Home of the Bankes family for more than 300 years, this striking 17th-century house was radically altered in the 19th century by Sir Charles Barry. ...
Sandford Award Winners
The Sandford Award is an independently judged, quality assured assessment of education programmes at heritage sites, museums, archives and collections across the British Isles.
More than 350 sites - including historic houses, museums, galleries, places of worship, gardens, landscapes and collections – have received an Award since the scheme began in 1978. They include Hampton Court Palace, Brunel’s ss Great Britain in Bristol, Fota Wildlife Park in Eire, Edinburgh Castle, and Big Pit - the National Mining Museum of Wales.
Killhope, North Of England Lead Mining Museum
Killhope is a fully restored nineteenth century lead mine, where you can experience for yourself the life and work of the lead mining families of the ...
Killerton House
Killerton house has a notably relaxed, welcoming and informal atmosphere. Visitors are often heard to remark that they could imagine living here: it ...
Kenwood House
Set in tranquil parkland with panoramic views over London, Kenwood House boasts sumptuous interiors and important paintings by many great artists. ...
Kenilworth Castle
Take your family to one of England’s most spectacular castle ruins in Warwickshire, and discover links to some major historical figures – including ...
The Judge's Lodging
Once called ‘the most commodious and elegant apartments for a judge in all England and Wales’ (Lord Chief Justice Campbell, 1855), decay beckoned ...
Jane Austen's House
The novelist Jane Austen is known worldwide for her popular novels describing the society of pre-industrial England. She spent the last eight years of ...
Jackfield Tile Museum
One of ten fabulous museums at Ironbridge. The Jackfield Tile Museum is located on the south side of the Ironbridge Gorge and housed in the former ...
Ightham Mote
Set in a Kentish sunken valley, Ightham Mote is a rare example of a moated medieval manor house, dating from 1320 with important later additions and ...
Holdenby House
A stately home whose royal connections go back over 400 years. Built by Sir Christopher Hatton to entertain Elizabeth I, it became the Palace of James ...
Holburne Museum
One of the country's great small museums, The Holburne has packed up its collection and is now closed to the public. A development project of ...
HMS Belfast
One of the most powerful large light cruisers ever built, HMS Belfast is now the only surviving vessel of her type to have seen active service during ...