Destinations UK
Every month we will feature selected destinations in detail throughout Britain. These features will build over time to provide the visitor with a wonderful gazetteer of Britain! We also include links to heritage accommodation for each destination.
The Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was fought on the foggy morning of 14th June 1645 and is considered one of the…
The Battle of Sedgemoor
The Monmouth Rebellion of the summer of 1685 was an attempt to seize the crown of England by James Scott…
The Battle of Lansdowne
The battle of Lansdown Hill was fought on 5th July 1643 in order to prevent the Royalist advance out of…
The Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was fought on 14th May 1264, between the forces of a number of rebel Barons led…
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
The death of the King Edward the Confessor in January 1066 caused a succession struggle across northern Europe, with several…
Hadrian’s Wall Bridge at Chesters Fort
View our interactive tour of the Roman bridge abutment which would have at one time carried Hadrian’s Wall across the…
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey lies along the valley of the River Skell about two miles west of Ripon. The Abbey, Britain’s largest monastic ruin, was founded in 1132 by thirteen Benedictine monks.
The Battle of Killiecrankie
Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the English Parliament had replaced the Catholic King James VII with William of Orange…
