Castles and stately homes

English Heritage - Brodsworth at War

I had already visited Brodsworth Hall and gardens taking my children for a day out on a standard day. This was our second visit which was on one of the Brodsworth at War special event days. I took my family ...

Pendennis Castle in Cornwall

We visited Pendennis Castle whilst staying at John Fowler's in St Ives. It was a wet day and whilst castles don't normally come on the top of the list for rainy days it looked as though Pendennis castle had a ...

Wroxeter Roman City

We visited Wroxeter Roman City to coincide with the Roman theme that my daughter had at school. Wroxeter used to be one of the largest Roman cities in Britain, but was since left to decay and then abandoned. The wall ...

Baddesley Clinton National Trust house

We visited Baddesley Clinton during the National Trust open day. I left it up to my children to choose out of a few different properties and they were the ones that decided on Baddesley Clinton. One of the reasons for ...

Visiting Westminster, The houses of parliament

I have seen the houses of parliament from the outside many times, but never really thought about visiting inside as a day out. During our last family trip to London we were actually looking to visit inside the Jewel Tower ...

• Brodsworth Hall & Gardens - English Heritage
• Warwick Castle
• Day out at Stokesay Castle - Fortified medieval manor house
• Dover Castle
• Hadrian's Wall and Birdoswald Roman Fort
• Lancaster Castle - Tours around the courts and part of the castle
• Dudley Zoo and Castle at Easter
• Sudbury Hall and National Trust Museum of Childhood
• Kenilworth castle
• Dudley Zoo and Castle through the eyes of a toddler
• Edinburgh Castle in Scotland
• Day out with a toddler - Dundonald Castle in Scotland