Making the past part of our future
Are you the Young History Presenter of the Future?

About Us

English Heritage exists to protect and promote England's spectacular historic environment and ensure that its past is researched and understood.
Days Out & Events

WIN a Sony HDTV

50 Things you need to know about British history
Discover the 50 things that make us who we are today

Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall
The most famous frontier in the Roman Empire.
Audley End in autumn
Research & Conservation

Heritage at Risk

Heritage at risk
English Heritage's ground-breaking new initiative.

Climate change website

Climate change and your home
How climate change may affect older properties? What about saving energy?

H. P. R. - Draft Bill

Heritage Protection Reform Button
Publication of the draft Heritage Protection Bill by DCMS

Places of Worship

St Giles Marfleet, East Riding of Yorkshire
Opening arrangements at properties grant-aided by English Heritage.
Wrest Park in autumn
Learning and Resources

Watch free films on EHTV

EHTV filmstrip
Watch our great selection of free short films.

Slavery Remembrance

Sugar bowl with gold inscription 'East India Sugar not made by Slaves' (c) Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service
Unesco International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade

Image Shop

Eltham Palace stairwell
Buy framed and canvas prints of our exclusive images.

New Discovery Visits

Discovery Visits
For school groups - what do you want to learn today?