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Image: Members at Carisbrooke Castle

Member recommendations

With so many sites to choose from it can be hard to decide which site 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 for our younger Members. 

Image: The play area at Walmer Castle and Gardens

best play areas

We asked you which sites have the best children's play areas and why. Discover which topped the list (and even made you wish you were a child again so you could play in them too!).

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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'.

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Image: terrace at Osborne

best gardens

‘Wild yet contained' – discover which site has the best garden according to our Members.  

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Image: Fountain at Witley Court and Gardens

best picnic spots

At which sites do our Members most enjoy munching their lunch? Hint: one of them lets you eat while 'watching the sea birds and the waves’.

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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'. 

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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. 

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