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Schloss Drachenburg in Konigswinter, Germany.

Schloss Drachenburg, Königswinter: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Schloss Drachenburg is a 19th-century neo-Gothic villa situated on the slopes of the Drachenfels hill in Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia. This comprehensive guide covers Schloss Drachenburg opening hours, exact ticket prices, transport options, accessibility details, and practical visitor tips to help you efficiently plan your visit.…

Fort Santiago in Manila, the Philippines.

Fort Santiago, Manila: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Fort Santiago is a historic military citadel located in the walled city of Intramuros in Manila, established as a formidable symbol of Spanish power in the Far East. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport or parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips to help…

Bolsover Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Bolsover Castle is a 17th-century Stuart showpiece — keep, riding house, and ruined terrace range — on a ridge above the Vale of Scarsdale in Derbyshire, managed by English Heritage. It's one of the most impressive English Heritage sites in the Midlands. This guide covers…

The best English Heritage sites in the Midlands to visit

The Midlands is not a region that markets itself aggressively to tourists. It has no coastline, no national park of the Lake District's fame, no city with Edinburgh's skyline. What it has, quietly and in extraordinary concentration, is some of the finest historic sites in…

Old Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, South-West England.

Old Wardour Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century tower house in a landscaped park near Tisbury in Wiltshire, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was last updated in March 2026 to reflect…

Farleigh Hungerford Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Farleigh Hungerford Castle is a ruined medieval castle set beside the River Frome near Bath in Somerset, managed by English Heritage as a paid visitor attraction. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning your visit. This…

St Mawes Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

St Mawes Castle is a Tudor artillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1540 and 1545 on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was last updated…

Totnes Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Totnes Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle with a well-preserved circular shell keep in the centre of Totnes, Devon, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was last updated in March 2026…

Richmond Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Richmond Castle is an 11th-century Norman fortress above the River Swale in Richmond, North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This Yorkshire castle guide was last updated in March 2026 to reflect…

Scarborough Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Scarborough Castle is a ruined medieval fortress on a spectacular headland between Scarborough's two bays in North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This Yorkshire castle guide was last updated in March…