Quick reminder to anyone who occasionally buys #NationalLottery scratchcards, until Sunday a scratchcard will get you in to many #EnglishHeritage properties as part of NL's Open Week.

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/nlopenweek/#section1

Even if you spend £2 and lose, you get entry to many interesting places and if you win like we did (only £2, but...) it could be free or better.

We pottered along to delightful Audley End House in Essex yesterday, for tea, cake and nose-poking...

Cease fire!

A ferry heads for the port of Dover.
From Dover Castle, you can see why this has been a strategically important location for centuries.

July 2024

#England #Dover #PortOfDover #GB #UK #DoverCastle #EnglishHeritage #Ship #Port #Water #Sky #Sea #Ferry #StraitOfDover #Photography #Cannon #History #ShipSaturday #SchiffSamstag #monochrome #monochrom #SchwarzWeiss #BlackAndWhite

Medieval castle, golden sand beach and artisan high street make up one quaint village

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/uk-ireland/village-castle-beach-artisan-shops-36766582

Beloved film star died of tragic drug overdose with money left to dogs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/beloved-film-star-died-tragic-36751208

When is pancake day 2026 - and traditional food to eat the day before

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/pancake-day-2026-traditional-food-36709547

I went to an abandoned village with a chequered past — I'll never forget what I saw

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/abandoned-village-experience-knowlton-dorset-36711236

Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/