Finally the sun is shining and hopefully it'll be no time before we can leave our coats and wellies at home and properly venture into the great outdoors. We’ve got lots planned this month including our exclusive Blooming Gardens events and medieval encampments where you can witness the drama o...
Summer is just around the corner, and the warmer weather brings exciting days out in the places where history happened. Enjoy a picnic in the grounds of a stately home, or witness a wartime castle brought to life with living history and reenactment events. Here are our top picks for days out in hi...
Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a bunch of flowers. But during the 19th century, a bunch of flowers could do much more than that – it could profess undying commitment, a refusal, or even act as an accusation of infidelity. The Victorians went as far to develop their own floral language and if ...
If you were anyone in Georgian society, your garden would have been designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Wealthy lords and ladies, and even the royals, commissioned Brown to landscape their vast estates, which revealed much about their status and style. Moving from formal to functional with ...
Topiary sculptures come in all shapes and sizes - from decorative balls and spirals to massive hedges and ornate birds and animals. Michael Klemperer, Senior Gardens Advisor, advises on how we sculpt and care for topiary creation in English Heritage's historic gardens. And he shares tips for how yo...
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