Readers, I must confess to a secret passion for history. Not so much in the study of it, but more so in learning about it: hearing stories, visiting sites, imagining a life lived in the past.
My long-term hobbies of reading, photography, and travel all stem from my interest in history. I have a weak spot for historical fiction (though not so much high fantasy), my best pictures are that of English castles and historic European churches, and my Top 5 Places To Visit all share the common factor that is ‘old’ and has ‘lots of juicy history’.
So, it’s no wonder that I got myself an English Heritage membership.
I pay monthly for a student membership (approximately £50 per year) even though I graduated literally a year ago, and I’ve only used it a handful of times because I spent a few months working in Spain so I wasn’t even in the country to fully appreciate the membership’s beautiful bounty.
Nevertheless, I’m back and it’s the summer holidays – my schedule is free, my budget is flexible enough to accommodate local travel, and my passion for photography is rekindled by the rare summer sunshine.
Keep reading for a list of English Heritage sights in the southeast of England (where I live), and for upcoming blog posts about each place! I’m slowly but surely ticking them all off my imaginary bucket list.
English Heritage Sites and Where to Find Them: A Fun Guide by LiberaTarts
London Area
- Apsley House
- Chapter House and Pyx Chamber
- Chiswick House
- Coombe Conduit
- Down House
- Eltham Palace
- Harmondsworth Great Barn
- Jewel Tower
- Kenwood House
- London Wall, Tower Hill
- Marble Hill House
- Ranger’s House
- Wellington Arch
- Winchester Palace
Kent Area
- Deal Castle
- Dover Castle
- Dymchurch Martello Tower
- Eynsford Castle
- Faversham Stone Chapel
- Horne’s Place Chapel
- Kit’s Coty House
- Knights Templar Church, Dover
- Little Kit’s Coty House
- Lullingstone Roman Villa
- Maison Dieu, Faversham
- Milton Chantry, Gravesend
- Old Soar Manor
- Reculver Roman Fort and Reculver Towers
- Richborough Castle and Amphitheatre
- Rochester Castle
- St Augustine’s Abbey
- St Augustine’s Conduit House
- St Augustine’s Cross
- St John’s Commandery
- St Leonard’s Tower
- Sutton Valence Castle
- Temple Manor
- Upnor Castle
- Walmer Castle
- Western Heights, Dover
East Sussex Area
- Bayham Old Abbey
- Battle Abbey
- Battle of Hastings Battlefield
- Camber Castle
- Pevensey Castle
“To know nothing of what happened before you, is to forever remain a child.”
Cicero