Historic Buildings & Monuments

The most famous and intensively studied of Britain's 3,000 or so deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy occupies a remote but attractive site in a beautiful Wolds valley. Above the substantial ruins of the church and a recreated fishpond, the outlines of many lost houses are traceable on a grassy plateau.

First settled in prehistoric times, Wharram flourished as a village between the 12th and 14th centuries, before final abandonment in about 1500. Graphic interpretation panels tell its story,and recreate the original appearance of the buildings.

The house of wealthy merchant and landlord Thomas Gledstanes showcases high-rise living, 17th-century style, at the beating heart of Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile.

Primary school parties (ages 3-7) can book a visit to Gladstone's Land by phoning 0131 226 5856.

Tours last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Children are given an introduction to 17th-century Edinburgh in our education room. The children get into 17th-century costume over their own clothes.

The Commandery has exciting stories to tell you about power, greed, war, wealth, romance, death, society and industry.

Step back in time to catch a glimpse of the lively characters that have inhabited this ancient building during the past seven centuries.

Step back in time to catch a glimpse of the lively characters that have inhabited this ancient building (some parts of which are 12th century) during the past seven centuries.

Visit the home of the famous literary Brontë sisters - Emily, Charlotte and Anne. The parsonage in which they grew up and wrote countless works in the 19th Century is beautifully preserved. Most famously the Dining Room where works such as Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and Agnes Grey were written is just as the sisters would have known it. It was the sisters' habit to walk around the table until about eleven o'clock, reading and discussing their writing plans and projects.