Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle is in the care of English Heritage. It offers seven acres of castle and earthworks to explore. The oldest part you see today is a Norman motte and bailey ‐ a stone shell keep on a mound, and a curtain wall round a courtyard,…
Dimbola Lodge
Julia Margaret Cameron bought two adjacent cottages from a local fisherman called Jacob Long in 1860. In order to make the house look more beautiful to her friends returning from the beach, they were linked by a central tower in the Gothic style current at the time.…
Morton Manor
Moreton Manor is an old house and garden which were modernised in the nineteenth century. The beautiful, award winning garden has terraces and a woodland garden. .…
Nunwell House and Gardens
The house and garden, with views of Spithead, have changed and developed since Tudor times. There is a rose garden, a walled garden, a Long Walk, a lily pond, a woodland garden and a fountain which came from the Crystal Palace. Situated a mile or so…
Osborne House and Gardens
After her marriage to Prince Albert in 1840, Queen Victoria felt the need for a family residence in the country. To use her own words, 'a place of one's own ‐ quiet and retired'. Osborne House was acquired to fulfil this role. The Queen knew…
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