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Explore the story of the solstice and why Stonehenge is important. Build your own prehistoric monument, position it to align with the sun, and celebrate in prehistoric style.
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Deal Castle and Walmer Castle are two surviving fortresses built to guard the Cinque Ports on the East Kent coast. Use our suggested activities, reading and video resources to explore the story of these fortresses, their inhabitants, and the area they guarded.
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Castle Acre is a rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement, including a castle, village, parish church and one of the best preserved monastic sites in England. The priory is a selected site for the AQA GCSE History exam in 2022, for students studying 'The historic environment of Norman England (c.1066-c.1100)'. Use our suggested activities, reading and video resources to explore this unique area, developed by the Warenne family in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Beeston Castle with its impressive location and natural defences has been home to prehistoric settlers, great Barons and it's even been an important English Civil War stronghold.
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A school visit to Kenilworth Castle is truly a unique experience and we offer both free self-led visits as well as visits led by our experts.
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If you're looking for rainy day ideas, take at look at some of our favourite activities or check out the map of our rain-proof places to visit.
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Taskmaster at English Heritage
Calling all Taskmaster fans! We’ve teamed up with Taskmaster Education to add an extra layer of fun to school trips. Find out how you can use one of our task packs on your school visit to get your students working collaboratively, thinking creatively and, most of all, having fun.
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Climate change is one of the greatest risks to cultural heritage. Here we highlight some of the important work we're doing to reduce our environmental impact and adapt to the changing climate.
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Celebrating 20 years of Wrest Park’s St George’s Festival
Think you know the story of England? Not like this. On the weekend of 21-22 April, step back in time and explore thousands of years of history in one day at our St George's Day Festival at Wrest Park. We caught up with Event Manager Cate Milton about what to expect at this year's St George';s Day Festival.