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Image: Members at Carisbrooke Castle

Member recommendations

With so many historic sites to visit with your membership, it can be hard to decide where to go to next!

So to give you a helping hand, we asked our members for their favourite sites in a few different categories, including best sites for a picnic, top five historic gardens and the most popular places to visit with kids.

Image: The play area at Walmer Castle and Gardens

Best play areas

We know how important it is to keep the kids entertained, and a play area is always a helpful place to let them run off some steam! We asked our members which sites have the best children's play areas and why.

See the top five play areas
Image: Osborne

Most excited about visiting

Find out which sites our members get most excited about visiting, including one described as 'beautiful parkland, superbly presented gardens and a wonderfully welcoming atmosphere'.

See the top five sites that members are excited to visit
Image: terrace at Osborne

Best gardens

From pristine parterres to wild wildflower meadows, discover which sites have the best gardens according to other members.

See other members' top five gardens
Photo of people sat in camping chairs and on the ground in front of the Perseus & Andromeda fountain at Witley Court and Gardens

Best picnic spots

Which sites do our members most enjoy for munching their packed lunch? Hint: one of them lets you eat while 'watching the sea birds and the waves’.

See our members' top five picnic spots
Image: family at Warkworth Castle

Best places for kids

Find out which sites are most popular with our younger members, including ones where you can 'go many times and still not see everything'. 

See our members' top five sites for kids
Image: Stonehenge

Loveliest walks

From coastal walks to 'sweeping views over the surrounding countryside', discover which of our sites our members most love taking a stroll around. 

See the top five sites for a walk