City Discovery Centre has been based at the ancient site of Bradwell Abbey in Milton Keynes since 1992. Bradwell Abbey is the site and remains of a ...
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.
Chirk Castle
Completed in 1310, Chirk is the last Welsh castle from the reign of Edward I still lived in today. Features from its 700 years include the medieval ...
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Chiltern Open Air Museum preserves and interprets the built heritage of the Chilterns that would otherwise be lost. The Museum was founded in 1976, ...
Chester Zoo
The UK’s number one Zoo, close to the historic city of Chester, is set in 110 acres of award-winning gardens. In this spectacular setting are over ...
Chester Cathedral
Chester Cathedral has a rich and fascinating heritage. It is a living community of prayer and worship, a centre of excellence in Church Music, and ...
Chedworth Roman Villa
The remains of one of the largest Roman villas in Britain provide a fascinating insight into the period. The site was discovered in 1864 by a local ...
Charleston
Charleston was the home and country meeting place for the writers, painters and intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group. The interior was painted ...
Ceramica
Ceramica revitalises the Old Town Hall of Burslem into a unique visitor attraction exploring the past and future of the pottery industry in ...
Cathedral & Abbey Church Of St. Alban
This is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain. It stands over the place where Alban, the first martyr, was buried after giving ...
Cathedral Church Of St. Peter
Founded in 1050, the Cathedral building, dedicated to Peter, one of Jesus' earliest followers and the model for all subsequent bishops, is the finest ...
Castle Ward
Explore this exceptional 332-hectare (820-acre) walled demesne dramatically set overlooking Strangford Lough and marvel at the quirky mid Georgian ...
Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort
What makes this site particularly important is that archaeologists have been excavating here for over twenty years and thatched Iron Age buildings ...