🔅 Your feel-good summer 🔅 We asked you to share clips of your summer fun at our sites and we’ve loved seeing so many of you enjoying yourselves 😍 Watch our feel-good summer reel and be inspired to plan your next day out 🏰 ➡️ bit.ly/SummerDaysOut2…

#OTD in 1797 celebrated author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, was born.📖 In this literary classic, Frankenstein (the scientist) describes sailing from Rotterdam to England where a sighting of Tilbury Fort reminds him of the Spanish Armada.⛵ 📌 Essex

Pevensey Castle was the site of a key moment in English history. 🗝️👀 It was the landing spot of William the Conqueror's army in 1066. He built temporary defences at Pevensey, before marching his army along the coast to Hastings. ⚔️🏹 📌 East Sussex

Reduce, reuse, recycle - 12th century edition ♻️🕰️ #DYK St Boltoph's Priory in Colchester is built from flint and reused Roman bricks? Despite its unusual combination of building materials, this site remains an impressive example of early Norman architecture 💪⚒️

This September, we’ve got plenty of ideas to help inspire your visits. 👀🎉 Enjoy a host of showstopping events, find inspiration for memorable family days out, or uncover places that have inspired iconic English literature. 📖 Find out more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wMgAj

This is the largest piece of free-standing Roman wall in the country. ✨🧱 The iconic 'Old Work' at Wroxeter Roman City stands an impressive 21ft (7m) in height. It was once one of the walls of the city's large public bath-house. 🛀 📸 Photo by Chris Lowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📌 Shropshire

Question of the day: are you clinging on for sunny summer days out or feeling ready for autumnal walks at your favourite castle? ☀️🍂

#OTD over 370 years ago, White Ladies Priory housed a royal fugitive! 👑🚔 The young King Charles II took refuge there after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester. His hair was cut and he was disguised in country clothes before continuing his journey. 🌳 📌 Shropshire

Today, Britain’s first female neurosurgeon, Diana Beck, will receive a blue English Heritage plaque, 99 years after becoming a doctor. She worked at The Middlesex Hospital (a former UCLH hospital).

#OTD in 1946 one of the greatest stars in the history of rock music, Freddie Mercury, was born. 🎸 Mercury started to explore his musical talents as a teenager when he moved with his family to 22 Gladstone Avenue in Feltham, where he is now honoured with a blue plaque. 🔵

Fascinating to host this unveiling for English Heritage and hear all the wonderful stories of Diana Beck’s grit, humour and hard work #blueplaque

Today marks the start of #HeritageOpenDays. 🙌 From now until the 15th of September free-to-access events that celebrate our heritage will be happening across the country. 👀 From walking tours to interior openings, discover an event near you ➡️ brnw.ch/21wMpqR

Challenge time! Can you spot the odd one out in this photo? 👀 📌 Stokesay Castle, Shropshire