Queen Victoria’s Palace by the Sea. Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s family home, is one of the most popular tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight. After first visiting Osborne, England’s longest-reigning monarch wrote: ‘It is impossible to imagine a prettier spot’. Victorian opulence and extravagant interiors, stunning Indian décor of the Durbar Room, private apartments […]
Oakwell Hall & Country Park
An attractive Elizabethan manor house, set out as a family home of the 1690s and surrounded by 110 acres of country park. The Visitor Centre includes a shop, café and the “Discover Oakwell” gallery. This beautiful Elizabethan manor house has delighted visitors for centuries. Visiting in the 19th Century, Charlotte Brontë featured it as ‘Fieldhead’ […]
Norton Priory
Norton Priory Museum & Gardens is a fantastic day out, with an award winning museum, excavated medieval ruins, the spectacular St Christopher statue, the lovely Walled Garden and the extensive woodland and sculpture trail. Norton Priory also manages Halton Castle, which is open on special days throughout the year. Winner of Sandford Award 1992, 1997, […]