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Down House, Home of Charles Darwin (Photo: English Heritage)

Twilight tours at Down House

As winter arrives, head to English Heritage’s Down House in Kent and join one of their exclusive twilight tours…

Origin Weekend at Down House (Photo © English Heritage)

How will your weekend evolve? Make it interesting with the Origin Weekend at Down House

Join English Heritage for Origin Weekend at the Home of Charles Darwin in Kent on 24th & 25th November 2012…

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Easter family fun trail at Down House in Kent

Can you crack the clues to complete this ‘egg-citing’ trail at Down House in Kent?

Time Travellers Go…Discoveries & Inventions

Join the Time Travellers for a journey back through the ages to discover some of the world’s most interesting inventions at Down House in Kent on 12th and 13th March 2011…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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