Wessex Attractions: Bembridge Fort
Bembridge Fort, on the Isle of Wight, is an example of what is known as a Palmerston folly. Ordered by Lord Palmerston, prime minister from 1855 to 1858, and again…
Wessex Attractions: Ashleworth Tithe Barn
Ashleworth Tithe Barn is a 15th century tithe barn near the banks of the river Severn in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, owned by the National Trust. A four-phase project to replace…
Wessex Attractions: Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory
Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, two miles west of Montacute House, is a collection of 14th century farm buildings that once housed the college of priests serving the Chapel of St Nicholas, which…
Wessex Attractions: Hinton Ampner
Hinton Ampner is a National Trust-property near Alresford, Hampshire, noted for its beautiful gardens, The house, originally a Tudor mansion, but extensively renovated since, has been lovingly restored after a…
Wessex Attractions: Great Chalfield Manor
Great Chalfield Manor is a 15th century manor house in Wiltshire that has served as a location in many films and TV series including Wolf Hall, Poldark and The Other…
Wessex Attractions: Heddon Valley
Exmoor's Heddon Valley was a favourite landscape of the Romantic Poets, and is now under the care of the National Trust. From its coastal paths, one can see across to…
Wessex Attractions: Corfe Castle
Last week, we looked at Shaftesbury Abbey, once home to the relics of Edward, King and Martyr. This week we turn our attention to Corfe Castle, the original site of…
Wessex Attractions: St Catherine’s Oratory
St Catherine's Oratory on the Isle of Wight was built in 1328 by Walter de Godeton, lord of the manor, as a penance ordered by the pope after he was…
Wessex Attractions: Kingston Lacy
Kingston Lacy is a Restoration-era country house near Wimborne Minster in Dorset, the former seat of the aristocratic Bankes family. In the 1830s, William John Bankes remodelled it in the…
Wessex Attractions: Arlington Court
Arlington Court is a Georgian manor house in Devon, built on the site of an old Tudor hunting lodge. It was the seat of the Chichester family from 1790 to…
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