Our History and Heritage category brings all Coast Radar’s listings related to looking for something to do or a place to visit together where they offer some form of historic or heritage based activity.
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Arbeia was a large Roman fort, now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s and all modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. It is managed by Tyne and Wear Museums as Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum. Read more…
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife and is now much an overgrown ruin, lying on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Lindores. Read more…
It is hard to believe Beverley Minster is just a parish church as it is larger than a lot of English cathedrals. As one of the largest parish churches in the UK this is a great example of gothic architecture. Read more…
Fyne Court is a National Trust owned nature reserve and visitor centre set in parkland which was originally the pleasure grounds of a large house belonging to pioneer 19th-century electrician, Andrew Crosse. The house burnt down in 1898. Much of the landscaping, including an arboretum created in 1780, has become overgrown and now provides varied habitats including broadleaved woodland, ponds Read more…
Caldey Island lies off the Pembrokeshire coast near Tenby in south-western Wales. Separated from the mainland by Caldey Sound, a ferry service runs between Tenby and Caldey Island during the spring and summer months. Caldey is probably best known for its monastery, Caldey Abbey, with the current building dating from 1910. However, a monastery was founded on the island in Read more…
Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British Government during the Napoleonic Wars as one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. Read more…
The Westray Heritage Centre is a museum, archive and information centre located in the island’s main village of Pierowall. The centre is also the home of the 5,000-year-old ‘Westray Wife’ found at the Links of Noltland, and the Westray Stone a large decorated stone with Neolithic carving thought to be to be 4000 – 5000 years old. The centre is Open May – September. Read more…
Restormel Castle, 13th-century circular shell-keep stands on an earlier Norman mound surrounded by a deep dry ditch. The castle has fantastic views and is a favourite picnic spot. Read more…
The City Art Centre is situated in the centre of Edinburgh and offers a look into historic and contemporary Scottish visual and applied arts. Exhibits are displayed on a rotating basis with a diverse ever-changing programme including historic and modern Scottish painting and photography, as well as contemporary art and craft. The centre has a lift providing disabled access to all Read more…
Ardkinglas Woodland Gardens are part of the estate of Ardkinglas House which stands on the shores of Loch Fyne in Argyll with an imposing backdrop of forest and mountains. The main house is an architectural masterpiece by Sir Robert Lorimer and is full of expert craftsmanship and often used in TV dramas like My Life So Far, The Waterhorse, MaxManus Read more…
Greenway house and garden on the River Dart was the holiday home of the famous and much-loved author Agatha Christie. Greenway operates a traffic management system to reduce car impact on the local village. All visitors wishing to park their car at Greenway MUST pre-book a car park space. Whenever possible please travel by the ferries available from Dartmouth, Brixham Read more…
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