Castles

The following is from the office of Essex County Essex County Executive  invites the public to take a Holiday Candlelight Tour of Essex County Kip’s Castle to view the stained glass Tiffany windows and learn the history of this hidden gem. Admission is $8 and includes coffee, hot chocolate and cookies. Registration is required and … Continue reading »

SCARBOROUGH is known for its occasional rough seas, when the waters of the North Sea smash against the town’s marine defences and erupt into the air. But how spectacular is this wave (top), towering above the onlookers gathered at the waterfront to watch. The photograph would have been taken, we think, some time in the … Continue reading »

Published: 19:02 EST, 12 November 2016 | Updated: 19:02 EST, 12 November 2016 A stone fortress in the middle of rural Ireland is not perhaps the home you’d expect for a Chinese fashion designer. But Anna Lin is married to Patrick, Lord Oxmantown, whose ancestral home is Birr Castle in County Offaly.  She and Patrick … Continue reading »

EDINBURGH, Scotland – Rain is pelting the black bulk of Edinburgh Castle brooding over the city, but inside Fingers Piano Bar on Frederick Street, it’s warm and dry as I dance with a throng of cheerful Scots, all of us lustily belting out the chorus of “Sweet Caroline.” “Hands, touching hands,” roar the dancers, waving … Continue reading »

For 50 summers, music lovers have flocked to Lake Geneva for the Montreux Jazz Festival. Drawing more than 250,000 visitors over its annual two-week run, the festival dominates the Swiss town’s landscape and culture. But Montreux has another claim to musical fame: It was where Freddie Mercury — legendary lead singer-songwriter of Queen — came … Continue reading »

In the midst of the unforgiving cold desert of Ladakh, I was wondering why this place has remained unknown to the rest of the world. The place – now officially called Kargil, was in ancient times known as Purik. A question knocked the door of my conscience why, this land that used to be a … Continue reading »

Joyce Forsyth’s knitwear shop is nestled in a knobbly stone building in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Colourful jumpers hang in the tiny window, but it’s the scraping sound that draws me in. I find Forsyth working away at a knitting machine. It’s a picture-perfect image of traditional Scottish crafts, but Forsyth is thinking about something distinctly … Continue reading »

Pentillie Castle, Cornwall, celebrates Gold win as it prepares to launch a new corporate retreats and conference space Details Category: Hotel Published: Wednesday, 09 November 2016 10:15 The Coryton Family, were just putting the finishing touches to their new luxury conference and meeting rooms, when they heard they had won the top Visit Cornwall Award.
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The spectacular Sherborne Castle in Dorset has been the Wingfield Digby family home since 1617. This historic house was built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 and reflects a glorious variety of decorative styles from over 400 years of English History. The castle is nestled amongst 42 acres of beautiful Capability Brown designed gardens, grounds … Continue reading »

Hever Castle & Gardens has reported its best 12-month visitor figures since 1997 and the first time in almost 20 years that the historic Castle welcomed over 300,000 visitors annually. The attraction reports its annual visitor intake from 1 October – 30 September, and experienced a year on year increase of 7%, welcoming 319,308 visitors … Continue reading »