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KILNS (The)

The Kilns is the former home of CS Lewis, novelist and academic, best known for his Chronicles of Narnia series. Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast in 1898, served in the army during WW1 and held senior posts at both Oxford and Cambridge universities. The Kilns was his home from 1930 until his death in 1963. It is owned and managed by the CS Lewis Foundation, which appears to be based in the USA.  Tours are available but must be booked.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Risinghurst
Oxford
County
Oxfordshire
Post Code
OX3 8JD
Main Historic Period
Modern
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
CS Lewis Nature Reserve
Primary Management
Private - open to the public
Kirkoswald Old Kirkyard

The old churchyard surround the ruins of Kirkoswald's old parish church, dedicated to St Oswald, King of Northumbria, who is said to have won a battle on the site in c634AD and built a church in thanks for his victory. Inside the church is the font that is said to have been used for the christening of Robert the Bruce at nearby Crossaguel Abbey in 1274, moved here for safety during the Reformation. It is not possible to enter the church, but the font can be seen through a door.  As well as containing several fascinating and astonishingly ornate headstones, the churchyard is the last resting place of many associated with Robert Burns, who went to school in Kirkoswald. Amongst the burials are his maternal grandparents, teacher, Hugh Rodger, John Davidson (Souter Johnnie), Douglas Graham (Tam o' Shanter) and Jean Kennedy (Kirkton Jean).

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Main Road
Kirkoswald
Maybole
County
Ayrshire
Post Code
KA19 8HY
Main Historic Period
Georgian
Tip/Nearby
Souter Johnnie's Cottage, Culzean Castle
Primary Management
Unknown
MAX GATE

Writer Thomas Hardy's house from 1885 until his death in 1928. It was here that he wrote Tess of the d'Urbervilles and the Mayor of Casterbridge. The house was designed by Hardy himself - he was a trained architect - and later extended. Hardy also laid out the gardens.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Alington Avenue
Dorchester
County
Dorset
Post Code
DT1 2AB
Main Historic Period
Victorian
Tip/Nearby
Maiden Castle, Hardy's Cottage
Primary Management
National Trust
NANCY’S STEPS

Steps on the south-west side of London Bridge associated with the fictional murder of Nancy in Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist'

Region/Nation
Location/Address
London Bridge
South Bank
West side
County
London
Post Code
SE1
Main Historic Period
Victorian
Link to featured article
Tip/Nearby
London Bridge, Southwark Cathedral, HMS Belfast, Borough Market
Primary Management
Local Authority
Peter Pan

The Scottish author J M Barrie erected a statue to his creation in Kensington Gardens in 1912, on the spot near the Long Water, where Peter landed having flown out of his nursery.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Kensington
County
London
Post Code
W2 2UH
Main Historic Period
Modern
Link to featured article
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
Post code is very approximate. Use a map and explore Kensington Gardens
Primary Management
Royal Parks
POOH CORNER

If you're looking for 100 Acre Wood, Poohsticks Bridge, the Enchanted Place - and all the other spots associated with Winnie-the-Pooh, you'll find them all in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. Unless you know where you're going, probably the best place to start is the House at Pooh Corner, a shop and cafe (Piglet's Cafe), specialising in all things Pooh. You could even try to trap a Heffalump.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
High Street
Hartfield
County
East Sussex
Post Code
TN7 4AE
Main Historic Period
Modern
Link to featured article
Tip/Nearby
Between East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells
Primary Management
Other
ROALD DAHL MUSEUM and STORY CENTRE

Spy, fighter pilot - but mainly author - Roald Dahl lived in the village of Great Missenden for 36 years and wrote his famous children's' stories there, in a hut in his garden. Situated in an old coaching inn, the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre holds the Roald Dahl archive, tells Roald Dahl's story (and the stories behind the stories) and includes his writing hut, lovingly relocated to the museum.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
81-83 High Street
Great Missenden
County
Buckinghamshire
Post Code
HP16 0AL
Main Historic Period
Modern
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
Berkhamsted Castle
Primary Management
Other
ROBERT BURNS’ birthplace cottage

The house built by Robert Burns' father, where Robert Burns was born in 1759, consisting of a kitchen, parlour, byre and barn. Combine with a visit to the Robert Burns' Museum, Alloway Old Kirk, Burns Monument and Brig o' Doon.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
16 Alloway
County
Ayrshire
Post Code
KA7 4PY
Main Historic Period
Georgian
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
The Robert Burns' Museum, Alloway Old Kirk, Burns Monument and Brig o' Doon are all within walking distance.
Primary Management
National Trust for Scotland
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Celebrating the life and works of Robert Burns (1759-1796), this is a modern, custom-built museum and visitor centre including shops, restaurant and kids' adventure playground. The latter is amazing, incorporating images from the poet's works into the play facilities. The museum tells the story of Burns' relatively short, but prolific, life based on themes, rather than a logical sequence of events. Geared to the already converted rather than creating new fans, the museum is still interesting. Combine with a visit to Robert Burns' Birthplace, Alloway Old Kirk, Burns Monument and Brig o' Doon.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Murdoch's Lone
Alloway
County
Ayrshire
Post Code
KA7 4PQ
Main Historic Period
Georgian
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
Robert Burns' cottage, where was born, Alloway Old Kirk, the Burns Monument and Brig o' Doon are all within walking distance.
Primary Management
National Trust for Scotland
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE

It was the dream of American actor and director Sam Wanamaker to recreate the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare's day in modern London. The result opened in 1997, about 200 metres from the site of the original, and is believed to be as close a reproduction of the theatres of late Tudor/early Stuart England as possible, bearing in mind modern safety standards. The first production was Henry V. The complex also includes an exhibition and the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, a smaller, more intimate, space inspired by Jacobean theatres.

Sadly, Wanamaker died in 1993.  But, thanks to him, you can experience a Shakesperian play almost as it would have been performed 400 years ago.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
Southwark
County
London
Post Code
SE1 9DT
Main Historic Period
N/A
Tip/Nearby
Millenium Bridge, Tate Modern, Southwark Cathedral.
Primary Management
Other

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