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Bolsover Castle Rated English Heritage's Spookiest Site by Staff
Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire has topped the list of English Heritage’s ten spookiest sites, as voted for by members of staff across the charity’s 400 plus castles and abbeys, historic houses and palaces.
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GIFTED TO THE NATION: THORNBOROUGH HENGES “THE STONEHENGE OF THE NORTH”
• Neolithic henges join Dover Castle and Kenwood in the National Heritage Collection • The site will be removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register • English Heritage provides more public access to the landscape
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Bring your teaching of any time period, topic or theme to life at one of our 400 sites across England.
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On the centenary of the armistice, discover the stories of these places and of the people whose lives were changed by the war forever.
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Which site is best for a picnic?
We asked our members to pick their top five best English Heritage sites for a picnic - did your favourite make it onto the list?
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Top 10 Summer Events which Bring History to Life
Lucy Hutchings, Head of Events at English Heritage, chooses her top 10 summer events that bring history to life.
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Stay where kings and queens have visited, owned, and were even held prisoner at our historic sites. Many sites in our care were former homes to some of England's most famous kings and queens. Take a look at some of our holiday cottages with royal connections.
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A short history of the Cold War told through English Heritage properties and people commemorated by blue plaques.
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Top 9 things to do this Halloween
Halloween is almost here, and our historic places across the country are preparing for some spooktacular spectacles and fearsome nights of frights. From terrifying ghost tours to crafts and activities for the kids, here’s a few of the ways in which you can get involved with English Heritage this Halloween, wherever you are.
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The flint-walled 13th-century chapel and hall of a 'Commandery' of Knights Hospitallers, later converted into a farmhouse.