Warwick Castle, Warwickshire.

Warwick Castle is a lovely place to visit. You need to give yourself plenty of time to look round and if you time it right during summer there are loads of special events on ranging from medieval knights jousting to battles being re-enacted. The castle is own by the Madamme Tussard group who also own Chessington World of Adventure and Alton Towers, but don't let this put you off, as Warwick castle has not in anyway been spoiled and turned into a theme park.

The castle is stunning, built by William the Conquer in 1068, the building has been adding to throughout the century's, it is amazing that so much of the castle is still intact. It is a great place for all ages. I loved it and hopefully going to go back soon because they have added some more things, like a catapult.

Thorpe Cloud, Dovedale, Derbyshire.

Thorpe cloud is the name of a limestone hill in Dovedale. It is a popular walk and and views across Dovedale are well worth the effort. It is a short trek, but can be tough in areas near the top. There are good paths which are well signed. At 287 metres high it doesn't take long to reach the summit (30Min's). Though the summit looks flat from the bottom, it is narrow and steep so take care, it can also be windy at the top. Once at the top you can choice to go back the way you came or down a more tricky but quicker slope.

Cautley Spout, Cumbria.

Cautley Spout is in the county of Cumbria and in the far west of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is said to be the highest waterfall (198 metres) in England, though it is made up of several broken falls. It is truly stunning place to visit. The waterfall can be seen from the main road on Howgill Fells. One of the magical things about this spectacular waterfall is that is has a feeling of discovery about it, though it is seen from the road, few venture the 1.5 mile (one way) trek to see it. Once reaching it you can explore, boulder climb or walk to the top. We went on a glorious summers evening and there wasn't a soul about, we even ventured a dip under one of the less fierce cascades. Truly an amazing beautiful place to visit.

Nine Ladys. Derbyshire.

The nine ladies is a bronze age stone circle which is situated in Derbyshire and is part of the peak district. It is surrounded by woodland which is inhabited by tree people, a protest camp, who live in homemade tree houses. They are protesting about a quarry that is proposed to be built near the stone circle. They have been there five years and as far as I know they are still camping out. The stone circle is not as impressive or as large as Stonehenge, but it is a pleasant place to walk to and visit.

Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire.

Burghley House is one of the most beautiful and impressive house in the country. Built for William Cecil (Elizabeth I treasurer) in the 16th century, Burghley house is a beautiful if some what eccentric house. The room are full of extravagant furniture and elaborate decor and paintings. The heaven and hell room and staircase are very extraordinary, though not to everyone's taste. Every room in the house is teaming with antiques and treasures from around the world. It is no wonder that Burghley is frequently used for film locations and most recent being the DeVinci Code and Pride and Prejudice.

The park and gardens were laid out by Capability Brown, who also landscaped Chatsworth and Longleat. Even if you don't visit the house, the gardens and the walks around the park are delightful at any time of the year. There is also a hands on sculpture trail around the park and the children will enjoy trying to spotting the sculptures and exploring them.

Wing Turf Maze, Rutland.

This maze at the village of Wing is actually a labyrinth. The Difference being a maze has many dead ends and different paths, where as a labyrinth has one path which leads to the centre. Though hard to date, Wing turf maze of thought to be medieval. It is an interesting place to visit if in the area as there as not many of these mazes left in Britain.

St Mary's church, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire.

St Mary's Church Wainfleet is one of my favourite places to visit. I lived near this church as a child and have always loved it. I don't know much about the church and I'm currently in the process of finding out when it was built and why is 2 miles away from the town of Wainfleet. I know that in the field North of the Church there are the earth works of what used to be the medieval village of Wainfleet. If anyone has any information please let me know.