Venue

Excavated Roman bathhouse, other remains and museum
Venue Type: 
Historic Buildings & Monuments
Overall Rating: 
0

Explore the remains of this once important Roman staging post, including 'mansio' (Roman inn) and bathhouse.

The site is entirely open-air and manned by volunteers, who are happy to provide more detailed information on the site on the last weekend of every month from March to October.

Letocetum is under the guardianship of English Heritage.

Step back in time to 1940s wartime Britain
Venue Type: 
Museums
Overall Rating: 
0

Now open to the public, the shelters, with a network of tunnels almost 1.6km (1 mile) long, once sheltered 6,500 people.

Come and experience life as it was during a 'black out' in wartime Britain and experience the sights and sounds of the home front. 

Opened in 1939, the shelters were the largest purpose-built civilian air raid shelters in the country designed to provide shelter for up to 6,500 people. Don't miss the facility of a 16-seater toilet.

Venue Type: 
Castles
Overall Rating: 
0

Beautiful ruins, regular events and storytelling folk in costume - who says history can't keep them interested!?

Welcome to Ludlow Castle, an unusually complete range of medieval buildings with a varied history of Norman Fortress, Fortified Palace, Administrative Centre and finally the romantic ruin it is today.

Owned by the Earl of Powis Estates since the early eighteen hundreds, the castle was purchased to prevent its destruction.

Venue Type: 
Castles
Overall Rating: 
0

Hurst Castle provides a remote escape by the sea with plenty of things to do and see! Built by Henry VIII it was one of the most advanced artillery fortresses in the England.

The castle was used as a prison for eminent 17th century captives, including Charles I who was imprisoned here in 1648 before being taken to London to his trial and execution, and later strengthened during the 19th and 20th centuries.

It commands the narrow entrance to the Solent with glimpses of the Isle of Wight on clear days!

Venue Type: 
Museums
Overall Rating: 
0

A good display of Luton history and a history of the development of Luton industries.

Wardown Park Museum is situated in the beautiful landscaped Wardown Park, on the outskirts of Luton town centre. The museum offers a range of displays including the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Gallery and the popular Luton Life Gallery. The museum also holds around four temporary exhibitions a year on different subjects. Wardown Park Museum also holds events and activities for all ages and interests throughout the year.

Venue Type: 
Theatres, Music and Performing Arts Venues
Overall Rating: 
0

Welcome to the finest drama, the brightest West End musicals, the cream of the comedy circuit, award winning ballet and dance, family friendly shows, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, Opera North and Rambert Dance – and (we think) the best Pantomime in the country!

Welcome to one of the finest and most historic theatres in the UK, built in 1837 and, following a devastating fire, reconstructed in 1901, a Grade 1 listed landmark!

Welcome to the warmest of welcomes – 365,000 people a year can’t be wrong!

Venue Type: 
Historic Buildings & Monuments
Overall Rating: 
0

On Plymouth's historic Barbican, you'll find an ancient doorway that takes you back in time to Drake's Plymouth.

Down panelled hallways and up spiral stairs, you'll find yourself in the furnished home of an Elizabethan merchant or sea captain.

Mind your head on the low ceilings and feel the creaking oak of the sloping floors as you explore the Elizabethan House.

See our restored kitchen and gardens on the ground floor. View the dining room and parlour on the first floor and bedrooms on the second floor.

Venue Type: 
Museums
Overall Rating: 
0

Worcester's principal art gallery and museum hosts a unique programme of contemporary art exhibitions, as well as housing a historic picture collection and an intriguing selection of objects ranging from a 19th century chemist's shop to the wonderful Regimental Museum. 

Venue Type: 
Tours
Overall Rating: 
0

The City's heritage walking tour from the Nottingham Ghost Walk team! See the key sites of interest in the City and hear intriguing tales about Robin Hood and many other famous Nottingham characters. Tour includes a cave visit (subject to availability). Was Robin Hood a Hero or a Villain?

The Nottingham 'Heroes & Villains' walking tour is an entertaining introduction to the 'real' stories of Robin Hood and many other famous characters associated with Nottingham.

Venue Type: 
Historic Buildings & Monuments
Overall Rating: 
0

Hagley Hall is a Grade I listed 18th-century house in Hagley, Worcestershire. It was the creation of George, 1st Lord Lyttelton, secretary to Frederick, Prince of Wales, poet and man of letters and briefly Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Pages

Login/Sign Up

Latest News

Schoolboy Falls From 60ft Cliff on School Trip

A 15-year-old boy fell 60ft over the edge of a cliff whilst on a geography school trip, miraculously only suffering minor injuries.