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St Edmundsbury Cathedral

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

The striking Millennium Tower, completed on 2005, is the crowning glory of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Built from English limestone, brick and lime mortar, the 150ft Lantern Tower, along with new chapels, cloisters and North Transept, completes nearly…

Broadlands

Broadlands

Broadlands, the historic home of the late Earl Mountbatten of Burma, is undergoing major remedial work over the next two years and will be closed to visitors throughout 2011.…

Queen Anne's Summerhouse

Queen Anne's Summerhouse

The outstanding fine brickwork of this foursquare folly makes it likely to date from the early eighteenth century, as its name suggests. Surrounded by the flora and forna of a beautiful woodland, with the model village of Old Warden just down the drive, this is a magical spot. The Landmark Trust, a building preservation charity, has undertaken a major restoration of the building which is now available for holidays all year round. Full details of Queen Anne’s Summerhouse and 189 other historic and architecturally important buildings are featured in the Landmark Trust…

The Royal Yacht Britannia

The Royal Yacht Britannia

Experience Scotland’s Best Visitor Attraction. Follow in the footsteps of Royalty to discover the heart and soul of this most…
Marlipins Museum

Marlipins Museum

Once a Customs House, it now holds artefacts from the long history of the Shoreham area and the maritime past plus a collection of local archaeological material from prehistoric to medieval times. In the upstairs gallery are displays on the local silent film industry…

Rockley Manor

Rockley Manor

The Rockley Estate has a history that spans more than a thousand years with previous owners including the daughter of a Duke, 9 Baronets, a Bishop and a High Sheriff of Wiltshire. The current Manor, built in 1775 and reconstructed in 1820 by Sir Hugh Smyth, is a late Georgian masterpiece with many additional features being added by ‘Paul’ Geddes Hyslop, the renowned architect who specialised in salvaging Georgian features from fashionable Georgian houses in London and reinstating them elsewhere to great effect. The Manor, set in its own magnificent parkland with its rolling hills and woodland, is situated within close proximity of the M4 with easy access to London and Bath, making it the perfect setting for entertaining in glorious style. With 10 bedrooms, indoor heated swimming pool, tennis court & pavilion and outstanding outdoor sporting facilities, the Manor makes the perfect location for corporate activities. The Manor is licensed for Civil Marriage Ceremonies, both indoors and outdoors, and the Baronial Hall can accommodate up to 120 guests for Dinner Parties or Weddings. Rockley Manor has outstanding gardens and together with its private and entirely secure location the Estate makes the perfect rural retreat. The Manor at Rockley is…

Norwich Cathedral

Norwich Cathedral

A fine example of Romanesque architecture featuring the world’s largest collection of medieval roof bosses, England’s second tallest spire and largest monastic cloister. Visitors encounter a true learning experience in the recently completed Hostry - the Visitors and Education Centre…

Shaw House

Shaw House

Built in 1581 by Newbury clothier Thomas Dolman, this fine Elizabethan building was recently restored through a £6million project. The stories and characters from Shaw House’s varied past are bought to life in…

Strawberry Hill House

Strawberry Hill House

Strawberry Hill is Britain’s finest example of Gothic Revival architecture and interior decoration. It began life in 1698 as a modest house,…

Queen's House

Queen's House

The Queen’s House, Greenwich, was commissioned by Anne of Denmark, wife of James I (reigned 1603 – 25). James was often at the Tudor Palace of Greenwich, where the Old Royal Naval College now stands – it was as important a residence of the early Stuart dynasty as it had been for the Tudors. Traditionally he is said to have given the manor of Greenwich to Anne in apology for having sworn at her in public, after…