Banham Zoo The banham zoo wildlife spectacular will take you on a journey to experience at close quarters some of the world's most exotic, rare and endangered animals. Set in over 35 acres of magnificent parkland, banham zoo houses over 1,000 animals from around the world including tigers, fur seals, penguins, leopards and zebra. A free Safari road-train and all-weather activities centre, Tarzan Adventure Play Area and much more.

Visit Berkhamsted Castle and learn how the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks. A palace complex was added in the 13th century.

Castle Acre Castle in The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement, including a castle, town, parish church and associated monastery.  The castle was founded soon after the Conquest by the first William de Warenne and you can still view an immense system of ditched earthworks.

Castle Rising Castle Castle Rising Castle is one of the most famous 12th Century castles in England.  One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks. Begun in 1138 by William d'Albini for his new wife, the widow of Henry I, in the 14th century it became the luxurious exile-place of Queen Isabella. Castle Rising lies in the County of Norfolk, 5 miles to the ...

Colchester Castle Colchester Castle is undeniably one of the most important historic buildings in the country. Colchester was the first capital of Roman Britain and beneath the Castle are the remains of the most famous Roman buildings, the Temple of Claudius. Today if you lay your hand on the stonework of the temple it can be said that you are touching the very foundation of Roman Britain. The Castle first opened to the public as a museum in 1860. ...

Framlingham Castle Framlingham Castle is a magnificent specimin of a late 12th-century castle. Built by Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, one of the most influential people at the court of the Plantagenet kings, the castle was designed both as a stronghold and a proclamation of power and status. Architecturally, the fortress is notable for its curtain wall with regular mural towers, being an early example of this style.  Visitors can explore over 800 years of life at ...

Hadleigh Castle

Hedingham Castle Hedingham Castles Norman keep, 110 feet high, was built c.1140 by Aubrey de Vere - A visit to the castle and its beautiful grounds is ideal for a family outing, and during the summer there are a variety of special events which bring its colourful history alive. Hedingham Castle overlooks beautiful wooded grounds, parkland and gardens but as you pass through the valley walk, the steep slopes of the Motte can tower 40ft above. In 1719, when the ...

Orford Castle Oxford castle was originally built in 1071 for William the Conqueror, to enable the Normans to control the area. A prison was built within the castle, which continued to be in use until 1996. Oxford Castle is located in the city centre, preserved in the buildings of a prison.

Tilbury Fort The artillery fort at Tilbury on the Thames estuary protected London's seaward approach from the 16th century through to World War II. Henry VIII built the first fort here, and Queen Elizabeth famously rallied her army nearby to face the threat of the Armada.  Tilbury Fort is on the north, Essex, bank of the River Thames in England and was built to defend London from attack from the sea, particularly during the Spanish Armada and the ...

Twycross Zoo Twycross Zoo is primarily a primate centre but has over 1,000 animals and is the most comprehensive collection of primate species and subspecies in the western world. Twycross have over 200 species many of which are enrolled in captive breeding programmes and we contribute to conservation in the wild through our Conservation Welfare Fund.

Walden Castle Located in the grounds of the museum at Saffron Walden are the ruins of a 12th century Norman keep.

Whipsnade Zoo For a family day out visit the zoo at Whipsnade, not far from Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Whipsnade Park Zoo family attraction was renamed Whipsnade Wild Animal Park and, more recently, has become ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (run by the Zoological Society Of London). Pack your kit bag and get on your boots and see if you’re big enough to find the big 5 at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. Come to the zoo to see some of the biggest and best stars of ...