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1:07 pm
March 27, 2012
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I will be visiting England for a whole month in August and would like to visit some places of ‘Tudor’ interest. What would be your recommendations?
We went to the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Hever Castle last time we visited in 2009.
5:13 pm
May 16, 2011
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I haven’t been there (YET!) but i’ve done my research for future places to see for me. I’ll share though…
Definately Tower of London, Hampton court, Hever Castle, Hatfield house, National portrait gallery, Winsdor castle, Westminster abbey, Eltham palace, Sutton house, St. Peter & Vincula. And i think that may be it….?
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4:03 am
June 7, 2010
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I did like Penhurst Place in Kent. It has a connection to Anne.
Hatfield House is lovely. Although the only remainder of the Tudors is the Hall. However, the house is connected to Robert Cecil, so a slight Tudor connection.
A couple of others would be Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle (especially St. George’s Chapel). I would also recommend Canterbury Cathedral and St. Bartholomew the Great (since these properties have great historical significance).
I’ve never been, but I have heard great things about Dover Castle (it is on my to-do list!).
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4:17 am
January 3, 2012
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Littlebloke said
I will be visiting England for a whole month in August and would like to visit some places of ‘Tudor’ interest. What would be your recommendations?
We went to the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Hever Castle last time we visited in 2009.
Rochester Castle, and the Catherdral. Rochester itself is a real mix of different historical eras too. Charles Dickens lived and wrote some of his books there too. The Olde Sweet shop is worth a visit. Westminster Abbey, where a lot of our Kings and Queens are buried. The National History museum, The planteruim. Madame Toursauds, Canterbury Catherdral. If you want to go slightly further a field Sudley Castle is worth a visit.
Malvern Priory, and of course the hills. Malvern is of course more Victorian than Tudor, Dr James Gully had a medical practise there and he was a big advocate of the spa baths that were there. Just out of Interest Dr Gully was also a aquientance of Dr Crippen, and like Crippen, Gully also allegdely murdered his wife. The Queen also drinks Malvern Water, which is bottled in a little village called Colwall, which is nestled in eastern? slops of the Malvern Hills. Ludlow Castle another super place to visit, and of course Pembroke castle. Canarthan castle. That’s all I can think of for now, I’m sure I’ll come up with some more soon enough. I hope you will enjoy your stay. England is a bit of a scrambled mess right now, but it’s our home and we love it just the same..
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9:54 am
January 17, 2011
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One of the nicest places I’ve ever visited is Coughton Court, it’s stunningly beautiful and if I remember correctly it houses Mary Queen of Scots Chemise she wore to her execution, very interesting!
I’m not 100% certain where it is but it’s around the Midlands I think but well worth a visit 
3:06 pm
November 18, 2010
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not specificially Tudor but a look at British homes form 1600 onwards
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2:40 am
November 18, 2010
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England’s oddest sights
http://www.bbc.com/travel/feat…..est-sights
Though if you travel west by train out of London Paddington to Bath, Bristol and points further west, you can see the Uffingham White Horse from the train. Just sit on the right hand side in the direction of travel westwards and it’s between Didcot Parkway and Swindon.
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12:30 pm
January 3, 2012
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If you want to see a very strange and mysterious thing, you should go to a place called Crowland and see something called the Trinity Bridge..
It is a complete mystery to what purpose it served. It’s beautiful though.
Crowland is Lincolnshire.. About a hour’s drive from Peterbrough Catherdral..
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12:36 pm
April 9, 2011
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What a cool bridge and a fascinating piece of history, apparently there use to be a river than ran under it until the river system was re-routed.
12:36 pm
April 9, 2011
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What a cool bridge and a fascinating piece of history, apparently there use to be a river than ran under it until the river system was re-routed.
6:36 pm
January 3, 2012
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Bill1978 said
What a cool bridge and a fascinating piece of history, apparently there use to be a river than ran under it until the river system was re-routed.
Yeah there was, but have you ever heard of a 3 sided bridge before? Why it was built in that specific place no one knows and certainly from what I can gather the river never ran through what is now the Village. The Bridge itself predates the Monastry that was built there and is believed to have been built late in the 11th or mid 12th century.. It’s rumoured that the Bridge could have been used as a pulpit sort of for preachers to give a sunday service to the villiagers, or even as a Pagan Marriage Altar, remember Christianity wasn’t really in full flow until around the 12th or 13th century. I’m inclined to think it was to do with Pagan rights somewhere along the line, and that the reason to why a monastry was built there was to firmly stamp Christainity on the people who lived in Crowland..
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