Visit Heritage Blog

The UK government has been warned that Stone Henge could be added to the World Heritage in Danger register if current plans to place a tunnel under it continue. 

The City of Bath has been granted a second UNESCO World Heritage title, It along with ten other historic spa towns across Europe has secured much-coveted UNESCO World Heritage status as part of the ‘Great Spa Towns of Europe’ nomination, and is the only spa town to be included from the UK. 

A huge congratulations to everyone recognised at this year’s awards which were broadcast online in a virtual ceremony on 1^st July, hosted by Samira Ahmed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnsonconfirmed that England will move to step 4 from 19 July. 

The Charles Dickens Museum has unveiled its new display, which will encourage visitors to follow in the author’s footsteps around nearby sites that inspired his novel, Oliver Twist, from the museum at 48 Doughty Street.

Twenty organisations in England will benefit from a £60 million fund to help protect our national heritage for future generations. Museums, galleries and heritage organisations have been awarded £60 million to ensure nationally important museum collections and heritage assets are protected for future generations.

A call has gone out for volunteers to welcome visitors to the new City of Bath World Heritage Centre, which will open later this year in York Street.

If you’re not into the football but you love your summer sports, no doubt you’re invested in this year’s Wimbledon. To help you really get into the spirit, here are some little known facts about the competition – just make sure to have some strawberries and pimms on hand to truly immerse yourself into the Wimbledon atmosphere.

We Brits are a funny bunch, we’re very passionate about a number of things: the correct way to make a cup of tea for one, our heritage for another… Another thing that sets us apart from our friends across the ocean is our dedication to some of the stranger parts of our culture and heritage.

Wherever you are in the world, you’re never too far from news about British royalty. With one of the few remaining monarchies left in the world, it’s hardly surprising that we’re all so interested in the latest Royal birth, Royal wedding or Royal scandal. We also love a Royal home, whether that’s tours of Buckingham Palace in London or Windsor Castle – wherever you look in the UK, you’ll find evidence of Britain’s many castles, some in ruins or some perfectly preserved.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries the family really gardened in Ireland. Firstly at Stillorgan House and then at Glenart Castle, Co. Wicklow. The grounds of Elton Hall were only fully developed and maintained in the early 20th century. The areas close to the house were redesigned just before the outbreak of war in 1914 and these new plantings greatly enhanced the Walled Garden. Together with the earlier gravelled walks to the Oaks, the Lake, the Church and the drive from the next village, which had become a walk through the Repton inspired park to a path by the river Nene, the gardens and parkland were at their most splendid. Glasshouses, fruit, vegetables, herbaceous borders, a topiary maze, a rose garden and the woodlands underplanted with a mass of snowdrops, bluebells and clumps of box, transformed the 22 acres of garden and 200 acres of parkland into a small paradise.

The Merseyway Workshop opens Friday 4^th December in the Merseyway Shopping Centre and will provide an exciting new space to include rolling exhibition space, free and accessible creative workshops, and retail opportunities for local business.