Embrace the season and create great historic adventures at hundreds of sites across the country.
Plan your half-term activities using our guide and checklist. Discover grand castles, see knights up close and uncover incredible stories. For more active young visitors, explore our open spaces and roam around amazing ruins or enjoy the magic of winter gardens. Whatever you love doing, we have something near you.
Become a member today from £42 a year and enjoy a host of benefits including free entry for you and up to six kids.
Days out are back and we’ve got lots of ideas to get you out and about in 2026.
Make history this half-term and create your own great adventure at sites across the country!
You and your family can get active outdoors and enjoy fun-filled, great value days out at your favourite castles, abbeys and historic houses.
Plan your half-term
Inspire the next generation with unique and memorable experiences. From the Stone Age to the Cold War, discover any of our 400 properties and let your students stand at the places where history happened.
There are loads of learning opportunities available, from online resources to expert-led visits and free self-led visits.
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Over 300 of our treasured sites are free for everybody to explore and enjoy. But free to enter doesn't mean free to maintain. It costs over £4.2 million a year to care for these special places – and that's why we need your help.
Please donate to our appeal today to help protect them for tomorrow.
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13 Feb 2026
English Heritage has uncovered a remarkable collection of early 20th-century love letters that reveals a warm, playful and intimate portrait of a young couple and tells the story of their forbidden love.
10 Feb 2026
English Heritage has today announced plans to tackle the growing issue of parental isolation, by developing a range of initiatives at castles and historic houses to help new parents develop their support networks.
5 Feb 2026
English Heritage has appointed Tony Hales CBE as Chair of its Board of Trustees. Tony brings to the charity more than two decades of senior leadership experience across the heritage and culture sectors.
