English Heritage places in North West

A well-preserved Roman observation turret on the western stretch of Hadrian's Wall, with broad views.

A Roman frontier fort beside a long surviving stretch of Hadrian's Wall, with family displays and countryside routes.

Bow Bridge carried a medieval packhorse route across Mill Beck near Furness Abbey, linking the wealthy monastery with the movement of goods through its surrounding estates.

A medieval keep above Church Brough with remains of Lady Anne Clifford's restoration.

A red-sandstone keep, double gatehouse and passages overlooking the River Eamont near Penrith.

Chester Castle's medieval gate tower, chapel wall paintings and elevated wall-walk, open on selected days.

Clifton Hall's surviving pele tower belonged to a substantial medieval manor house that passed to the Wybergh family in the early 15th century.

Extensive red sandstone Cistercian ruins with a reconstructed night stair and medieval treasures.

Remote Roman fort foundations above Eskdale, reached from the steep Hardknott Pass.

Hare Hill preserves one of the tallest surviving stretches of Hadrian's Wall, standing up to three metres high in the countryside near Lanercost.

Harrows Scar Milecastle and its adjoining wall occupy the eastern end of the Birdoswald landscape, overlooking the River Irthing.

A surviving section of Hadrian's Wall beside Heddon village, probably completed in AD 122 or 123.

Medieval priory ruins with soaring church arches, vaulted spaces and Dacre family monuments.

Red sandstone castle walls associated with Richard III, set in a public park opposite Penrith station.

Cistercian abbey remains beside the Ribble valley, founded in 1148 and briefly revived during the Pilgrimage of Grace.

Premonstratensian abbey ruins beside the River Lowther, dominated by a surviving 15th-century tower.

A working Lake District bobbin mill, with belt-driven machinery, guided demonstrations and woodland grounds.

Wetheral Priory Gatehouse is the principal survivor of a small Benedictine monastery founded in the early 12th century.

The medieval north-west gatehouse of Whalley Abbey, viewed from the public road running through its arches.