English Heritage Series: Framlingham Castle

Brian and I recently joined English Heritage that allows us to get into more than 400 historic sites around England for one yearly rate.  As you can imagine, there are some amazing historial castles, abbeys, houses, etc. here that date back hundreds of years (they always make everything in America look so new and young!).  While we're here this year, we want to take advantage of this history and tour England visiting these sites.

First on our list was Framlingham Castle which is about an hour away from us.  I have been reading a lot about the Henry VIII time period, and this is the castle where Queen Mary (Henry's daughter with Queen Catherine) fought to keep her place in the line of succession and take the throne after her brother died.  The castle was more like a fortress with walls toward the top that offered great views of the Suffolk countryside (Suffolk is the county we live in).

We enjoyed our day walking around the castle and learning about its history.  We especially enjoyed this particular day because as you can see in the pictures, we actually had sunshine!!!  It was the first sunny day we had had in quite a long time, so we definitely tried to make the most out of it!  After the castle, we went to a nearby pub for an afternoon tea, which has become our tradition on the weekends.  Overall, a great day experiencing English history!  Here's more pictures from the castle for you to enjoy.