Castles and cathedrals

Andrea,

           Before you come,try (900 plus pages) reading Ken Follett's "The Pillars of the Earth", Very interesting semi-historical novel about cathedrals and  life in general  back in the early middle ages.If you are in  East Anglia,go see  the  cathedral at Bury St. Edmunds.Ireland is also a treat if looking for old castles and churchs.

I you're going to England look out for the "pass" cards you can buy in the major cities.  We bought both the London Pass and the York Pass while we were there and they saved us loads of time and money.  Many of the stately homes had a special pass gate and we could avoid the long lines. Sue

You can find a few great sites with a lot of information about castles in the UK.

For the UK: http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/list-brit.php

For England and Wales: http://www.ecastles.co.uk/index.html

For Wales: http://www.castlewales.com/home.html#Please%20Select

For Scotland: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/