- Heritage

Boston Manor House

A fine Jacobean house built in 1623…

Bruce Castle Museum

A Tudor building. Sir Rowland Hill (inventor of the Penny Post) ran a progressive school at Bruce Castle from 1827…

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of Her Majesty The Queen and serves as both home and office. Its 19 State Rooms, which open for eight weeks a year, form the heart of the working palace. The garden walk offers superb views of the Garden Front of the Palace and the 19th-century lake…

Burgh House

A Grade I listed building of 1703 in the heart of old Hampstead with original panelled rooms, "barley sugar" staircase banisters and a music room. Child-friendly, refurbished Hampstead Museum, permanent and changing exhibitions. Prize-winning terraced garden. Regular programme of concerts, art exhibitions, and meetings. Receptions, seminars and conferences. Rooms for hire. Special facilities for schools visits. Wedding receptions and ceremonies…

Capel Manor Gardens

A beautiful 30 acre estate, first established in the late 13th century, Capel Manor provides a colourful & scented oasis surrounding a Georgian Manor House & Victorian Stables. Be inspired by prize winning themed, model & historical gardens including the latest additions the Old Manor House Garden (opened by her Majesty the Queen in June 2010) and the Family Friendly Garden (a 2010 Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal Winner). Picnic by the lake or relax in the restaurant & finish with a visit to the gift shop. Free parking…

Carew Manor Dovecote

An early 18th century octagonal brick dovecote with around 1200 nesting boxes and the original potence (circular ladder). Opened for tours with the adjacent late medieval Grade I listed Great Hall of Carew Manor…

College Of Arms

Mansion built in 1670s to house the English Officers of Arms and their records…

Fitzroy House

Built 1791, Fitzroy House was formerly inhabited by playwright George Bernard Shaw. Today it shows the life and work of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, who worked there in the late 1950s. Steeped in 1950s memorabilia, the house displays a nostalgic collection of restored communications office equipment, complete with Adler typewriter, Grundig tape recorders, and Western Union Telefax…

Forty Hall

Step back in time and discover Enfield’s heritage in this beautiful Grade One listed Jacobean House and Gardens built in 1632 for Sir Nicholas Rainton, Lord Mayor of London. Forty Hall today is a location for festivals, events and guided tours throughout the year and a museum of Enfield’s history. The Hall is open Wed - Sun 11am to 4pm. Admission Free. Estate & grounds open daily dawn to dusk…

The Foundling Museum

Site of London’s first home for abandoned children. Established in 1739. The museum charts the history of the Foundling Hospital and its residents…