4 National Trust places to visit in East of England, including 2 historic sites, 2 castles. Tick them off your checklist as you go, or see them on the National Trust map.
Monastic ruins with a decorated west front, a surviving prior's lodging and a recreated herb garden.
Ruined royal castle towers above the Essex marshes and Thames estuary, free to visit in daylight.
A royal polygonal keep with historic rooms, museum displays and rooftop views over the Suffolk coast.
Bastioned Thames fortress with moats, artillery, magazine tunnels and views towards Gravesend.