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Thetford Warren Lodge

Thetford Warren Lodge

Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed…

Thetford Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Thetford Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ’s tomb: the…

Weeting Castle

Weeting Castle

Weeting Castle is a 12th-century ruin with a three-story-high tower in Weeting, near Brandon, Norfolk, England. Despite the name, it is not a castle but actually a fortified manor house. It has a large open hall and an attached two-storey chamber block. There’s a domed brick ice-house on the northwest corner of the moat and a small car park next to the church. The moat was added in the 14th century. The place is thought to have been abandoned in 1390. It is now owned by English Heritage.…

Aldborough Roman Site

Aldborough Roman Site

The Aldborough Roman Site, run by English Heritage, consists of the in situ remains of some of town’s defences and two mosaic pavements, part of a large town house.…

Byland Abbey

Byland Abbey

Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey…

Clifford's Tower

Clifford's Tower

It’s the stunning view you get of the historic city of York that makes Clifford’s Tower one of the most popular attractions in Yorkshire. Set on a tall mound in the heart of Old York, this imposing tower is almost all that remains of York Castle, which was originally built by William the Conqueror. There’s plenty to discover here. In its time, the tower has served as a prison and a royal mint, as well as the place where Henry VIII had the bodies of his of his enemies put on public display. To complete your family day out in York, why…

Easby Abbey

Easby Abbey

Easby Abbey or the Abbey of St Agatha is an abandoned Premonstratensian abbey on the eastern bank of the River Swale on the outskirts of Richmond in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire. The site is maintained by…

Helmsley Castle

Helmsley Castle

Helmsley Castle (also known anciently as Hamlake) is a…

Kirkham Priory

Kirkham Priory

The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l’Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey. Legend has it that Kirkham was founded in remembrance of l’Espec’s only son who had died…

Marmion Tower

Marmion Tower

The fine 15th-century gatehouse of a vanished riverside manor house, with a beautiful oriel window.…