What's On
Feel great at our unmissable historic events taking place this summer.
Get into the festival season with the Dance Anthems Orchestra and UK Proms Orchestra, and for something far more relaxed, our lazy music Sundays.
Find fun-filled chaos at our Taskmaster challenge events and get stuck into our family-friendly summer of fun.
And why not start planning something epic for the school holidays? Choose from medieval falconry, knights' tournaments and legendary jousts.
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Dance Anthems and UK Proms Weekend
Join us at two iconic English Heritage sites for rousing anthems and electrifying beats!
The Dance Anthems Orchestra - Carlisle Castle, 4 July
UK Proms Weekend - Carlisle Castle, 5 July
Sunday music
Spend a lazy Sunday listening to live music this summer. Bring your chairs or blankets and grab a refreshing treat from our cafés!
1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, East Sussex
Audley End House and Gardens, Essex
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens, Northumberland
Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire
Eltham Palace and Gardens, London
Home of Charles Darwin - Down House, Kent
Walmer Castle and Gardens, Kent
Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Your time starts soon ...
From 19 July until 31 August, we’re bringing Taskmaster challenge events to 17 of our sites, along with plenty of rubber ducks. With brand new challenges specially designed for us by our Young Producers in collaboration with the team at Taskmaster, this promises to be fun-filled chaos for all. From Pendennis Castle in Cornwall to Belsay Hall in Northumberland, Dover Castle in Kent to Beeston Castle in Cheshire, make your summer silly.
More details on how to get involved will be available soon.
Summer of fun and games
It’s all fun and games at our sites this summer, with loads of activities for the whole family to get stuck into!
Audley End House and Gardens, Essex
1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, East Sussex
Beeston Castle and Woodland Park, Cheshire
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens, Northumberland
Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
Dover Castle, Kent
Eltham Palace and Gardens, London
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden, Warwickshire
Osborne, Isle of Wight
Pendennis Castle, Cornwall
Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire
Walmer Castle and Gardens, Kent
Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire
Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Medieval falconry
Join our expert falconers for spectacular displays of speed and skill as their birds soar and swoop overhead. You’ll also get the chance to chat to the falconers and see their hawks, owls and falcons resting in their period surroundings.
Warkworth Castle, Northumberland - 22-23 July
1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, East Sussex - 2-3 August
Knights' tournaments and legendary jousts
Go back in time and get up close to the action as rival knights compete in the ultimate tests of strength and skill!
Knights' tournaments:
Warkworth Castle, Northumberland
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden, Warwickshire
Legendary jousts:
Eltham Palace and Gardens, London
Pendennis Castle, Cornwall
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
BBC GARDENERS’ WORLD AUTUMN FAIR
It’s back! The fair will return to Audley End House and Gardens 29-31 August 2025.
Extend the gardening season in style with expert tips, garden inspiration and much more.
BOOK TICKETSThe Battle of Hastings
This October, step into the scene of England’s most famous battle. Witness warriors clash and mud fly as over 300 re-enactors bring the Battle of Hastings to life on the very spot where it was fought in 1066.
Book now and saveFEATURED MEMBER EVENTS
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Blue Plaques Tour: Soho's Visionaries & Creatives
Thu 26 Jun 2025Join historian Dr Susan Skedd on a guided walk around the streets of Soho and discover where some of its most celebrated inhabitants have lived and worked. Find out about the lives of the writers, artists, musicians and actors who made Soho their home.
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Battlefield Walk: Battle of Lansdown (1643)
Fri 4 Jul 2025Join Julian Humphrys of the Battlefields Trust for some spectacular views on this exploration of the site of one of the most dramatic battles of the Civil War, when in July 1643 the royalists launched a seemingly impossible attack up the steep slopes of Lansdown Hill near Bath.
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Elizabethan Garden Tea Party
Fri 25 Jul 2025Step back in time to 1575 for a garden tea party fit for a queen! Join us after-hours for a celebration of the 450-year anniversary of Queen Elizabeth I's visit to Kenilworth Castle with a glass of prosecco and cream tea served in the Elizabethan Garden.
Million and More Appeal
More than 85% of our collections are protected within stores across the country, that's more than a million historic objects. Every piece in our collections tells a story about England's past and helps us to understand our present. We care for these objects to safeguard the stories that define who we are and to ensure they last for future generations.
We urgently need your help to protect these stories and stop them being lost forever.
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Top 5 things to do in June
Watch the summer solstice sunrise at Stonehenge, celebrate Pride Month, start planning your summer and find out how you can volunteer at your local English Heritage site.
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Family days out
Looking for somewhere where you and the family can get together and create memories? Our special historic places are full of adventures for adults and children alike.
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