Summer Days Out
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Summer Days Out

Soak up the Great British Summer with all the family, with traditional fairground activies at English Heritage sites across the country.

Get up close to the action at our Knights' Tournaments and Legendary Jousts.

Spend a Sunday relaxing in beautfiful surroundings and enjoy live music throughout July and August.

Your summer bucket list starts here, with plenty of places to explore and enjoy.

Book ahead and you can save up to 15% on your tickets. Members get free entry.

Your Great British Summer starts here

Find a Great British Summer Event near you
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Knights' tournaments and legendary jousts

Get up close to the action as rival knights compete in the ultimate tests of strength and skill!

Get thee to a Knights’ Tournament to be transported to the front row of 13th century action as you watch four armoured knights and their squires clash in a series of gruelling rounds of medieval hand-to-hand combat.

Or, experience the exhilarating speed and skill of a Legendary Medieval Joust! Watch our fearless knights and their magnificent horses charge at each other at full speed in an unforgettable display. See lances shatter, feel the thunder of hooves and hear the roar of the crowd as reputations are won and lost in the competition for ultimate glory in the grand joust.

Find a joust or knights' tournament
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Enjoy live music

Spend a Sunday in July and August relaxing and listening to live music in the beautiful surroundings of our historic houses and castles in England.

Join us on select sundays throughout Summer at:

Plan fun days out this summer

We've got something for visitors of all ages at our sites this summer.

Plan the perfect summery day out. We look forward to seeing you soon!