Find historic places near you

Land & Legacy maps over 1,700 historic properties across Britain: castles, manor houses, abbeys, gardens and industrial heritage sites. Search by location to find castles near you, filter by property type, or browse by county. The map covers sites cared for by the National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland and independent owners, in one place.

Castles · Historic houses · Gardens · Abbeys and priories · Industrial heritage

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About this map

Land & Legacy is an independent guide. We are not affiliated with the National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw or any other heritage organisation.

Browse freely — no account needed. Create a free account to save your visits and wishlist across devices, track your membership savings, and build your personal heritage record.

Finding your way around

Tap or click any pin to find out more about that place
Drag the map to move around, scroll or pinch to zoom in and out
When sites are close together they show as a number — tap it to zoom in and see them individually

Pin colours

Not yet visited
Saved to your wishlist
Marked as visited
Within your journey corridor — shown when using Plan a journey

Marking places and building your list

You can save every place you visit or want to visit:

Log visit — records your visit with date, how busy it was, and how much you enjoyed it. If you hold a membership for that property's organisation, you can also log what you paid on the day to track your savings against the annual cost
Wishlist — saves somewhere you would like to go. The pin turns gold so you can spot it on the map
Visited — a quick way to mark somewhere as visited without filling in the details. The pin turns green
Remove — removes a place from your visited list or wishlist

Tap the visited and wishlist totals at the top of the page to filter the map to just those places.

Free account

Creating a free account unlocks everything. Sign up with just your email — no password needed.

Sync across devices — your visits and wishlist follow you between phone, tablet, and desktop
Membership tracker — add your National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw or other heritage memberships and Land & Legacy tracks how much you have saved against the annual cost each time you log a visit
Savings calculator — your account page shows progress bars for each membership and a running total of savings for the year
Hidden Britain newsletter — opt in when you sign up to receive the free weekly newsletter covering the stories behind Britain's historic places

Filters

On desktop, filters appear in the left panel. On mobile, tap Filters in the toolbar to open the filter sheet. You can filter by:

Managing organisation — National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland, National Trust for Scotland, Historic Royal Palaces, Coram's Fields Trust, and independent owners
Status — show all sites, only places you have visited, only your wishlist, or only unmarked places
Type — castle, historic house, garden, abbey or priory, industrial heritage, and more
Heritage grade — Grade I, Grade II*, Grade II, Scheduled Monument, Category A, Category B, and others depending on the nation

You can also search by name or place using the search bar, and tap Use my location to centre the map on where you are.

Plan a journey

Enter a start point and end point to draw a route on the map. The map then highlights heritage sites within a corridor of your route — choose 5, 10, or 20 miles either side. You can also filter by organisation to find, for example, all National Trust properties on the way to your destination.

On mobile, tap the route icon in the toolbar to open the journey planner. On desktop, select Plan a journey at the top of the left panel.
Sites within your corridor are highlighted with a green ring. All other pins dim so the route results stand out. Tap any highlighted pin to see the property details.
Switch to the List tab to see corridor properties in along-route order.

Planning your visit

When you open a place you will see links through to the official website, admission prices, and opening times where available. Tap Open in Maps or Waze to get directions from where you are.

Your data

Without an account, your visits and wishlist are saved on this device only and nothing is shared with us. With a free account, your data is stored securely and synced across your devices. You can export or delete your account at any time from your account page. The backup and restore option for device-only data is in the Filters panel under Your places.

Spotted something wrong?

Tap Report an issue on any property and let us know. We check these regularly and keep the information as up to date as we can.

We source property information from public heritage databases and images from Wikimedia Commons. Details may not always be current, so check opening times and admission prices with the property before visiting. If using navigation, always verify your route before setting off.

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Frequently asked questions

How many historic sites are on the map?

Over 1,700 historic properties, updated as new sites are added. The map covers castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens and industrial heritage sites across England, Wales and Scotland.

Does the map include National Trust and English Heritage properties?

Yes. It brings together National Trust properties, English Heritage sites, Cadw properties in Wales, Historic Environment Scotland sites and independently owned historic houses in one place.

Can I use the map to find castles to visit in England, Scotland and Wales?

Yes. Filter by castle to see castles across Britain, or search by county to find castles near you. The map includes hundreds of castles in England, Scottish castles and castles in Wales.

Does the map include stately homes and country houses?

Yes. The map includes stately homes, country houses and manor houses open to visitors across Britain, including properties listed with Historic Houses and those run by the National Trust and English Heritage.

Can I plan a heritage journey using the map?

Yes. The journey planner lets you enter a start and end point and see which historic properties lie along your route. Use it to find castles, historic houses and gardens on the way to your destination.

Historic places across Britain

Land & Legacy is an independent guide to over 1,700 castles, stately homes, abbeys, historic gardens and country houses across England, Wales and Scotland. It brings together National Trust properties, English Heritage sites, Cadw properties in Wales, Historic Environment Scotland sites and independently owned historic houses in one searchable map.

Use the map to find castles to visit in England, browse stately homes near you, or plan a heritage journey and discover which historic places lie along your route.

Castles

From Norman keeps to Scottish tower houses, the map includes hundreds of castles across Britain, including abbeys and priories converted or ruined after the Dissolution.

Stately homes and country houses

Historic houses open to visitors, from Elizabethan manor houses to Georgian country estates. Includes National Trust properties and independently owned houses listed with Historic Houses.

Gardens and estates

Formal gardens, landscape parks and kitchen gardens attached to historic properties across England, Wales and Scotland.

Abbeys and priories

Medieval religious houses, including English Heritage abbeys in England, Cadw sites in Wales and Historic Environment Scotland properties north of the border.