Here at Sykes Cottages, we understand that for many of our customers, the main appeal of a cottage holiday in the UK rests with their interest in the country's extraordinary history. There's really nothing better than enriching yourself with knowledge amid some the country's most beloved historical sites. So, get set for a cottage holiday full of exploration and discovery in a cottage near English Heritage sites.
Treasured holiday memories at English Heritage Properties
With over 400 sites across England open to the public, the English Heritage provides a trove of superb historic attractions; from national treasures to lesser known sites with equally as fascinating stories to tell. A cottage holiday near one of these eminent English Heritage sites holds timeless appeal, and serves as a great base from which to experience the dominion of history that lays waiting to be discovered behind the stone walls and beneath the emerald grasslands of these ancient heritage sites.
Visit the 'Castle of the Rock' in Cheshire and gaze out over eight counties from the lofty ramparts. Touch the stones of Stonehenge during the summer solstice and discover the archaic 'key of England' at Dover Castle. Play Queen for the day at Isle of Wight's Osborne House, and King at Eltham Palace. Ramble the ruins of Rochester Castle, and trace the steps of Harry Hotspur in Warkworth Hermitage. Get wet under the fountains of Witley Court, and dry off in the sumptuous gardens of Belsay Hall, before returning to your cosy holiday cottage, where you can put your feet up, have a brew and reflect on your day amid one of English Heritage's finest historic sites.
So prepare for a step into yesteryear on a cottage holiday within a stone's throw from an English Heritage site; there's no better way to encounter the charm of English history on your Sykes cottage holiday.
Please find below a list of English Heritage properties by region:
English Heritage Properties in Southern England & Isle of Wight:
Stonehenge
Dover Castle
Rochester Castle
English Heritage Properties in the East of England:
Framlingham Castle
English Heritage Properties in the Midlands:
Kenilworth Castle
English Heritage Properties in the North West:
Goodrich Castle