your favorit sites/buildings

[nix]

yes i no i cant spell but what are your favorite historical sites/ building still in exestance say top 3? can be castles, churches, what ever,

1. bonchureh church, iow, one of the oldest churches still going i think, lovely and out the way, also 100 meters from beech

2. sailsbury cathedrol.sailsbury. the atmosphere and size, wow,

3. quarr abbey, iow, so calm its like a dream

[oakenshield]

definatly durham cathedral its a magnificent place http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/

[Nigel]

So many but Bamburgh castle jumps out

[kate/bob]

has to be Stokesey Castle in Shropshire - it will be mine one day, oh yes!

[robin wood]

My vote goes for Haddon Hall Derbyshire...not too big and grand like Chatsworth or too cold and harsh...I could live there. The best surviving Tudor Kitchen in the country (whatever they say at Hampton court) and simply incredible collections of early oak furniture. Any medievalist should plan to visit one day.

Though I would add any early cathedral...agree with Durham and Salisbury, A favourite spot for finding peace in the hussle of London is Soutwark cathedral an oasis of calm amidst the madness.

[lidimy]

Predictably,

Blickling Hall

Robin, just imaged Haddon Hall, it really is a stunner!

Fancy house sharing?

[Annis]

I would say Kentwell, but it doesnt quite fit in the 1100-1500 boundary so...erm....it has to be Bolton Castle! (North Yorkshire) even though it's mostly in ruin.

[narvek]

Prague! All of it

[lidimy]

That's true, Prague is truly beautiful, I remember visiting a Castle there which was just like a fairy tale castle. Lovely

[DeviantShrub]

Copying and pasting my post from this thread



Rievaulx Abbey has been my favourite place for a long time. It totally made my year to do a show there over Easter.











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[Mad Mab]

Warkworth Castle (& hermitage), Dunstanburgh Castle, Alnwick Castle (Closely followed by Hermitage, Bamburgh Castle, Harbottle Castle, etc, etc). Homesick now.
mab

[Vez]

Robin, just imaged Haddon Hall, it really is a stunner!

Lidimy, you dont have to imagine it, just watch the princess bride. It was filmed around Derbyshire and Haddon Hall was used for the 'castle'.

[lidimy]

Meant 'imaged' as in 'google imaged' (:

[Colin Middleton]

DS, you should see Roche Abbey (Doncaster) at sunset!

Bolton Castle is a nice one, I'm also fond of Beaumaris.

Favourite may have to be Tretower Court, they have a castle in the back garden! How cool is that

[Cat]

Cleeve Abbey, Somerset-small and homely, resident ghost.
Salisbury Cathedral, wot n!x said.
Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire. Full of eccentric antiques. (So I fit riiight in.)

[greenland_and_game]

There are lots of ruins along the Welsh marches.

Two near us are Clun Castle and Montgomery Castle. Both are free entry and are set in beautiful surrondings.

I agree with Kate/bob about Stokesey Castle, the fortified manor house just outside Craven Arms. We've already put a bid in for it!

[guthrie]

All of them.

[Annis]

Tyntesfield is also a nice place

Its somewhere in or near Somerset.

[Philippa de Vere]

Tyntesfield is also a nice place

Its somewhere in or near Somerset.

Visited there last year, it's near Bristol.

[Annis]

Tyntesfield is also a nice place

Its somewhere in or near Somerset.

Visited there last year, it's near Bristol.

That be it!

I visited this time last year (1/2 term time). I love the gate house!

[Mark Griffin]

Gainsborough Old hall (good if you like kitchens Robin, not really touched since the 1480's and much of it working), although many of the landmark Trust properties I have stayed in are great, particularly the Ancient House in Clare.

[Wilhelm]

Carreg Cennen castle in south wales, the location is truly stunning!

[Philippa de Vere]

many of the landmark Trust properties I have stayed in are great, particularly the Ancient House in Clare.

Oh yes. Had a fabulous 2 weeks staying at Purton Green in Suffolk (13th century great hall with 15th century addition adapted as accommodation) some years ago. Also highly recommend The Gothic Temple in the grounds of Stowe School.

[m300572]

Too many to choose from, my favourite archaeological site was an Anglian cemetery near Walesby on the Lincolnshire Wolds and Danebury hillfort stands high in my estimation, both because its a wonderful hillfort and because I met my wife there.

Then there are the West Penwith moors where you can stand among the ruins of 19th century industry and look down on a 21st century farming landscape that was laid out, in its essential elements, in the Bronze Age.......I could go on for hours!

[Mark]

I'm just back from Cyprus so I'm voting for the Medieval Sugar Factory at Kolossi because I've never seen one before.
Oggie (Buckinghams Retinue)

[Mrs. Babyjuice]

I used to live at Hanbury Hall, a Wren-style stately home 4m outside of Droitwich. Beautiful but not my favourite (maybe growing up there took the shine off!)

Fave places....ummm Glastonbury tor. I remember running up it when I was 3...like to see me do that now! North Cornwall, so atmospheric. Criccieth Castle where BJ proposed to me and St. Cyby's Well (sp) both N.Wales. Hadzor. The Green Room (swtn) in Worcester in the 80s...

....oh, and my bed.