It’s a site that’s dominated the dreams of people waiting to visit the Scottish capital city – Edinburgh castle also dominates in real life too! Commanding the city that has grown round it, Edinburgh Castle draws tourists to it like moths to a flame. It’s rightly on many people’s bucket list when visiting the city! … Read more
Ancient rocks all tell a story and I wonder what the stones at Stonehenge could say? If only you could get up close and listen a little bit nearer to them… Walking among the giant monoliths at Stonehenge is what most people assume will happen when they visit the ancient site. You can imagine the … Read more
World War 2 in London gives images of the Blitz, barrage balloons in the sky and buildings in ruins. Thankfully London isn’t like that now, but there’s still a lot that you can see in the area, especially in the centre of the city. While I’ve been to Westminster countless times, I don’t often think … Read more
Being one of the most dinstictive landmarks in the UK and the most well known ancient site, Stonehenge begs you to visit but so many who pay for the privilege feel like it wasn’t worth it and are put off by stories of it just being so busy. It doesn’t have to be that way … Read more
Known as the plague village, Eyam in Derbyshire’s Peak District is a beautiful village with an amazing story to tell. It includes amazing personal sacrifice, a village pulling together and all before we had instant communication over long distances! I’ll tell you a bit more about the history below, but a quick snippet is that … Read more
Just the name, Linlithgow Palace, conjures up images of Scottish Royalty and the rich history of the country. In actual fact the palace now stands as a ruin and possibly doesn’t quite fit a classic Scottish castle image! (I always think it looks a little harsh as a building and not like some fairytale castles … Read more
Scotland just knows how to wow with atmospheric sites, history that goes way back and incredible vistas. Clava Cairns will wow you as well! The location has become so much more popular due to its connection with the Outlander books and TV series and as such it’s now on many people’s Scotland bucket list! If … Read more
Yorkshire seems to conjure up images of rolling countryside, farmland and picturesque villages with stone cottages. Many people might be surprised that it has an abundance of ruined abbeys to visit too! When I lived in Yorkshire I was always been attracted to the romantic nature of these ruins and would visit whenever we found … Read more
When it comes to ancient stone circles many people imagine an open landscape around it or perhaps a woodland but there’s actually a stunning example, not far from Stonehenge, that has a quaint English village slap bang in the middle – Avebury Stone Circle. It’s just how you imagine a pretty English village too, with … Read more
If you’re visiting Scotland and you’re looking for castles to visit nearby to Edinburgh then you’re in luck because not only are there 3 that are in the city itself there are another 5 to choose from nearby that I have highlighted here in this guide. There are actually many more around Scotland that you … Read more