The visitor facilities at Stonehenge have been designed to be as accessible as possible in order to meet the different needs of our visitors. A summary of the facilities is provided in the dropdown ...

Step through the wardrobe and into the snowy magic of Narnia at Wrest Park this Christmas. From 23 November - 31 December, experience the enchantment of C.S. Lewis’ "The Lion, the Witch, and the ...

In AD 106, the Dacians (from modern-day Romania) were defeated by Emperor Trajan and the Roman Empire, following a series of brutal campaigns in about AD 100. Proud warriors who fought with their ...

Built on the orders of Emperor Hadrian, the 73 miles long wall running coast to coast purposed as the last division between the Roman Empire and the wild beyond. In the new audio series 'Discover the ...

The monastery at Waverley, the first Cistercian house to be established in Britain, was founded by William Gifford, Bishop of Winchester, in 1128. It was colonised with 12 monks and an abbot from ...

See Rembrandt's masterpiece at Kenwood. Set within the tranquil gardens of Hampstead Heath in north London and with free admission. Discover the story of The Guitar Player, one of only 36 known ...

Take an interactive tour of Stonehenge with this 360 degree view from inside the stones, which explores the monument’s key features. Read a full history of one of the world’s most famous prehistoric ...

In January and May 1916 the Military Service Acts introduced compulsory military service, known as conscription, first for single men and then for all men between the ...

Crowning a rocky crag high above the Cheshire Plain and boasting spectacular views, Beeston is one of the most dramatically sited medieval castles in England. On a clear day, you can see all the way ...

Throughout the 19th century England was a Christian country. The only substantial non-Christian faith was Judaism: the number of Jews in Britain rose from 60,000 in 1880 to 300,000 by 1914, as a ...

You can read further research into England’s role in the slave trade and its abolition on the Historic England website.