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Elsecar Heritage Centre

14 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

Elsecar Heritage Centre is an Antique, History and Craft Centre offering something for everyone. Set in the attractive conservation village of Elsecar, Elsecar Heritage Centre is located within the former ironworks and colliery workshops of the Earl Fitzwilliam. Restored historical buildings now house an antique centre, individual craft workshops, and exhibitions of Elsecar’s past. Elsecar […]

Filed Under: Yorkshire Tagged With: Attraction, Country Park, Industrial History, Sandford Award Winners, Steam Railway

Edinburgh Zoo

14 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

Edinburgh Zoo is the largest and most exciting wildlife attraction in Scotland, over 1,000 wonderful animals in a beautiful parkland setting on the outskirts of Edinburgh. A wide range of visitor facilities and masses of events and daily activities throughout the year. Winner of Sandford Award 2007.

Filed Under: Edinburgh Tagged With: Sandford Award Winners, Zoos And Wildlife Parks

Edinburgh Castle

14 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

Edinburgh Castle is a castle fortress which dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC. The castle is now in the care of Historic Scotland, and is Scotland’s second-most-visited tourist attraction. […]

Filed Under: Edinburgh Tagged With: Castles, Military, Sandford Award Winners

Dunster Castle

14 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

The Tor at Dunster has been home to a castle for more than 1000 years. During Saxon times, the spectacular hilltop location served as a frontier fortress against Celtic and Viking raiders. It is recorded in the Domesday Book as being owned by the Saxon Aelfric before 1066. Following the Battle of Hastings, William the […]

Filed Under: Somerset Tagged With: Castles, National Trust, Sandford Award Winners

Dunham Massey Hall

14 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

Mansion with important collections and fascinating ‘below stairs’ area, set in a large country estate and deer park, with a rich and varied garden. Finest collection of Huguenot silver in Britain Ancient herd of fallow deer in a stunning 101-hectare (250-acre) park Scandal and romance retold in fascinating guided tours One of the North West’s […]

Filed Under: Cheshire Tagged With: Houses, Museums, National Trust, Sandford Award Winners

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