Historic places

worth the trip

Historic houses, castles, abbeys and gardens across England, Wales and Scotland. Chosen for character, checked for a good day out.

Discover historic places along your route.

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Browse by organisation or theme, or use the heritage map to find properties near you or wherever you're planning to travel. Log your visits, build a wishlist, and filter 2,000+ historic properties by what you've seen and what's next.

Browse by organisation:

National Trust English Heritage Historic Houses Cadw Historic Environment Scotland National Trust for Scotland

National Trust by area:

Chilterns National Landscape Cornwall National Landscape Cotswolds Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape Dartmoor National Park Dorset National Landscape East Devon National Landscape High Weald National Landscape Isle of Wight National Landscape Kent Downs National Landscape Lake District National Park Norfolk Coast National Landscape North Wessex Downs National Landscape Peak District National Park South Downs National Park Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape Surrey Hills National Landscape Tamar Valley National Landscape

Land & Legacy is a field guide to the built heritage of the British Isles. We cover the full range: National Trust flagships, English Heritage ruins, independent houses open to visitors, and smaller properties the main guidebooks tend to miss. Every property on the map links to the people who look after it.