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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…

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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…

Curiosity of the Week

Orkney’s Italian Chapel
Italian Chapel, Lambholm, Orkney

For our latest Curiosity of the Week we are heading over to Orkney to discover a rather unusual piece of history…an Italian Chapel made from Nissen huts and a shipwreck!

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Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

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