Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Skipton Castle, Superbly Preserved Medieval Castle, Yorkshire
Over 900 years old, Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and best preserved medieval castles in England and is well worth a visit at any season of the year. Visitors can explore every corner of this impressive history-rich castle, which withstood a three-year siege during the Civil War. View the Banqueting Hall, the … Continue reading
Norman castle found to have been built on top of mysterious 2,500-year-old mound | Daily Mail Online
Published: 08:00 EST, 5 October 2016 | Updated: 09:21 EST, 5 October 2016 Rising up from the rolling Yorkshire landscape, it is an unusual hill thought to have been built by the Norman conquerors as they tried to subdue England after the Battle of Hastings. For centuries, archaeologists believed the 42-feet high mound was the … Continue reading
Eltz Castle: Love at first sight
Eltz Castle is situated on a high narrow rock surrounded by even higher hills, above the Moselle river between Koblenz and Trier in the West of Germany. To get to the castle from the nearest parking lot or bus stop, you take an easy walk through the forest, gradually descending until the last bend in … Continue reading
Lanarkshire targets £9 million annual tourism growth
Lanarkshire targets £9 million annual tourism growth Details Category: Agency & Association Published: Wednesday, 05 October 2016 15:00 The report has been developed following in-depth research in partnership with private, public and third sector organisations. The three main areas identified for growth are leisure tourism, business tourism and customer service training to encourage repeat business. … Continue reading
Penrith Rotary Club 4km Fun Run and 10km Trail Run
Get your running shoes ready for the Penrith Rotary Club Charity Fun Run or more challenging 10km Trail Run on Sunday 9th October in the spectacular setting of the Lowther Estate. Set against the backdrop of Lowther Castle this event has grown in popularity since it first began seven years ago. This year the Fun … Continue reading
Five of Europe’s best castle hotels for the holidays
There is definitely something special about visiting a castle. It inspires us to dream of knighthood or perhaps someone like King Arthur during a period when kings and queens ruled over their kingdoms. Dreams can still come true the instant you visit or stay in one of Europe’s great castles. Parador de Oropesa, Spain Based on … Continue reading
We are not amused, but at least we are clean… Queen Victoria statue given much needed wipe-down – Get West London
Queen Victoria is being given a much-needed deep clean – or at least her statue is anyway. The famous marble sculpture which greets visitors to Kensington Palace , her childhood home, is undergoing a thorough three-week wash which will see it restored to its refulgent best. The statue was designed and carved by the Queen’s … Continue reading
New Indigenous artwork highlights Sydney’s little-known Garden Palace fire of 1882 – Australian Geographic
ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1882, a fire swept through the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden, reducing both its Garden Palace and large catalogue of Indigenous cultural objects to ash. As part of the Gardens bicentenary celebrations, and to commemorate the loss of these artefacts and associated Aboriginal knowledge, Jonathan Jones has created an installation called barrangal dyara (skin … Continue reading
Extinct Trees Found in the Queen’s Royal Garden Aren’t So Extinct | Gizmodo India
Two “extinct” Wentworth elms have been discovered at Holyrood Palace. The free-standing tree to the right of the palace is one of them. (Image: Carol Walker/CC BY-SA 2.0)During a recent survey of trees in the Queen’s garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, botanists were shocked to discover the presence of two elms … Continue reading
Disc of 8,000 Swarovski crystals installed at baroque Viennese palace
Vienna Design Week 2016: London design studio Fredrikson Stallard has brought its glimmering Prologue installation to Vienna’s baroque Belvedere Palace (+ slideshow). An interpretation of the sun, Prologue contains 8,000 Swarovski crystals held in a round frame. It is four metres high and weighs more than a tonne. In its temporary home at the Belvedere – … Continue reading