It is impossible to list the thousands of opportunities for visits to places rich in history. The following resource lists are of the brochures available in our reserve collection in the RWC library. These listings can give an impression of the kinds of resources available to a course
The following sites will give you more information on places of interest associated with historical events:
The National Trust for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
The National Trust for Scotland
Pre-history and Roman Britain
The most famous stone circles to visit are near Salisbury. There are buses from the Salisbury Rail Station to Stonehenge and Avebury. These sites are about a 4-6 hour drive from Harlaxton and may be best accessed by public transportation.
Closer to home in Creswell are the Creswell Crags, a limestone gorge with Ice-Age human occupations.
In York, there is the Archaeological Resource Centre home to the Jorvik Viking Centre.
The Association for Roman Archaeology is a group dedicated to preserving the Roman heritage in Britain. They organize tours and offer volunteer opportunities on local sites.
Historical Re-enactments and Living History
The following brochures are on reserve:
1066 And So Much More! Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire (forts, castles, and abbeys)
Buckfest Abbey: A Living Benedictine Monastery (Devon)
Bosworth Battlefield, Leicestershire
York Early Music Festival (early July)
The Evil Sherrif of Nottingham's Medieval Banquet, Nottingham.
Big Top Jousting with the Knights of Christchurch, Dorset
Museums of Industry
The following brochures are on reserve:
The Florence Mine Heritage Center, the last deep working iron ore mine in Western Europe, West Cumbria.
Caudwell's Mill, Rowsley: Derbyshire's unique flour mill. The only complete Victorian water turbine-powered roller mill in the country.
Brewhouse Yard, the Museum of Nottingham Life.
Papplewick Pumping Station: an outstanding example of ornate Victorian architecture and one of the finest working period waterworks in Europe. Nottinghamshire.
Caphouse Colliery: mine tours, tea room. West Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway: historic steam locomotives.
Newark Air Museum, Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire.
Royal Signals Museum, Blandford, Dorset.
"Museums" of Popular Culture
Althorp: the collection of material culture associated with Diana, Princess of Wales, Northampton.
Grenanda Studios: Europe's Largest Film and Television Park, Manchester.
Notable Local Cathedrals
St. Wulfram's Church in Grantham, begun in 1180, restored in 1851. Architectural and History pamphlets available on reserve.
Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgshire. Begun in 1081.
York Cathedral, York, Yorkshire.
Notable Local Castles and Grand Houses
Belvoir Castle: The Leicestershire Home of the Duke of Rutland. Five miles from Harlaxton, this castle makes a pleasant afternoon outing. The Queen's Royal Lancers Museum is situated within the castle and special events take place most Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire: One of the first great castle built by William the Conqueror, begun in 1068. The Castle hosts a program of events and historical re-enactments.
Haddon Hall: The Derbyshire Home of the Duke of Rutland. Craft Fair in late June. Lovely gardens.
"Explore the Historic Houses of Lincolnshire" This pamphlet lists local National Trust houses.
"A Traveller in Time: Country Houses of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire" This pamphlet lists local English Heritage Houses.
Local Notable Museums
For an exhaustive listing of museums within day-trip distances, try the Musuem Web for Central England.
For an overwhelmingly huge list of museums in England, go to the main Museum Web.
While not exactly local to Harlaxton, it is so notable that just being on the island maks it local: The British Museum.
The Queen's Royal Lancers Museum, Belvior Castle.
Grantham Museum, Grantham. Exhbits on Isaas Newton, Agriculture and Industry, Margarat Thatcher, and the local WWII RAF Bomber Command.
Galleries of Justice, Nottingham. Travel through over 250 years of crime punishment, and law on this unique historic site.
Richard III Museum, Monkgate, York.
The Nottingham Civic Society Historical Walks.
"Well Dressings in Derbyshire and the Peak District."
"A Guide to Historic Heritage in South West Lincolnshire."
"A Guide to Museums in Cumbria"
Nottingham Castle Museum: Telephone: 0115 9483504 Fax: 0115 9350988 Collections:Ethnography, ceramics, glass, silver and paintings Interactive history of Nottingham.
