Britain's Best
Britains Best
Baddesley Clinton

The interior reflect the house's heyday in the Elizabethan era. Has a priest's hole used to hide persecuted Jesuit priests in the 1590s.

Baguley Hall

Baguley Hall is a unique timber framed hall, built in the 1350's and in the guardianship of English Heritage, listed Grade 1.

Baker Street Underground Station

Baker Street station was opened by the Metropolitan Railway on 10 January 1863 as one of the original stations on the world's first underground railway.

Balgonie Castle

A 14th century castle with one of the oldest towers still standing in Fife. Originally built for the King's treasurer, Sir Thomas Sibbald of Balgonie, the castle has had many famous visitors, including Mary Queen of Scots, Rob Roy and Daniel Defoe.

Bamburgh Castle

Sitting upon a unique rock plateau on the dramatic Northumbrian coastline is one of the most spectacular castles in Britain. Bamburgh has been home to a fortress for 3,000 years and is therefore the oldest occupied castle in Britain.

Bannockburn

The centre point of the making of the Braveheart legend, where Robert the Bruce's Scottish force overpowered the English army in 1314.

Bardsey Island

1.5 miles in length, the island is internationally important for wildlife including birds, rare flowering plants, lichens, liverworts and mosses, coastal grassland and heathland, seacliff ledges and marine wildlife.

Barking Abbey Ruins

Barking Abbey Ruins are an archaeological site which can be found in Barking town centre.

Bateman's

When Rudyard Kipling moved to Bateman's in 1902, he was the most famous author in England. In this house, which he fell in love with on sight, he created his own romanticised image of the country.

Bath

Enter the world of the rich and famous. Bath, a World Heritage Site, has long been a retreat for the wealthy, from the days of the Romans to the height of Georgian splendour.

 

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