Castles

Castle will no longer be home to the Bishop 8:00am Friday 13th May 2011 Print Email Share Comments(0) THE Church of England has confirmed that Auckland Castle will no longer be used as the home of the Bishop of Durham. The castle, in Bishop Auckland, will still provide offices and the chapel for future bishops, … Continue reading »

My family and I recently enjoyed visiting with some friends in New Jersey, and spent a day roaming around New York City before returning home to Medford. While in NYC, we enjoyed exploring a bit of Central Park, which reminded me of one of my favorite local destinations – Castle Island. When I mention Castle … Continue reading »

RUNNING Elvaston Castle and its grounds has cost Derbyshire County Council more than £5 million in the years since it revealed who it wants to take control of the site. The authority, which owns the historic site, intends to lease the castle to Highgate Sanctuary to save cash. Highgate Sanctuary has been lined up to … Continue reading »

Free Entry to Southsea Castle to Celebrate New Cafe Published: 14th May 2011 07:11 Southsea Castle will be free to enter today, Saturday 14th May to celebrate the opening of the Yellow Kite Cafe. Funded by the Healthy Towns initiative, the Yellow Kite Café is a social enterprise, not for profit company, aimed at providing … Continue reading »

Give me some volunteers and we’ll repair Colchester Castle 4:00pm Sunday 15th May 2011 Print Email Share Comments(10) A BUILDER has hatched a plan to save crumbling Colchester Castle from ruin…for free. Part of the 1,000-year-old castle has been fenced off for safety reasons until bosses fix crumbling masonry. Mick Bates, who runs Bates Roofing … Continue reading »

That, however, is the unexpected treat awaiting visitors at the Anitta Hotel, a typically ugly high-rise structure just steps away from the bus station that turns out to harbor not just comfortable, spacious rooms but also, in its basement Yaşam Club, a health center with a big, swimmable pool and candle-lit corridors tripping along to … Continue reading »

Ruins of forgotten castle discovered by volunteers 8:50am Monday 16th May 2011 Print Email Share Comments(2) THE ruins of a forgotten castle that once provided the gateway to the Bishop of Durham’s park have been uncovered by a team of archaeologists. Fifty volunteers from the North Pennines AONB Partnership’s Altogether Archaeology project discovered the remains … Continue reading »

The Lincoln Castle male prison will be open to the public for the first time. The castle’s grounds are home to a Victorian prison with a unique chapel and female prison which are already open to the public. On May 21 the male prison will also be open to visitors, alongside 1,000 years of traditional … Continue reading »

The City of Toronto has agreed in principle to take back control of Casa Loma, the historic castle the Kiwanis Club has operated for almost three-quarters of a century. The city, which owns the castle, has left its operation to the Kiwanis since 1937. Under the proposed deal, the city will pay the club $1.45 … Continue reading »

An engine revved and the crowd parted as a vintage silver Rolls Royce rolled onto the lush green lawn of Oheka Castle while mobsters with guns and flappers in feathers surrounded the car. It was a royal Gatsby-style affair. More than 600 people attended the Friends of Oheka Garden Party June 15 to celebrate the … Continue reading »