Castles and Forts

Saint Mawes Castle is among the best-preserved of Henry VIII’s coastal artillery fortresses. The castle was one of the chain Read more…

The Coalhouse Fort is an artillery fort built in the 1860s to offer protection to the lower Thames from seaborne Read more…

Deal Castle is one of the earliest and most elaborate of a chain of Tudor artillery coastal forts, which also Read more…

Compton Castle is actually a dramatic fortified manor house with a small formal garden. This has high curtain walls, towers Read more…

Richborough Fort was founded in AD 43 soon after the Romans landed in England to protect a major port of Read more…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens. Explore a spectacular medieval castle, a Greek Revival villa and thirty acres of stunning Grade Read more…

The Castle of Mey is located on the north coast of Scotland, about 10 km (6 miles ) west of Read more…

Cave Hill Country Park offers some nice panoramic views across Belfast and waymarked walking trails suitable for casual walkers or more serious Read more…

Reculver Towers are all that remains os a Saxon church made within the remains of a Roman fort. Dramatic twin Read more…