Peckforton Castle wedding fire: Guests flee exclusive country house hotel | Mail Online
(This is Tamworth | Middleton Hall: The stately gem we almost lost
Andy Winfield recalls the battle to save Middleton Hall.
SITUATED right on our doorstep, stately Middleton Hall may be considered to be part of the largest leisure centre in the country.
Surrounded by two golf courses – one at the Belfry and another adjacent to Drayton Manor – close to Kingsbury Water Park, Drayton Manor Theme Park, the Ash End House children’s farm, BroomeyCroft children’s farm, Echills Wood Railway, Tamworth’s Castle Pleasure Grounds, SnowDom… (View original article)
BBC News – Lordship of Bisham manor up for sale
20 June 2011
Last updated at 07:21 ET
By Linda Serck
BBC News, Berkshire
Members of the public have the chance to become a lord of the manor as a Berkshire title is up for sale.
The manorial lordship of Bisham in Berkshire was first bestowed by William The Conqueror to Henry De Ferrers in the 11th Century.
Now, the title is up for sale with a price tag of £8,250.
Although the lordship no longer comes with land, or the famous Bi… (View original article)
Rennes-le-Chateau Mysteries: The Centurion Stone | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.
Rennes-le-Chateau Mysteries: The Centurion Stone, was it carved by Sauniere or is it more ancient?
While hiking in the rough mountainous area surrounding Rennes-le-Chateau, Ben Hammott and his team came upon a carved stone near the rock formation known as “The Centurion” which looks like a helmet. They didn`t know what to make of it, but they supposed it to be one of the rocks carved by the Abbe Berenger Sauniere. Unlike the other stones, this one was not a clue that … (View original article)
Czech President celebrates his 70th birthday with jazz concert – ČeskéNoviny.cz
Prague – Czech President Vaclav Klaus is celebrating his 70th birthday with a jazz concert at Prague Castle tonight with hundreds of guests attending.
Klaus who regularly starts the jazz cycle at Prague Castle is a devotee of the genre.
In the afternoon he had a private celebration at Prague Castle with his family and other guests of whom about 200 were invited.
Klaus cancelled official meetings with representatives of public life and diplomats at Prague Castle on … (View original article)
What lies beneath Bodrum deserves some attention
It was a castle that was built using marble from one of the world’s seven wonders, the Tomb of Mausolos, and was connected to land from the north. Wars later took place, the land switched owners and thousands of ships that tried to take over the castle failed and sank in the cool waters of the Aegean. After the conquest of the island of Rhodes, the castle fell under Turkish control and was turned into a prison. Later, during World War I, part of it was destroyed by both French and Brit… (View original article)
Your Scene: Hampton Court Palace in greater London – latimes.com
Hampton Court Palace, located in greater London.
(Patrick Lanzing)
A vacation is about losing yourself in your environment – figuratively speaking. Patrick Lanzing had one of those experiences on a trip to England two years ago. Visiting Hampton Court Palace, the Newark, Calif., resident became enchanted by the grandeur of the castle and its grounds.”These trees and walks… presen… (View original article)
Romance on a Shoestring: Kip’s Castle – Verona-Cedar Grove, NJ Patch
Kip’s Castle, which lies in Verona and Montclair, is a beautiful place, and will probably be the least known
of all the places on
the ‘Romance on the Shoestring’ list. Kelly Ziek, who works for the Essex County Division of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs and maintains an office there, reiterated that she doesn’t see many people take in the historic scenery unless there is a special event or business meeting held in the castle.
Located on Crestmont Road right of… (View original article)
NRI sculptor Anish buys Oxfordshire estate – Indian Express
NRI sculptor Anish Kapoor has bought a 135-acre estate near Watlington in Oxfordshire in the UK.
The estate comprises a five-bedroom Georgian manor house, a dower house, a farm cottage, farm buildings and a stable yard, according to a report in The Sunday Times.
The man famous for his giant curved creations has paid 5 million pounds for the property shaped like a compound.
The walled courtyard will give him ample space to create his sculptures or mount the huge mirrors that have become… (View original article)
Coworth Park, Ascot: hotel review – Telegraph
Not so keen
The in-room décor was slightly too English-country-manor for my tastes,
although quirky touches, such as the wrought-iron treelike bed, offset any
blandness. Other quibbles included over-complicated light switches and the
irritating television, which took an age to emerge from its leather shell.
The rooms
Very English, from the 19th-century dried flowers on the walls to the
Grayshott stoneware and Mitchell and Peach toiletries. The d&… (View original article)