England Family-Friendly Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities

recommended places to visit and things to do with children in England


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the world's oldest and largest continuously occupied fortress, one of the Queen's main residences, with impressive state rooms and chapels

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Europe's best preserved medieval fortress, inextricably linked with centuries of British history and home to the British crown jewels

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a formidable fortress spanning some 900 years of conflicts and sieges. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned here for some 19 years

Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle

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overlooking the River Tees and dating back to the 14th Century and lived in by Richard lll