National Trust (UK)

Founded by Cistercian monks in 1132, this is the largest monastic ruin in Britain and part of a World Heritage Site. It has many interesting things to see in a beautiful natural setting.

Traditionally said to be the birthplace of Anne Boleyn, Blickling Hall was owned by her father Sir Thomas Boleyn. It passed to his relatives, the Cleres who sold it to Sir Henry Hobart in 1611. The present estate dates mostly from Hobart's rebuilding.

A rare and well-preserved example of a Jacobean country house, Chastleton House was begun in 1603 for a prosperous wool merchant. The same family owned the house for nearly 400 years, whose declining prosperity left the house essentially unchanged.

This semi-detached house built in 1933 was the childhood home of John Lennon from ages 5 to 22 and an early practice venue for the Beatles. It is now a museum operated by the National Trust.

Built in 1385, this fairy-tale castle in southern England comes complete with a moat.