The Latest Breaking News from English Heritage

Letters: Susan Sinagola sheds light on the practice of souling, while Martin Bates has found a useful addition to his teatime repertoire

Halloween-timed initiative is partly to encourage new audiences to look up at the rich history on high streets

English Heritage is preparing to unveil its 1,000th blue plaque, the famous discs that dot the walls of buildings throughout London to mark the places where scientists, artists, politicians and activists have made history

Arts minister keen for project celebrating links between notable figures and where they lived to be rolled out across England

English Heritage gives Belsay Hall a makeover, with new roof and revived gardens

Hamish Ogston’s donation will fund up to 2,700 apprenticeships in crafts to preserve historic buildings

Unique ice cream flavors beyond vanilla and chocolate are not a novel trend

English Heritage is now selling what it calls “the best thing since sliced bread” at 13 of its sites – brown bread ice cream, inspired by a Georgian recipe. The announcement of the flavour mentions several more outlandish Georgian flavours trialled by English Heritage before it landed on brown bread,…

But is there really such a thing as a free day out anyway?