Langley Castle becomes a dog’s favourite watering hole

Luxury hotel and restaurant, Langley Castle, in Langley-on-Tyne, Northumberland has become the discerning dog’s favourite watering hole thanks to recognising the health needs of its canine customers.

The four-star 14th century hotel, which dates from 1350, has taken its dog-friendly policy up a tier, by ensuring its doggy guests have constant access to liquid refreshment in the form of H2O, by serving their supply up i… (View original article)

Entries are open for an international competition to design an accommodation facility that will convert the medieval ruins of Italy’s Castle of Roccamandolfi into a tourist resort.

The castle is situated in the Italian province of Isernia in Central Italy and stands atop a steep hill, and towers over a cliff and forest.

Turrets are seen in the ruins of Italy’s Castle of Roccamandolfi. Image: 

Courtesy Marlegno S.R.LThe competition has been announced by Young A… (View original article)

VERONA, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites the public to take a Holiday Candlelight Tour of Essex County Kip’s Castle to view the stained glass Tiffany windows and learn the history of this hidden gem, Tuesdays, November 29 & December 6, 13, 20, 27 Thursdays, December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Saturdays, December 3, 10, 17 (Closed on December 24 & 25) Time: 7 p.m. at Essex County Kip’s Castle Park 22 Crestmont Road Verona, NJ

“Essex County Kip’s Castle Park … (View original article)

In Hungary Today’s weekly series “Thursday Top Ten” our readers can learn about the most interesting things one can find about Hungary in connection with a concrete topic. Following last week’s rather extraordinary article about “famous fake Hungarians”, this week we continue our series about the amazingly rich architectural heritage of the Carpathian basin from the ancient times to today. Our third target is the early modern architectural sights of Hungary, namely those historic churches, … (View original article)

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Hay Castle Trust

Plans to restore Hay Castle in Powys have been agreed, with work set to start in spring 2017.

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority approved improvements to the Medieval keep and gatehouse, the mansion house, Victorian coach house and outbuildings.

It comes after Hay Castle Trust received a £4.4m lottery grant and raised £1m itself.

Once complete, the site will be fully open to the public for the first time in its 800 yea… (View original article)

Visitors to Keighley’s Airedale Centre will get a taste of the outdoors indoors with a Pop-up Park opening in one of the shop units on Monday, 5 December.

The park, complete with artificial grass, trees, plants, sculpture and furniture will allow visitors to find out about the work going on up at Cliffe Castle.

The park is undergoing a major restoration funded by a £3.5 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Parks for the People programme made possible by suppor… (View original article)

This is a charming little castle built on a precipice above the town of Bled, overlooking Lake Bled. The views from the castle over the lake and town to the mountains beyond are really spectacular. You have to pay an entrance fee to get into the grounds of the castle, but it is well worth it. The museum in the castle is really interesting and there is a blacksmiths forge, old printing room and a small chapel. Throughout the year, but especially in the summer months, the castle hosts numerou… (View original article)

Quickly and comfortably by funicular? On foot via the ancient or more recent paths that lead from Vodnik Square, the Old Square or the Town Hall Square? Perhaps by bicycle? To reach the Castle Hill, you can also use LPP – Ljubljana public transport. To make your decision easier, we present below the different ways of accessing the Castle Hill.

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$300 buys building; $247,300 included in deal to stabilize it.

The long-vacant Pythian Castle, once a fraternal lodge for the Knights of Pythias that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been sold to a downtown developer who was also given enough money to replace the roof of the 126-year-old building.

The Lucas County Land Bank, which ac… (View original article)