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Imagine Henry VIII warming his hands at the octagonal hearth when he came to stay in the 13th-century Penshurst Place and Gardens. Kids love the ancient suits of armour in the Baron's Hall.…
Tonbridge Theatre and Arts Club
The Tonbridge Theatre and Arts Club at the Oast Theatre puts on ten monthly shows a year, each running for eight nights. Three more plays are staged by the associated youth theatre, and the…
Henry Moore Foundation at Perry Green
Tucked away in Hertfordshire's undulating countryside, Perry Green was English sculptor Henry Moore's home from 1940 until 1977. The gardens, barns and sheep fields contain numerous…
Mighty Upnor Castle was built to protect warships moored at Chatham dockyards. This rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort is a treat to explore and the peaceful riverside grounds are…
Imagine Henry VIII warming his hands at the octagonal hearth when he came to stay in the 13th-century Penshurst Place and Gardens. Kids love the ancient suits of armour in the Baron's Hall.…
Tonbridge Theatre and Arts Club
The Tonbridge Theatre and Arts Club at the Oast Theatre puts on ten monthly shows a year, each running for eight nights. Three more plays are staged by the associated youth theatre, and the…
Since opening in 2004, Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre has become a local landmark with breathtaking design. It is home to seven diverse and exciting cultural organisations - including Welsh…
The foundation stone for the National Theatre was laid in July 1951 (Festival of Britain year). In 1962 Sir Laurence Olivier was made the theatre's first director but by the time the company…
Covent Garden's famous Royal Opera House is home to two major companies: the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet. Big-name productions fill seats in the main auditorium, while the Linbury Studio…
The Belfast Waterfront is the city's main concert and entertainment venue, hosting everything from internationally renowned musicians and orchestras to opera, musicals and comedy. Its…
Somerset's Glastonbury Abbey, 2000-year-old burial place of King Arthur and reputedly Britain's earliest Christian sanctuary, is surrounded by 36 acres of tranquil parkland, ponds, orchard and…
The Royal Albert Hall is one of London's most famous venues, hosting some of the biggest international names in the music and arts worlds, including the world-famous annual BBC Proms concert series.
Etheldreda (d 679), daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia, restored an old church in Ely and built a monastery on the site where Ely Cathedral now lies. After a restoration in 970, it became…
Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford
Few places have as famous a son as Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare (aka "the Bard"). Together with museums dedicated at his birthplace and his wife's house, this…
The Southbank Centre - including the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery - is a focal point for London's cultural life, and sets the city's arts agenda…
The Donmar attracts stars such as Nicole Kidman, Charles Dance, Colin Firth and playwrights David Hare and Frank McGuinness. It is the place to find cutting-edge productions of high quality.
The Roundhouse is one of the city's most exciting performance venues. This North London landmark was once a turntable for steam trains, now after a multi-million pound makeover it's a unique…
The Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square houses the English Stage Company, Britain's leading company dedicated to new work by innovative writers. Look Back in Anger premièred here and since…
On Salford Quays in revamped docklands, The Lowry's glass-and-metallic structure houses an eclectic blend of galleries and visual art including LS Lowry's urban cityscapes. The complex offers…
Part of Sheffield's Heart of the City project and directly connected through Arundel Gate to the Winter Garden, the Millennium Gallery offers a 21st-century approach to enjoying the visual…
