Stanley Mills is one the best-preserved relics of the 18th-century Industrial Revolution. It was established as a cotton mill by local merchants, with ...
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.
Staircase House
The buidling is a grade 2* listed medieval town house dating back to around 1460. Very little is known of the house’s early history, though it is ...
Springhill
Experience the beguiling spirit of this inimitable 17th-century 'Plantation' home, with its walled gardens and parkland, full of tempting waymarked ...
Southwell Minster
A large Roman villa occupied much of the present-day Minster curtilage. A panel of painted plaster, excavated from the bath-house of the villa, is now ...
Arbeia Roman Fort
Arbeia Roman Fort housed a garrison and once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. The excavated remains, stunning reconstructions of original ...
Soho House Museum
The elegant home of industrial pioneer Matthew Boulton, who lived in Soho House from 1766 to 1809. Here, he met with some of the most important ...
The Shugborough Estate
Shugborough is the UK's only Complete Working Historic Estate and a world class visitor attraction. Over a quarter of a million people visit the ...
Sir John Soane’s Museum
The house and Museum of Sir John Soane, R.A., architect. Soane was born in 1753, the son of a bricklayer, and died after a long and distinguished ...
Shakespeare Centre
The libraries were founded in the last half of the 19th century and were amalgamated in 1964 when they were housed in the purpose-built Shakespeare ...
Sentry Hill Historic House And Visitor Centre
Sentry Hill is a 19th century farmhouse in the Parish of Carnmoney, County Antrim. The house and its contents provide a rare insight into life in ...
Segedunum Roman Fort Baths And Museum
Segedunum Roman Fort lies on the banks of the River Tyne, and is the last outpost of Hadrian’s Wall (World Heritage Site). For almost 300 years ...
Scone Palace
Once the crowning place of the Kings of Scots, Scone Palace occupies a unique position in the history of Scotland. A breathtakingly beautiful place of ...