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Missed the Summer Solstice? Enjoy a live Stonehenge Sunrise all year round
Stonehenge Skyscape brings an ancient spectacle to a global audience
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Halloween Half-Term Fancy Dress Competition T&Cs
Halloween Half-Term Fancy Dress Competition T&Cs
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Autumn Photography Competition
Show us your colours with our photography competition this autumn. Each week from 29th September to 20th October we’ll be choosing a new theme for you to get snapping with.
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Places to visit between Christmas and New Year
Looking for days out in England between Christmas and New Year? Discover English Heritage castles, abbeys and historic sites open across the country for the perfect winter days out.
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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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A brief history and description of Bolingbroke Castle, an enclosure castle built in the 13th century and once home to John of Gaunt.
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Quiz: Guess the English Heritage sites painted by JMW Turner
One of Britain's best-loved painters, JMW Turner painted 35 sites across England that are now cared for by English Heritage. We've selected 10 of these paintings - can you identify which sites the paintings feature?
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The English Civil Wars were a catastrophic series of conflicts that took place in the middle of the 17th century. Learn more about the wars, the people who lived through them, and how the conflict unfolded at English Heritage sites.
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Five fantasy castles and their real life counterparts
Castles have long been a cornerstone in the world of fantasy storytelling across literature, TV, film and gaming. While the fortresses described in fiction are often exaggerated, many have parallels with the elaborate style and tactical design of real castles. Here we examine some of the most famous castles and fortified residences in fiction, and some of their real-world counterparts which you can visit for yourself.