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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…

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

Twilight Tours at the Home of Charles Darwin

Head to Down House in Kent on 7th February 2013 and join one of the exclusive twilight tours…

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

Discover more about Darwin with the Down House lecture series

Enjoy a fascinating lecture at The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House. Each week join one of English Heritage’s expert speakers as they share their knowledge about the Darwin family and the house and gardens they called home for 40 years…

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?

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Meet author Randal Keynes at Darwin’s House

As part of English Heritage’s ‘Meet the Author’ series visitors can hear a talk by Randal Keynes at The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House…

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

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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