s Building, which will give visitors the views that would have been enjoyed by Elizabeth I during her visit. Under English Heritage’s plans for the new development, viewing platforms would be constructed on three floors within Leicester’s Building, which was built ahead of Elizabeth I’s visit in 1571 to provide the Queen and her retinue with appropriate accommodation and views over Robert Dudley’s estate. At the

Behind the scenes at Witley Court & Gardens

Meet the Head Gardener: Winter Walk on 18 JanuaryGarden enthusiasts who are entranced by changing vista and seasonal colour will be in their element later this month, when Witley Court’s Head Gardener, Richard Squires, will be leading a tour on Friday 18 January examining the ‘bones’ of the formal garden, including the architectural sculpting of the yew hedge and topiary in the East Parterre, and looking at the witch hazel and early snowdrops in bloom. The formal gardens at Witley Court are often regarded as one of Victorian landscaper, William Andrews Nesfield’s finest works, and large

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