A large grand country house with guided tours. There are several variants of tour. We took a full…read moreone and although good I felt there was too much detail of family history that listeners would never remember. The cafe was good. There is a lot to see here and you really need to get there early to see it all.

It was once known as the English Versailles. This grand building is the Northamptonshire home of…read morethe Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry. The French-style north front of the house, entrance hall and state rooms were built in the 1690s. Inside is a rich collection of paintings, furniture, tapestries, needlework, porcelain and silver. One room has 37 Van Dykes! The house is only open to the public for one month each year.

I have been researching my family history and when visiting the heritage centre i saw pictures of…read moremy grandparents in their school days :) I was interested to see the pictures of where they worked, and was able to read about old Rothwell traditions. I will definately be going back to see the changing exhibitions.

The centre is a lively community resource, ideally located as a gateway to the heritage of the…read morearea. We rely on our dedicated volunteers, who answer queries, steward the galleries, care for museum objects and make the centre the success it is. Currently the ground floor displays a heritage collection and the first floor galleries show the work of the county's artists and craftworkers The Rothwell Arts and Heritage Centre was founded by the Rothwell Market towns Initiative in 2004, sponsored by the Countryside Agency. The Arts and Heritage Centre is run by volunteers and has attracted funding from a variety of sources to purchase the site, develop the present building and provide additional facilities.

One of the most beautiful churches in North Norfolk; this Grade 1 listed 15th century church is…read morefilled with light and overlooks the North Norfolk marshes and coastline. In Summer 2009 it is the setting for Salthouse 09, an exhibition of contemporary art by 50 artists on a theme of 'Salt of the Earth' including painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking and installation.

Drawing on a rich heritage dating from the eighteenth century, here at Stamford Arts Centre we aim…read moreto provide the best in live arts for Stamford and the surrounding area developing an ever-widening programme consisting of a broad range of Drama, Cinema, Dance, Classical Music, Folk, Jazz, Comedy, Literature, Talks, Children's Shows, and a variety of Workshops for both children and adults. We have 166 seats in our theatre which doubles up as a cinema and we have a multifunctional ballroom. We have two coffee shop eating areas, an ice cream kiosk, a bar in the cellar, an exhibition gallery, toilets with access for disabled and baby changing facilities, we have rooms to hire out for everything from small meetings to evening functions and we house the Stamford Tourist Information Centre. See our facilities pages to find out more.

My review will focus on only one tiny part of what the art centre offers. It's such an eclectic…read moreplace that I've yet to experience a fraction of what it offers, but what I have sampled has been wondrous. I speak of cakes. Amazing cakes. Served with tea in a proper cup. For only £2.50 all in (or £3.50 if you're the kind of extravagant Continental types who demands coffee mit cake). The cakes range from the super creamed up raspberry pavlova to a chocolate cake so rich you could live off the interest alone. The venue is, as you may have guessed, an old church, suitably atmospheric. At the weekend, it has a collection of tables scattered around the hall for you to sit, a bohemian array of musical instruments at the back to play (donations welcome for upkeep) and more often than not some vintage/fairtrade/fancy clothes on sale. Best of all, it's cool as a cucumber inside, a great escape from a hot day outside. I recommend going to their website to see what happens outside the weekend, there seems to be everything from poetry to Brazilian themes happening. But don't forget to pop in for cake, whatever's happening. Just leave a slice for me

A nice little preservation line in Lincolnshire, great for a half day out. The station at…read moreLudborough has a signal box which, if you ask nicely, you can up into and they will show you how it all works (they're great with children too), a well-stocked gift shop, stationery buffet carriage, museum and small engine shed. Parking is in a field across the level crossing, and the whole site is not great for disabled access, but the staff are friendly and helpful. Being one of the smaller railways, you do get to see things you wouldn't elsewhere, such as inside the signal box, and an up close view when they are stoking the tender whilst stood at the platform, which the kids loved. The ride itself is scenic and not too long, with comfortable carriages, and with a family day ticket costing only £12, who can complain.

Really a labyrinth but it is easier to say maze! Cut into…read moreturf, it is a single path in an approximately 14 metre circle. Probable only medieval it is said to be based on the legend of Theseus and the Minotaur. Worth a visit if you are in picturesque Rutland.

Intresting place to stop if your in the area. Its not a particularly big maze or very complicated,…read morebut there arent many about now. Children seem to enjoy and it is something different for them to see, but the entertainment values soon fades.

Another of my Lost villages…read more All that remains of the deserted village of Goltho is the church, which has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust for many years. The chancel dates from the eighteenth century and most of the fittings are contemporary Goltho is a parish about 10 miles northeast of Lincoln and 2 miles southwest of Wragby. The Anglican Church, dedicated to St. George, is more properly called a chapel. It is a small red brick building. By 1900, the church had been converted to use only as a mortuary chapel. Goltho contains a medieval village settlement consisting of a moat, and crofts with buildings, seen as cropmarks and earthworks. Excavation in 1973 revealed an early medieval ringwork and medieval motte and tower. This is a site that has undergone a rare extensive and detailed excavation and was found to have had a complex history. This started as a Saxon defended manorial site and had the earthworks modified on several occasions (and timber buildings rebuilt) including use as a Norman castle. The most prominent component of Saxon aristocratic residences are the large and elaborately built timber halls. The archaeological evidence for these buildings comprises the foundation trenches and postholes from which may be inferred the methods of construction and the basic superstructure of the building. In the guide to the church, Henry Thorold mentions the fact that the word Goltho means 'where the marigolds grow' and that it is one of the lost villages of Lincolnshire and that the field one treks through, was once bumpy with the grassy earthworks of the deserted village. Guy Beresford's 'History of the Parish', in the same guide mentions that before the field was ploughed in 1970, it was very clearly defined by substantial earthworks of the Norman Castle mound, which stood close to the south-west corner of the churchyard. That the 40-acre site once represented one of the best examples of a clay-land mediaeval village in the East Midlands and the size of the sunken roads, some 40 feet wide and 5 feet deep, saved the site from the plough for over 500 years. The site was inhabited for 900 years and the little church is all that is left. It stands on the site of substantial stone-built church. The nave is traditionally thought to have been built by the Grantham family when they purchased the estate in the 1530s, the chancel being added some 70 years later. I believe the Hall was demolished.

Wasn't very interesting if it's what I think it isread more