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NORTH WEST
Chester Town Crier, At the Ancient Cross, Junction of Bridge Street, Watergate Street and Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England.
01244 311 736 – At Noon every Tuesday-Saturday from May – August
Witness an old tradditional town crier in the heart of Chester. The shout lasts about 15mins.
Long Meg and Her Daughters, Little Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria, England.
Access at all times
The third largest stone circle in England suggested to date from 2500 – 2000 BC.
Roman Amphitheatre, Vicars Lane, Chester, Cheshire, England.
0161 242 1400
Unrestricted Access
This Roman Amphitheatre was estimated to have held over 7000 spectators, making it the largest of its kind in Britain.
THE WEST COUNTRY
Heartlands, Robinson’s Shaft, Dundance Lane, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3QY
Website: www.heartlandscornwall.com
Heartlands is a new FREE visitor attraction and World Heritage Site Gateway in Cornwall. State-of-the-art exhibitions, climb-on sculptures, gardens of epic diversity, a giant adventure playscape for kids, art and craft studios and a funky café in the old carpenter’s workshop.With swathes of green outdoor space for warm, sunny days and ever-curious indoor space when it’s wet, Heartlands is all-year round, all-weather entertainment for anyone and everyone. Go see, go play, go wow.
Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
Access at all times
Dramatic and spectacular views over Somerset, Dorset & Wiltshire. At the summit the remaining tower of the Church of St Michael dating from the 15C is being extensively repaired. The remains of the church stand on an earlier church site.
Mayflower Steps, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Devon, England.
Access at all times
These steps commemorate the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers.
Grimspound, 2 miles NE of Postbridge, Dartmoor, Dartmoor, Devon, England.
Access at any reasonable time
Bronze Age Village consisting of 24 circular huts.
Halliggye Fogou, E of Garras on Trelowarren Estate, 5 miles SE of Helston off B3293, Garras, Cornwall, England.
Reasonable Daylight Hours Access April – Oct Completely blocked between Nov – March Free Entry to the monument but there is a charge for the Estate.
A mysterious underground chamber, associated with Iron Age villages and normally used for refuse or storage.
Men-An-Tol, Madron, Penzance, Cornwall, England.
Access at all times
Neolithic free standing stones with the hole which could have been an entrance to a burial chamber.
Blackbury Camp, South Leigh, Colyton, Devon, England.
Access at all times
Dating from 200 BC – AD 100 this Iron Age Hill Fort is surrounded by a bank and ditch.
LONDON TO THE SEVERN
White Horse Hill, 6 miles West of Wantage, Uffington, Oxfordshire, England.
Access at all times
This 373 foot long horse is carved into the North facing slope of the Downs.
Belas Knap Long Barrow, Near Charlton Abbots, Charlton Abbots, Gloucestershire, England.
Access at all times
This is a Neolithic long barrow that dates from around 3000 BC and is the best preserved burial chamber in England. The chamber tombs that housed the remains of 31 Stoneage people have been opened up so that visitors can see inside.
Uley Bury, Uley, 6 miles from Stroud, Uley, Gloucestershire, England.
Access at all times
This is amongst the largest hill forts in Britain. A walk to the fort is approximately 2 miles but motorists can park in the car park near the fort itself.
Banbury Cross, Horsefair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.
Access at all times
This Neo Gothic monument erected in 1859 was to celebrate the marriage of Queen Victoria’s Eldest daughter and is immortalised in the famous Nursery Rhyme.
North Leigh Roman Villa, East End, 2 miles N of North Leigh, North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England.
Access at all times
There is a viewing window for the mosaic tile floor The most stunning feature of this large Roman built courtyard villa is an almost complete mosaic tiled floor.
Maharajahs Well, Stoke Row, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.
Access at all times
Built in 1863 this Indian style well stands an impressive 20 foot high with iron and guilt decoration.
CENTRAL ENGLAND
Arthur’s Stone, Dorstone, On the A465 to Hereford, take the B4347 to Dorstone, 7 miles E of Hay-on-Wye off B4348, Dorstone, Herefordshire, England.
Access at any reasonable time
A prehistoric burial chamber formed of large blocks of stone.
Fotheringhay Castle Site, Castle Farm Cottage, Off the A605, 4 miles from Oundle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, PE8 5HZ, England.
01832 226 326 – oundletic@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
Open dusk-dawn Closed 7-14 Jan
There are no buildings standing at this site, but the grassy mound of Fotheringhay Castle in where Richard III was born in 1452 and Mary Queen Of Scots was executed in 1587, thistles still grow on the site.
Great Witcombe Roman Villa, Witcombe, 5 miles SE of Gloucester off the A417, Whitcombe, Gloucestershire, England.
01451 862 000 – Access at any reasonable time – Exterior View Only
Built around three sides of a courtyard the remains of a large villa overlook an enchanting valley.
Nesscliffe Hill and Kynaston’s Cave, Nesscliffe, On the A5, Nesscliffe, Shropshire, England.
Access at all times
Nesscliffe Hill stands in a Country Park surrounded by woods and footpaths, popular with rock climbers. Kynaston Cave is where the highwayman Humphrey Kynaston lived and died after he was outlawed for his debts.
Notgrove Long Barrow, 1.5 miles NW of Notgrove, On the A436, Notgrove, Gloucestershire, England.
0117 975 0700 – Access at any resonable time
A Neolithic Burial Mound which opens from a stone built general passage and has chambers for human remains.
Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre, Next to bypass on the W of Cirencester, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.
0117 975 0700 – Access at any resonable time
Large well preserved Roman amphitheatre still rises 25 feet above the ground and once held stone terraces and wooden seating for 8000 spectators.
EAST ANGLIA
Scotts Grotto, 24-38 Scotts Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, England.
01920 464 131
April – Sept Saturdays 14.00-16.30
This grotto extends 67 feet into the hillside, there are passages and six chambers decorated with pebbles, shells, fossils and flints. As this grotto is unlit you would benefit from bringing a torch.
Clare Castle Country Park, Malting Lane, Clare, Sudbury, Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
01787 277 491
Open dawn – dusk Charge for car park
This 30 acre country park contains history and nature trails, visitors centre, a Victorian railway station and the remains of a Norman Motte & Bailey Castle.
Moulton Packhorse Bridge, In Moulton off B1085, 4 miles E of Newmarket, Moulton, Suffolk, England.
Access at all times
A magnificent medieval four arched bridge over the River Kennett.
Caister Roman Site, Near Caister – on – Sea, 3 miles N of Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
Access at any reasonable times
Here you will find the remains of a Roman site, which was possibly a fort.
HAMPSHIRE / DORSET / WILTSHIRE
Maumbury Rings, SE of Dorchester, A short walk from the town centre Dorchester, Dorset, England.
Access at all times
This is the ancient site where the Romans held vast Gladiatorial combats.
Cerne Abbas Giant, 16 miles W of Blandford, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England.
www.cerneabbas.org.uk
Access at all times
Here you can view the enormous chalk giant that has been carved into the hillside and stands 180 feet high and is 2000 years old.
Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Near Malborough, Avebury, Wiltshire, SN8 1RF, England.
01672 539 250 – Access at all times
The village of Avebury stands in the middle of an ancient stone circle that rivals Stonehenge, and access is free.
Silbury Hill, Just off the A4 between Devizes and Marlborough, Just S of Avebury, Avebury, Wiltshire, England.
Access at all times
This is the largest Neolithic artificial Prehistoric mound in Europe There are explanatory plaques at the site.
Woodhenge, 1½ miles N of Amesbury, off A345 just S of Durrington, Durrington, Wiltshire, England.
Access at any reasonable time
Consists of six concentric rings of timber posts, this Neolithic ceremonial monument of c2300 BC points to the rising sun on Midsummer’s Day. Discovered in 1925.
YORKSHIRE
City of Troy Maze, Dalby, East of the B1363, York, North Yorkshire, England.
Open all year at all times
The smallest Turf Maze in Europe.
Gainsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village, Hibaldstow, Brigg, Yorkshire, England.
01904 601 974 – Access at any reasonable time
Within this excavated medieval village there are the earthworks of peasant houses, gardens and streets.
Julian’s Bower, Back Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, Yorkshire, DN15 9JN, England.
01724 720 484
Access at any reasonable time
A turf cut maze wit panoramic views over the site from the rivers Ouse & Trent. Information details on site.
Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications, Forcett, Located on a minor road off A6274, Richmond, North Yorkshire, England.
Access at any reasonable time
An immense 850 acre earthwork site, part of which has been excavated to show ramparts and rock cut ditches.
The Dovecote, Forcett Park, Forcett, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL11 7SB, England.
01325 718 226
Open by appointment only
This grade 2 listed building dated 18C was designed by Daniel Garrett as one of a series for the grounds of Forcett Hall.
Cup and Ring Marked Rocks, Ilkley Moor, Ilkley, Yorkshire, England.
Access at all times
Examples of these carved rocks can be found all around Britain and are associated with Bronze Age burials.
NORTH EAST
Hadrians Wall, Stretches from Newcastle to Carlisle, Newcastle, England.
www.hadrians-wall.org
Access at all times
Built by the Roman Emperor in 122AD, it stretched from Newcastle to Carlisle. Today only portions of the wall are standing. The most visible remains can be seen between Chollerford and Gilsland within the Northumberland National Park.
Berwick Town Walls, Surrounding Berwick Upon Tweed, On the North Bank of the River Tweed, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England.
01289 330 733
Access at all times
The walls and ramparts completely encircle the old town and were built by Queen Elisabeth I to protect Berwick from Scottish raids.
Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum, Baring Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2BB, England.
0191 456 1369 - www.twmuseums.org.uk
East-Sept Mon-Sat 10.00-17.30 Sun 13.00-17.00 Oct-Easter Mon-Sat 10.00-16.00
Excavated Ruins and reconstructions of buildings to show what life was like in Roman Britain.
SURRY KENT AND SUSSEX
LONDON CITY – INNER LONDON
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