Visit Heritage Blog (March 2023) - Visit Heritage

This spring one of the world’s most celebrated artists Sean Scully will take over the grounds and historic interiors of Houghton Hall in Norfolk for an exhibition that will showcase the full range of the artist’s sculpture. In the Hall and Contemporary Gallery, the artist will also show a significant group of paintings and works on paper. Sean Scully at Houghton Hall - Smaller Than The Sky will open on 23 April 2023 and run until 29 October. 

1^st April is April Fools’ Day, a day where you should be wary of all and anything that you see. Historians aren’t sure where the idea of April Fools came from, one theory is that the day was a way of marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring – something similar to a Roman festival, Hilaria, which saw people wearing disguises and celebrating.

English Heritage has made a coronation pledge to create 100 new meadows at 100 historic sites over the next decade to mark the coronation of King Charles III.

Heritage sites across England are to be awarded more than £24m in National Lottery funding to help them plan for the future, as part of a £3.6 bn 10-year investment strategy.

Ightham Mote invites you to experience the magic of the Lost Words with spellbinding original paintings and poems to keep children in touch with nature in all its glory. 

Nine rare cream coloured public phoneboxes in Hull, that are still in working order have been given heritage protection by the UK government.

Denise Lewis Poulton has been announced as Trustee and Chair of trhe Committee for Wales by the Prime Minister, with her term running until February 2026. 

Delegates from some of Europe’s finest spa towns have been meeting this week in Bath, for the second General Assembly of the Great Spa Towns of Europe.

Boudica is one of the most legendary women in British history, she is thought to have lived between 30AD and 60AD and was known to defeat the Romans on several occasions during their invasion and occupation of what would later become modern Britain. But how much were you taught about her?

As Mother’s Day is coming up and this month is Women’s History Month, we thought we’d shine a light on some of the incredible mothers from history that have shaped the course of life as we know it. From queens to politicians to housewives, here are some of the incredible women we should celebrate alongside our own mums this March.