Wroxeter Roman City

There is a large parking area on the same level as the ticket office, with a short walk to gain entrance

Included in the ticket office, is a nice sized english heritage shop and a interesting museum, which houses history and finds from the site. Available is a good audio guide to take round with you

There a few steps around the site following the audio guide you get a good feel for the site.

Because it's mostly outdoors this site is not really ideal on wet days.

Dogs allow but not in the shop / museum or roman house

Toilets on site
A few benches including picnic benches
Best Bit - I love the fact that Watling Street ran through this Roman City.

See:
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/wroxeter-roman-city/

Rome Wasn't built in a day ( see below)

Rome wasn't built in a day, Channel 4 program
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/rome-wasnt-built-in-a-day

6 Builders plus a few local helpers, recreated a roman villa on the site
as a English heritage learning tool
You can walk round the villa and understand building techniques

 

Stokesay Castle

Parking is in a car park, which you must pay for at the time of my visit the cost was £1

This site is perfect for rainy days as it is mostly indoors, there is a large and well stocked English Heritage gift shop.
Dogs on Lead but not in the buildings
Toilets are located by the ticket office, clean and great access
A few benches and resting area's
There is a lovely café onsite which sells home baked cakes, Highly recommended!
very relaxed and enchanting site to sketch and photograph
Best Bit - The Solar is just something else, A real must see!
See:
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stokesay-castle/

Clifford Tower

Clifford Tower in the city of York, is a fortified complex comprising, over the last nine centuries, a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts and other buildings on the south side of the River Foss

There is parking just outside the tower with disabled parking bays, this is a pay & display car park

There are no toilets available but a small gift shop onsite
To enter the site you have to climb 55 stone steps with a hand rail, once in there are more steps to climb
There are a few benches and a large grass area for picnics, there is also a nice level walk around the area.
Only Guide dogs allowed
A few benches to sit and a few information board for facts.
It isn't very photogenic site and is a pretty basic but worth a visit

I was very keen to visit this site because I had learnt about the 1189 Jewish Massacre
Josce of York, advised Jewish families to seek refuge in the royal castle, which at this point was a wooden keep.
The castle was surrounded by a mob which held it under siege until 16 March when this situation  became worse. Their religious leader, Rabbi Yomtob, proposed an act of collective suicide to avoid being killed by the mob, and the castle was set on fire to prevent their bodies being mutilated after their deaths. Several Jews perished in the flames but the majority took their own lives rather than give themselves up to the mob. A few Jews did surrender, promising to convert to Christianity, but they were killed by the angry crowd. Around 150 Jews died in total in the massacre.
You can find more about this on google.
See
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/cliffords-tower-york/

 

Castle Howard

Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, 15 miles north of York. It is a private residence, the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years
Building of Castle Howard began in 1699 and took over 100 years to complete to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle. The site was that of the ruined Henderskelfe Castle, which had come into the Howard family in 1566 through the marriage to Lord Dacre's widow of Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk.

Taken from wiki & more info can be found here..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Howard

Free parking by the ticket office / stable block, it is a short and levelled walk to the castle

Toilets situated by the ticket office and stable block
The site is on different levels, there is a wheelchair lift for manual chairs giving access to the upper floors of the castle.
Dogs are allowed in grounds but not in the castle

Castle Howard offers your carer free admission.

See
http://www.castlehoward.co.uk/

 

Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII.

There is parking by the ticket office this is a pay & display, it is then a few hundred yard walk to the abbey.

Toilets situated by the ticket office and not owned by E.H
The site is mostly on one level apart from the museum which is on two levels but has a lift.
Dogs are allowed in the abbey but not in the museum
The museum has a few artefacts displayed and interactive displays

This is a very atmospheric site, lovely to photograph and sketch, plenty of places to sit on the grass for picnic, etc.

See
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/whitby-abbey/

 

 

Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey ( pronounced ree-voh) is a former Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England

There is parking just outside the ticket office / shop this is a pay & display but you will be refunded with your ticket, blue badge can park for free. 

Toilets are in the car park
The site is mostly on one level with the odd grassy slopes however it is a large site so allow time to enjoy
There are a few benches and a large grass area for picnics, there is also a nice level walk around the area.
Dogs are allowed in the abbey but not in the café
Very good museum which is educational for both child and adult!

There is so much to photograph, sketch, enjoy and absorb

See
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/rievaulx-abbey/

 

Lindisfarne Priory

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England. It is also known just as Holy Island. It constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century

Once you get on to Holy Island there is a main car park which is pay and display, blue badge holders can park for free and also park in the village.
There is a mini bus service that can take you to the castle and priory this currently cost £2 return
Toilets are by the coach car park near the priory
The site is mostly on one level with the odd grassy slope to get to the lower section of the priory
There are a few benches around the site to rest ones weary bones
Dogs are allowed in the priory but not in the museum or shop

See
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/lindisfarne-priory/