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Tintagel Castle (Kastel Dintagel) - The legend lives on
English Heritage have submitted plans for an improved visitor experience at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall.
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Built to control a river crossing, this imposing medieval castle is set up on a high rock overlooking the River Tees. Building began on the castle after 1093 and much of what remains today has survived from the 12th and early 13th centuries. With its rich and often turbulent history, your class can explore the development of the castle and its buildings much favoured by the Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III.
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Founded in 1246 by the Earl of Cornwall, Hailes Abbey is set amid delightful Cotswold countryside. Once the centre of monastic life, the tranquil ruins are now the perfect place to relax and enjoy a picnic in a unique historic setting. Visit the new museum to discover the treasures of Hailes, uncovering stories of the monks who lived and worshipped at the abbey for nearly three centuries.
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Immerse your class in the history of Brinkburn Priory, from its early 12th Century beginnings to its conversion to a manor house after the dissolution. The priory was re-roofed and restored in the 19th Century and is one of the best examples of early Gothic architecture in Northumberland.
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The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
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Banks East is the westernmost turret on Hadrian’s Wall visible today, and the best preserved of the turrets along the section of Wall originally built from turf rather than stone.
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Belsay Hall: The Secret Gardens of Northumberland
Discover how a secret Mediterranean-inspired idyll thrives in the gardens at Belsay Hall in Northumberland with Head Gardener Sarah Jo Harrigan.
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Conscientious Objectors: How the Richmond 16 pioneered our right to choose
Kevin Booth, explores how the actions of conscientious objectors during the First World War shaped our right to choice and conscience.
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English Heritage used national crowdsourcing to research numbers of clothes moths, with members of the public submitting data. Numbers were proven to be rising - and English Heritage has advice about what to do to avoid clothes moths at home.