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Your favourite
Historical destinations at a price that's easy on your pocket
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Historical &
Educational Locations |
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Holy Island of Lindisfarne
- is internationally famous both for its medieval religious
heritage and also its more recent picturesque 16th century castle.
These, together with most of the community, are located on the Southern
part of the island - the main focus for tourists and holidaymakers. Many
are also attracted by the peace and tranquillity which pervades the
Island and the remote Northern conservation area, with more than its
fair share of quiet beaches and unique natural history. |
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Beamish
- is a world famous open air museum. We tell the story of the people of
North East England at two important points of their history. Spend the
morning in 1825, spend the afternoon in 1913. Step back in time and
explore our beautiful 300-acre valley. Enjoy unlimited free rides on our
restored trams and replica buses. Visit exciting attractions including
an authentic town street, colliery village, working farm, manor house
and steam locomotives. |
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Harrogate is
a pleasant spa town to the south-east of the Yorkshire Dales, famous for
its tea shops, flower shows, Turkish baths, antique shops. The town is
also famous for its associations with the great English crime novelist
Agatha Christie, who "disappeared" here for a few days in the 1930s...
Nearby attractions include Harewood House, Almscliffe Crag, Ripley
Castle, Fountains Abbey, Plumpton Rocks and Knaresborough, as well as
Nidderdale, the Washburn Valley and of course, the Yorkshire Dales
national park itself. |
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National
Railway Museum -
For big trains, bigger rides and the biggest day out, go to York to the
world’s largest railway museum. Explore three giant halls for a complete
family experience packed full of incredible trains and interactive fun.
With true railway legends such as The Mallard and a replica of
Stevenson’s |
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Victoria & Albert Museum - A huge museum of culture,
conveniently situated next door to the Science museums and great for
Harrods. It's worth the visit for the cast rooms alone. The new British
Culture galleries have been refitted and revitalised at a cost of over
£31 million and the museum's now entirely free What's fascinating about
the British Galleries is the closeness of the objects - lots are there
to be touched, and the place is crammed full of stuff. There are several
resource rooms with computers, AV displays and book collections to be
poured over. |
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Science &
National History Museums - Kids love them. They celebrate the
Victorian's love of Science and Nature - many of the machines that
changed history are here - Britain has been the world's powerhouse of
science - the Computer, the Fax, the WWW, the jet engine, the train, the
television, Penicillin, the list is endless. The Natural History Museum
is a beautiful building in itself - if you had to visit one museum here
it's a tough decision: either the animatronics dinosaur for Jurassic
Park fans, or the bells and whistles of the Science museum - better to
briefly visit both as they're free. |
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York - York is
one of the UK’s most treasured historic cities; its charming city
centre, full of narrow streets and winding lanes, is a remarkably
well-preserved example of a medieval city. Seemingly around every corner
there is an intriguing and historic landmark; from the city walls and
the keep of the Norman Castle - built to repel raids and to subdue the
rebellious North - to the charming Shambles. |
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As soon as
you arrive in Chester
you will appreciate the city's unique atmosphere and sense of history.
Founded by the Romans over 2000 years ago, much of the Roman influence
remains and Chester's
city walls are the most complete in Britain. In every corner of the city
you are confronted with history, from the Roman amphitheatre, which is
currently under excavation, to the medieval half-timbered buildings. One
of Chester's most
unique features are the two-tiered rows, which means you can shop
whatever the weather and gives you double shopping fun!
Chester Cathedral was
founded as a Benedictine monastery over 900 years ago and attracts
hundreds of thousand visitors per year. |
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Eden Camp is
a multi-award winning Modern History Theme Museum housed within the
grounds of an original World War Two prisoner of war camp. It was
developed into a museum by local businessman Stan Johnson to stand as a
tribute to all people, civilian and military, who endured hardship
throughout World War Two. Today, Eden Camp has people of all ages
visiting from around the world to see the story of World War Two
re-created using sights, sounds, smells and moving figures to create a
unique atmosphere that makes it feel like you travelled back in time to
wartime Britain. |
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The Lake District - Bowness & Keswick: Bowness is
situated on the banks of Lake Windermere, a very popular area of the
Lake District in Cumbria. Visitors abound almost all the year round,
but especially during the summer months, and Bank Holidays. The road
north from Grasmere passes Helvellyn on the right, and Thirlmere on the
left to reach our destination of Keswick, located at the far end of
Derwentwater. To the east of Keswick is Castlerigg Stone circle, a
prehistoric monument, circa 3000BC. The land it stands on is now owned
by the National Trust and maintained by English Heritage. |
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