Locations

Chatsworth House

Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Phone: Switchboard:01246 565300   -   Website

Chatsworth is one of Britain’s best loved historic houses and estates, offering something for everyone to enjoy, from famous works of art and the spectacular fountains in the garden to the finest shopping, food and drink and many miles of free walks. The home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire is set in the magnificent landscape of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park, to be seen in the new film ‘Pride and Prejudice’ from 16th September. The house, garden, farmyard, gift... Read More

Dover Castle

Dover Castle, Dover, , Kent , CT16 1HU
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One of the largest castles in the country, strategically located at the shortest crossing point to continental Europe, Dover Castle has played a prominent part in national history. Its origins lie in the Iron Age, and a Roman Lighthouse and Anglo-Saxon church can still be seen within the grounds. William of Normandy strengthened existing Anglo-Saxon fortifications here in 1066, but it was Henry II who set the blueprint for today's castle when he had the fortifications rebuilt in the 1180's, adding the... Read More

Drum Castle

Drumoak , by Banchory, Aberdeenshire , AB31 5EY
Phone: Tel: 01330 811204 Fax:01330 811962   -   Website   -   Email

For most of its existence Drum Castle was the home of the Irvine family. Their changing needs have resulted in the current form of the castle, which incorporates major architectural features from the medieval, Jacobean and Victorian periods. The earliest part of the castle is a late 13th century tower house, one of the oldest in Scotland. In 1323, William de Irwyn was granted the charter of the Barony of Drum and also given the Tower of Drum. Three centuries later the tower house could no longer offer... Read More