Historical places to visit

[cubic999]

Apart from teh obvious Tower of London, Hampton Court, Buckingham, etc
can anyone else suggest good historial plces to visit in England... I know Leeds Castle in Kent.

I am after Beauty, history, etc

[craft1948]

I would suggest York.................but perhaps not.

[Hopkirk]

Warwick and Kenilworth castles?

[argorstran]

Warwick Castle ?

[mike11111]

If it's beauty you're after then York, yes. You might meet Craft, beauty combined with a lot of history!

[firewatch]

Dunster Castle and surrounding area, Caerleon south wales, the Valleys and rhaydar Dams/Ellen Valleys, peak district, hadrians wall, the malverns, St Michaels Mount and Tintagel, Whitby, Pembrokeshire, can think of loads!

[craft1948]

You could be right there Mike........I was a York Minster volunteer guide a few years ago.

[parkie]

So you were the history bit then were you craft?

[craft1948]

ouch parkdale, I'm so hurt.................

[jno]

where, all over the country? There are thousands.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/

and those are just the publicly owned ones.

[Topblue]

Hadrian's Wall is a must see.

[parkie]

Only joking craft, honest.
If you're only 64 I've more history behind me than you.

[factor-fiction]

I surprised myself recently by enjoying a trip to Chatsworth House.
I like Edinburgh too. mrs factor enjoyed somewhere historical- Holyrood I think it was.

[Baldric]

You wouldn't like Dover Castle, so no point in you coming down this way!

[cubic999]

great answers thank you bankers

[paddywak]

If you're willing to travel try the North East, you've got Newcastle, Durham, Berwick, Bamburg Castle, Lindisfarne, Beamish and whole load of historical sites coupled with fantastic beaches and stunning scenery.

[cubic999]

ah nice yes I am willing to travel just changed my car to a diesal so filling up aint an issue.thanks pal!

[cupid04]

Colchester is old!

[cubic999]

really...I am looking for history as in really old

[mike11111]

Kindly do not advertise the north-east, Paddywak, we wish to keep it unspoilt. If you must mention it then please issue a warning against the marauding Scots who sneak over the border to carry off our sheep, calves and bairns.

[mike11111]

I suppose that anyone from the USA must be enamoured of history, seeing that they have so little of their own.