Royal Wedding plansPrince William and Kate Middleton are to get married at Westminster Abbey on 29 April in what promises to be one of the biggest events of the year. Take a look back at this footage of some of the most recent royal weddings to see what we can expect in the spring… READ MORE » 
Iconic London hotel reopensLandmark building is to re-open its doors to guests as the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. READ MORE » 
Bluebell bonanzaThe best places to see spring’s bluebell bonanza... READ MORE » 
Hidden gems The Peak District’s history and heritage is being brought to life through a series of audio trails called Hidden Gems... READ MORE »
And the winners are…In September 2010, Bovril donated £100,000 to the National Trust, helping to restore special outdoor areas across the country with a well deserved makeover. READ MORE »
CragsideWith the funding, Cragside will be transformed, helping to revitalise its lakeside landscape. READ MORE »
Devil’s DykeThe historic site, set to become part of the busiest National Park in the world. READ MORE »
Tate Britain gallery to receive a £45m revampPlans for an ambitious overhaul of London’s Tate Britain gallery, the home of British art on the banks of the Thames, have been unveiled. The redesign, which is costing around £45 million and is due to be completed in 2013. READ MORE » 
Historic warship HMS Belfast receives awardHMS Belfast, the world’s last surviving armoured warship, has been honoured with the 60th Engineering Heritage Award by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. READ MORE » 
Armchair explorersThe National Trust for Scotland has released virtual tours of 11 of their most beautiful locations for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. READ MORE » 
Discover the story of Bath Museums in Bath have selected 99 of the most fascinating objects to be found throughout the city and within the museums’ collections. READ MORE » 
Construction work on the new Mary Rose MuseumWork has begun on the new Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard, 28 years after a television audience of 60 million witnessed the vessel being retrieved from the depths of the Solent. READ MORE » 
Tourists visiting Wiltshire since the Bronze AgeTests carried out on the Bronze Age skeleton of a teenage boy found near Stonehenge indicate that he originated from the Mediterranean. READ MORE » 
Archive aerial photography to be made availableEnglish Heritage has received a grant of £1.75 million to help support the conservation and digitisation of one of the earliest collections of aerial photography. READ MORE »
Britain’s royal heritage attracts the crowdsThe Royal Family and the iconic sites associated with them continue to be one of the greatest attractions for tourists according to new research by national tourism agency Visit Britain. READ MORE » 
Roman revelationStaff and students from Cardiff University were stunned to unearth previously undiscovered Roman remains right next to the existing fortress at Caerleon in South Wales. READ MORE » 
Heritage pubs websiteCAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has relaunched its Heritage Pubs website. READ MORE »
Down and outDown House in Kent, which was the former home of British naturalist Charles Darwin, has failed in its latest bid to be recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. READ MORE » 
Medieval makeover at Tretower Court Tretower Court, a medieval fortified manor house in Wales, has recently been restored to its former glory. READ MORE » 
Maritime treasures at Chatham Historic DockyardA new innovative arts and maritime centre, No.1 Smithery, opened to visitors at Chatham Historic Dockyard on 24 July. READ MORE » 
Stonehenge setbackPlans to improve visitor facilities at one of the UK’s top World Heritage Sites have been put on hold after the new government cut £10m of funding for improvements at the prehistoric monument. READ MORE » 
Palace of Holyroodhouse abbey tours As the official Scottish residence of the Queen, Holyroodhouse has always been a popular visitor attraction, and a tour of the royal estate will now include a trip to its ruined abbey... READ MORE » 
DIGITAL MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION OFFERRealm magazine is now available as a handy digital subscription, giving you easy access to all your issues of the magazine whenever you want. READ MORE » 
Second Word War motor boats rescuedTwo of the last remaining motor boats used during the Second World War have been saved for the nation with the help of a £580,000 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. READ MORE » 
Statue in place after 130 yearsA statue of the great Scottish leader, Robert the Bruce has finally taken its place at Annan Town Hall, after a delay of 130 years. READ MORE » 
Rare Blake sketches on displayEight hand-coloured etchings by William Blake (1757-1827) have been acquired for the nation by Tate Britain. READ MORE »
Kensington Palace receives £1million lottery grantKensington Palace has been awarded £1 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in order to finance plans to create an exciting and educational visitor experience. READ MORE »
Actor returns to spotlightA portrait of the greatest English actor of the early 19th century is to become a permanent exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery. READ MORE »
York Castle prison cells unlocked for exhibitionThe cells of York Castle Museum are being unlocked this summer to allow visitors to spend a day where others spent a lifetime. READ MORE » 
Ancestry online: new collections reveal ancestorsA definitive collection of records that detail London’s rich history have gone online at social and family history website Ancestry.co.uk. READ MORE » 
Shakespeare on show: lifetime portrait discoveredA newly-identified picture of William Shakespeare has gone on public display in the Bard’s home town of Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Darwin Anniversary StampsRoyal Mail is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth with a set of special commemorative stamps. READ MORE » 
| Royal Wedding guest listPrince William and Kate Middleton confirm who will be attending and featuring in their wedding celebrations... READ MORE » 
Unknown Enid Blyton story discoveredA previously undiscovered Enid Blyton novel, Mr Tumpy’s Caravan, has been found hidden among a selection of the author’s manuscripts. READ MORE » 
Inspirational building savedEnglish Heritage has declared its support for plans to safeguard the Cleveland Street Workhouse, which is thought to have inspired Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. READ MORE »
Bletchley Park Trust secures rare collectionAn important and valuable collection of Alan Turing’s work, including his momentous paper On Computable Numbers, has been saved for the nation... READ MORE » 
East Riddlesden Hall With the funding, the site develop a new angling club, along with a new picnic area. READ MORE »
Wordsworth HouseThe enchantingly beautiful 18th-century gardens at William Wordsworth’s childhood home will be restored to their former glory. READ MORE »
Watersmeet With the funding, the site will repair the Lyn Rock Bridge, as it was badly damaged by a falling tree a few years ago. READ MORE »
Abbey Road zebra crossing gets Grade II listingThe future of the zebra crossing featured on the cover of The Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road has been secured for fans after English Heritage awarded the site Grade II listing. READ MORE »
Famous Brueghel painting at Nostell PrioryA painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger entitled The Procession to Calvary will be back on display after being saved for the nation. READ MORE » 
Shrewsbury’s former police station welcomes guestsA trip to the historic town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire might prove more than arresting thanks to a new apartment lovingly created from the town’s former police station. READ MORE » 
London's Savoy hotel's £220 million makeoverThe Savoy Hotel in London has reopened following the completion of an ambitious restoration programme to restore it to its original Edwardian and art deco glory. READ MORE » 
London’s oldest cinema reopensThe Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley has extra cause to celebrate its centenary as it has reopened to the public after a refurbishment of its Grade II listed interior. READ MORE » 
Spooky saleOne of the UK’s most haunted properties has been put up for sale, but failed to find a buyer at auction READ MORE » 
Bovril donates £100,000 to National Trust sitesLovers of the British countryside have a reason to celebrate this autumn, as the nation’s favourite outdoor companion, Bovril, is donating £100,000 to the National Trust as part of the Great Outdoors Revival, helping to restore special outdoor areas across the country with a well deserved makeover. READ MORE » 
Former home of Beatles frontman is honoured with aJohn Lennon’s London flat at 34 Montagu Square, which he shared with Yoko Ono while working on material for the Beatles’ White Album, is to be commemorated with a blue plaque from English Heritage. READ MORE » 
Garden grant Wrest Park in Bedfordshire will now be restored to their former glory. READ MORE » 
Coastal path hits the rocksA £50 million scheme to create a coastal path that would wind its way around the entire British coastline has been put on hold due to budgetary constraints by the government. READ MORE » 
Digging for WestrayNew excavations have begun on Westray in the Orkney Islands, where the Orkney Venus, a tiny stone carving and the oldest representation of a human form ever found in Scotland, was revealed last year. READ MORE » 
Southwold pier goes under the hammer One of Suffolk’s most famous tourist destinations, Southwold Pier, has recently gone on sale. READ MORE » 
England’s places of worship in nationwide survey Around one in 10 places of worship in England is in need of urgent repairs according to a new survey by English Heritage. READ MORE » 
Lake District hotel offers a ‘no rain’ guaranteeGuests at an historic Lake District hotel this summer won’t be too bothered if it rains while they’re on holiday. READ MORE »
Newport bridge swings back into action A historic Transporter Bridge, one of only eight in the world, officially reopened to the public in Newport, South Wales in July following a £1.225 million refurbishment project. READ MORE » 
The incredible journeyCelebrating the 40th anniversary of SS Great Britain’s rescue and return to Bristol. READ MORE » 
Say ‘I do’ at Houses of ParliamentLooking for an unusual wedding venue with ‘wow’ factor and an air of history? After approval from Westminster Council, The Houses of Parliament have now been approved for civil partnership ceremonies for members of the public for the first time in history. READ MORE » 
Points of viewOne of the few unidentified Constable viewpoints has been discovered following new research by the National Trust. READ MORE »
Shetland becomes GeoparkShetland has been awarded European Geopark status because of its outstanding geological heritage and the way it utilises this to generate economic benefits for the area. READ MORE » 
New architectural plans to enhance abbey roofProposals have been made to add a crown-shaped architectural feature called a corona to the roof of Westminster Abbey, replacing the existing plain pyramid roof on top of the Lantern, which was rebuilt in 1958 following war damage. READ MORE » 
Mary Rose revealed: new painting captures warshipA leading maritime artist has unveiled a new oil painting of the Mary Rose that may put an end to debate on what Henry VIII’s flagship looked like. READ MORE » 
Olympic countdown beginsThe Royal Mint has marked the three year countdown to the London Olympics with the first in an annual series of four new commemorative ‘3,2,1’ coins. READ MORE » 
We have lift off!National Museums Scotland (NMS) has invested £2 million at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, East Lothian. READ MORE » 
Lost and foundHistorically valuable artefacts are being stolen by thieves using metal detectors across Britain in a practice known as ‘nighthawking’. READ MORE » 
The ultimate road tripsTake a look at TripAdvisor's top 10 UK road-side attractions READ MORE »
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