Historical Interest

A Jacobean redbrick mansion with garden, orangery, parkland and lake. Spectacular long gallery, plasterwork ceilings and fine collections of furniture, pictures, books & walks.

Arcades, childrens rides, restaurants and fun fair. Two bars with family rooms and theatre.

A Norman keep on the foundations of a Roman temple. The archaeological material includes much on Roman Colchester (Camulodunum). Exciting hands-on displays.

A 17thC country house with original 18thC furniture and pictures. There is also a walled garden, orangery, park and woodland with waymarked walks, shops and catering.

A magnificent castle with 12thC curtain walls, 13 towers, Tudor brick chimneys & a wall walk, built by the Bigods, the Earls of Norfolk. The home of Mary Tudor in 1553.

The finest Norman keep in England, built in 1140 by the de Veres, Earls of Oxford. Visited by Kings Henry VII and VIII and Queen Elizabeth I and besieged by King John.

A classic 18thC Palladian-style mansion. Part of a great agricultural estate and a living treasure house of artistic and architectural history along with a bygones collection.

An exciting, animated toy museum covering 7,000sq ft and featuring a huge collection of toys from Victorian times to the 1970s. Offers a nostalgic trip back to childhood.

With its airshows, unique history and atmosphere, nowhere else combines the sights, sounds and power of aircraft quite like Duxford.

Tudor manor house, re-fashioned in the 19thC, housing a collection of manuscripts, portraits and Jacobean banquet hall. Formal gardens, parkland and adventure playground.

East Anglia's open-air museum, set in 70 acres of Suffolk countryside. Displays and special events to interest visitors of all ages. Historic buildings.

Housed in an impressive 1920s building. A large triple-expansion steam engine is the main exhibit with many other sources of power on show.

Many hands-on displays and events giving the whole family an interesting perspective on the local natural history of Essex.

Ancient Norman keep of Norwich Castle dominates the city and is one of the most important buildings of its kind in Europe.

The country retreat of HM The Queen. A delightful house and 60 acres of gardens and lakes. There is also a museum of royal vehicles and royal memorabilia.

Pier and Amusement. New pier completed 2002. The 1st pier to be built in the UK for over 45 years, exhibition, gift emporium and restaurant.

An 18thC house in a landscaped park with a folly, Chinese bridge, plunge bath and yellow drawing room in the house, the work of John Soane. Home Farm is a rare breeds centre.