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Christmas Events and Activities
Make the most of the festive season with Christmas events and activities at English Heritage sites across the country. Enjoy family-friendly activities, seasonal events, crafts and more.
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Richborough Roman Fort: History and Stories
Richborough is the most symbolically important of all Roman sites in Britain. Today, its impressive ruins and rich collection of objects give us an exceptional insight into four centuries of life there.
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Children's memories of castles come from TV and film, not real life
English Heritage has conducted a new survey into generational memories of castles ahead of its #LoveCastles campaign
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Wish You Were Here? Postcard Sending is in Terminal Decline
The humble postcard – a communication staple for over 150 years – is at risk, English Heritage warned today (10 July) as new research commissioned by the charity reveals that only 8% of adults send a postcard once a year and 52% never send them at all. In a bid to revive the once popular British holiday tradition and inspire children to take up postcard-writing, English Heritage has commissioned three limited edition postcards, designed by children’s illustrators Nick Sharratt and Sir Quentin Blake, which will be available to collect for free at eighteen historic sites as part of their Great British Summer events.
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Learn about five of the amazing people with a connection to our historic sites and monuments. Then nominate your very own hero of history and tell us what makes them so great!
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Join us for family-friendly activities and have the perfect Great British Summer, get up close to the action at Knights' Tournaments and Legendary Medieval Jousts, plan your summer holiday, get Stonehenge to yourself and get 25% off English Heritage membership.
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We’ve collected our best ideas for you to get hands-on and crafty with history, from model historical homes to costumes and coats of arms, there’s plenty here to be inspired by.
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This July, join us for a jam-packed Great British Summer, bringing together timeless family activities and outdoor entertainment in beautiful historic surroundings. Enjoy live music, get up close to the action with our Knights’ Tournaments, or escape to the coast and spend your days by the sea.
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Top tearooms and cafés to visit
Serving up soups made from things grown in our kitchen gardens, cakes baked to historical recipes and as much locally sourced produce as possible, here are some of our favourite English Heritage cafés and tearooms to visit around the country.