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Seven garden features to trick the senses
Gardens have always been designed to inspire surprise and wonder to their visitors. Discover some of the ways they play with perspectives as we explore some of our glorious gardens at English Heritage sites.
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Description of Audley End House and Gardens
A description of Audley End House, built in the 17th century and adapted over the centuries in response to changing fashions and fortunes.
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English Heritage's skilled gardeners have conserved and regenerated the original planting at Osborne House to restore the terraces to their original majesty.
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Could You Make It As A Georgian Gardener
It's 1793 and you've been asked by the 2nd Earl of Mansfield to design a new landscape for his home at Kenwood. Take our quiz to see if you're up to the task.
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Join us for a fun-filled summer with family friendly activities across our glorious grounds. From cracking the clues in our exciting Summer Quest trail to meeting the servants as they enjoy a summer's day whilst the Lord and Lady are away.
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Sustainability and the Environment
Our outdoor spaces offer opportunities to learn about how sustainability and the natural environment have been understood in the past and how we care for the natural world today. Each has the power to inspire, engage and provide vital curriculum-linked experiences for your students.
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The gardens and grounds of our sites are wonderful places to explore with children. Whether they're budding historians, or they just need somewhere to run off some steam, we have some great gardens for you to enjoy exploring with the kids.
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A delicious history of gingerbread
Join food writer and historian Sam Bilton to explore the history of making and eating gingerbread
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A brief history and description of Chester Castle, which was built in 1070 and was used throughout its history as a military garrison and centre of county administration.
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English Heritage has today relaunched its education programme for 2022, in a bid to encourage more schools to take advantage of the benefits of school trips to children’s wellbeing and cross-curricular learning. The programme incorporates both free school trips and expert-led paid-for Discovery Visits at the hundreds of historic sites in the charity’s care.