40 Things To Do And See At English Heritage Sites

A ruined castle in the centre of Pickering that dates from the Norman period.

Gun tower built in 1542 which attracted the interest of Henry VIII for it's state of the art design.

Turret 29A on Hadrian's Wall.

A Roman Fort that forms part of Hadrian's Wall at the frontier of the Roman Empire.

Early Norman castle built in the 1070s by Alan Rufus.

Ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian abbey in the hamlet of Easby.

Remains of a Roman Bridge that carried Dere Street over the River Tees.

The ruins of a crossing used to allow Roman soldiers and goods across the Vallum.

Childhood home of Richard III, built in the 12th century

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

Peaceful, ruined 12th century abbey managed by English Heritage

Marmion Tower is a Garde I listed, 15th-century gatehouse in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire.

Defensive walls built in the 16th century, now managed by English Heritage.

Lanercost Priory, founded in 1169, is a well-preserved medieval Augustinian priory in Brampton, Cumbria.

Ruins of a Roman garrison located on Hadrians Wall, with a museum of artifacts found on site.

The ruins of a 7th Century Christian Monastery which later became a Benedictine Abbey overlooking the north sea and town of Whitby. Famous for featuring in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Potentially one of the earliest stone circles in Britain, thought to be constructed around 3000BC, located in one of the finest locations within the Lake District National Park.

The longest surviving section of 'broad wall' on Hadrians Wall.

This castle started as a motte and baily and then rebuilt in the 14th century in a Quatrefoil styled castle. The only one in England.

Ruined 12th century abbey in the beautiful Rye Valley, North Yorkshire

A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.

A 14th century Hermitage carved out of the bedrock on the River Coquet.

Disused steel furnace and woodland walk, managed by English Heritage.

Anglo-Saxon Monastery where St Bede spent his life from the age of seven.

A Grade I listed, 12th Century ruined castle on the banks of the River Tees in Barnard Castle

A Greek Doric style house, 14th century castle and 30 acres of beautiful gardens.

A ruined Priory on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, widely considered to be the birthplace of Christianity in England.

A ruined bastle and cottage located in a remote area of Bellingham.

A combined moated castle and gatehouse with the ruins of a Benedictine priory where early kings of Northumbria were buried.

A 12th century castle that saw plenty of action during the wars between England and Scotland.

A ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne.

A ruined medieval castle built around 1341 by Robert Manners.

A 13th century fortified manor house set in beautiful woodland setting near Corbridge.

A 12th century medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, near Rothbury.

The deer house is a rare and well preserved example of Gothic Revival architecture built in 1760.

Finchale Priory was a benedictine priory founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of Saint Godric.

A 14th century ruined castle managed by the English Heritage.

A ruined medieval castle in Warkworth standing over a loop of the River Coquet.

A 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland between the villages of Craster and Embleton. Built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322.