Explore, imagine and create your own adventures at English Heritage sites across the country. Roam around amazing ruins, discover incredible stories, get involved in fun family activities or enjoy the peace of our gardens as the seasons start to change.
Whatever you love doing, we’ve got the perfect place for you.
Become a member today from £42 a year and enjoy a host of benefits including free entry for you and up to six kids
Get in the festive spirit this Christmas with our fun-filled events across the country.
Take the kids to meet Father Christmas and enjoy festive fun at our historic sites including following Tinkerbell at Kenwood and finding Shaun the Sheep at Belsay Hall and Wrest Park.
Find a Christmas event near you
Inspire the next generation with unique and memorable experiences. From the Stone Age to the Cold War, discover any of our 400 properties and let your students stand at the places where history happened.
There are loads of learning opportunities available, from online resources to expert-led visits and free self-led visits.
Discover moreOver 300 of our treasured sites are free for everybody to explore and enjoy. But free to enter doesn't mean free to maintain. It costs over £4.2 million a year to care for these special places – and that's why we need your help.
Please donate to our appeal today to help protect them for tomorrow.
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30 Oct 2025
This Halloween, we are partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant to offer visitors the chance to discover something truly spine-tingling: their own blood type.
24 Oct 2025
From whispers of ghostly piano music to figures fading into the mist, a spine-tingling array of new ghostly goings on have been reported by English Heritage staff based at castles, abbeys and historic houses across the country.
7 Oct 2025
Audrey Hepburn, the Oscar-winning star of Roman Holiday and one of the most enduring icons of film and fashion, has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque.
