A novel inspired by Little Women, set around MANCHESTER
GIVEAWAY – 3 copies of Secret Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota
7th February 2021
We are delighted to be able to offer 3 copies of Secret Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota – unearthing our mysterious past.
UK ENTRY ONLY
“A cornucopia of our weirdest and most wonderful archaeological sites and artefacts. They make you feel proud to be a citizen of these gloriously intriguing isles.” Sir Tony Robinson
An Ice Age cannibal’s skull cup, a hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold, a seventeenth century witch bottle… anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota unearths more than 70 of Britain’s most intriguing ancient places and artefacts and explores the mysteries behind them.
Our You Tube review 👇 if you want to find out more about this fabulous book!
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- In the Comments below tell us which ancient monument you would love to visit in Britain… would it be Stone Henge, perhaps or Fishbourne Roman Palace, perhaps Hadrian’s Wall, the Dingwall Stone or perhaps Caernarfon Castle? Tell us by midnight 20th February and the first three names out of the hat will be sent a copy. UK ENTRY ONLY
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Sutton Hoo
The winners are:
Jillie
Jenny Barker
Simbee1
Hadrian’s Wall
Tintagel
Hadrian’s Wall, after my own name!
I’ve always wanted to go and see everything on Orkney.
Avebury
I haven’t been to Stonehenge in a long time, so would really like to visit it again.
I would love to walk along the Hadrian’s Wall path when my son gets a bit older
I would love to visit Hadrian’s Wall.
Avebury stones
Lanyon Quoit – went when i was a child would like to visit again
Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo
I’d love to visit Stone Henge. The whole idea of it fascinates me!
Edinburgh Castle
Hadrian’s Wall
Stonehenge
Maeahowe
Hadriens Wall
we havent been able to travel as we hoped becasue Grandad was too frail. He has died which is sad, but means that once lockdown ends we will be able to travel again! we have never been to Scotland, embarrassing as that is to admit!
Stonehenge–its so mystical
I would like to visit Rockbourne Roman villa which is near to where I live as when we went on a school trip we decided it was really boring and just stood around chatting. This time I would be far more interested.
I’d love to go to Tintagel and tell the children all about King Arthur
I live quite near to Hadrian’s Wall and I remember many a school trip there. I would love to return to see how the memories have held up and what my experience would be as an adult
I would love to visit Maiden Castle in Dorset.
It seems a magical site shrouded in mystery and melancholy memories. Unless, of course, you’re a Roman Soldier!
The Ring of Brodgar on Orkney! I have family from there and want to explore more!
I would love to see the monuments at Avebury.
I’d love to spend time exploring Eilean Donan Castle (the one from the movie Highlander) I’ve driven past it loads of times but I’ve either been on my way to catch a ferry, or it’s the wrong time and it was closed.
Hadrians Wall
Stonehenge
Stonehenge have never been
The city walls of York because my Mum is inside them and I cannot wait to see her again!
I’d love to visit stone henge.
Love to visit Cheddar Gorge and the Giant’s Causeway.
We’d love to go and see Old Sarum
Stone Henge! I’ve never been and I’ve heard so much about feeling an “energy” there, I’d love to experience that for myself!
tower of london
Would love to see the Ring of Brodgar
Before retiring from teaching I produced a musical based on the Romans and Hadrian’s Wall. The place has always fascinated me yet I’ve never got round to visiting it. When we can get out again in our campervan we might get there but sadly I will be too old to walk the length of it !
Caernarfon Castle would be so atmospheric
I know it’s natural rather than man-made but I would love to visit the Giant’s Causeway – it looks beautiful!
We’d love to go to Fishbourne
Fishbourne Roman Palace is next on my list
I’d like to visit the Stonehenge again.
I’ve love to visit Hadrian’s Wall. My friend now lives 50 miles – so much closer than where I live – from there so when it’s possible to travel again this Summer I would like to go and walk along the wall.
Stone Henge, as always driven past it but never stopped.
Hadrians Wall
I’d Love To Visit Hadrian’s Wall For Sure! xO <3
Stone henge as it’s super
I’d love to visit Carn Euny again, it’s fascinating and very atmospheric
I’m a metal detectorist and I would love to so many sites for the history alone. Bannockburn is on my bucket list, even though detecting is not allowed the history alone makes it worth a visit.
I recently watched a TV programme about the stone circles in the outer hebrides,
the Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge is particularly interesting. So remote and yet 5000 years ago they built such intriguing and mysterious monuments.
I’d really love to visit the Old Man of Hoy
I’d love to visit Hadrian’s Wall!
Stonehenge would intrigue me the most
I’v never yet been to Hadrian’s wall so I would like to go there and walk the length of it.
I would love to see the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney – a mystical and beautiful place.
I’d love to take my children to Stonehenge. I visited many times as a child, it would be great to show them round.
I still have never seen Stonehenge! that is where I would like to visit.
Scara Brae is a long time goal
I’ve always wanted to visit The Nine Ladies on Stanton Moor
i would like to walk the length of Hadrians wall
Hadrian’s Wall as I love Rome and wonder what the Romans thought about this northern outpost To them it must have been the back of beyond it he’ll on earth
I would like to walk along Hadrian’s Wall.
I’d love to visit York as I’ve never been there!
I would love to visit Conwy Castle. Visited as a very small child and would love to go back again.
There’s many I’d like to see and many my husband and I have already visited as we love to travel and explore, the next on our list is Old Sarum.
I’d love to get back to Tintagel after going there for a wedding a few years ago. We never made it up to the castle so I’d love to go there and see the statue of Arthur as well.
I’ve always wanted to walk Hadrian’s Wall.
Hadrian’s wall is absolutely on my bucket list! I’d love to hike the length of it to honour my father – he’s always wanted to but is not mobile enough.
I’ve always wanted to visit Stonehenge
I’d like to visit the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset
Hadrian’s Wall – I would love to walk it
Callanish Standing Stones.Older than Stonehenge and maybe more impressive….
I’d love to visit Alnwick Castle and pretend I’m in a Harry Potter film.
I would love to visit Tintagel Castle again, it is such a beautiful, mystical castle and surrounding grounds
I would like to visit Stone Henge, I went there as a child and remember running around the stones playing with my friends and then sitting next to them for a picnic. I know we could not do that now but would love to see them again.
I would love to visit the Orkney Isles for Skara Brae and the Ring Of Brodgar. They always look so ancient and majestic on TV, I would love to experience them in the flesh.
I would love to Stonehenge
Caernarfon Castle – South Wales features quite heavily in my genealogy research and I would love to just wander around and get a feel for the place. I love connecting with my ancestors (drives my husband mad when we’re in Tesco’s car park and I remind him that this area was my great grandad’s house when he was small) but have not yet gotten to Wales for that branch of the family.
I’d love to visit Stonehenge
Bodiam Castle. Visited this many times as a child but never as an adult. Would like to see if it’s the way I remember it.
I would love to visit Stonehenge close up as I have only ever seen it from a distance, when passing it in a car on the way to the West Country. It was a tantalising glimpse of a fascinating site and I wish to return there in the future to discover more.
Stonehenge
I would love to visit Stone Henge, it looks magnificent and intriguing
Fishbourne Roman Palace looks amazing
Skara Brae
I’ve never seen / visited Hadrian’s Wall, that’d be cool!
I’d love to visit Giants Causeway
Hadrian’s Wall
Skara Brae
STONE HENGE
Giant’s Causeway … or Fort William (although not quite ancient!)
So hard to chose just one! Probably the Ring of Brodgar. I had hoped to go last year but had to cancel my trip.
I’d love to do a walking holiday along Hadrian’s wall.
It’s on my bucket list!
Stonehenge
avebury standing stones. I’ve been lucky enough to have visited stonehenge and giants causeway already.
Hadrian’s Wall
I’ve never been to Stonehenge, would love to see it. Also, Giants Causeway 🙂
Giant’s Causeway, Bushmills
I would love to walk along Hadrian’s Wall
Halliggye Fogue in Cornwall
Fishbourne Roman Palace, definitely!
Note sure if my choice is OK but I have always wanted to visit Ightham Mote in Kent. In the 1970’s I read the novel Green Darkness by Anya Seton, the story and the description of the medieval moated manor house was wonderful . I’m in my 60s’ now so I doubt that I will ever get there.
I love Dover and Leeds castles but would really love to visit Hever castle as I’ve not been since I was a child.
I would like to visit Grimes Graves.
Old Sarum
Avebury standing stones
Hadrians wall
so long since i went there i think the Romans were still in residence
stirling castle – i grew up in the area and it always feels so nostaligic when i visit
the Roman baths at Bath
Stone Henge at the Summer Solstice
Stonehenge without the barriers. I remember sitting on the fallen stones before it was all fenced off!
I’ve never been to the Roman baths at Bath so that would be my first choice currently.
Skara Brae ( hopefully the weather would be kind).
Maeshowe.
Warwick Castle. My class got to visit it in school but I got the chicken pox 2 days before and couldn’t go. Everyone told me how good it was and even as an adult I’m still slightly sad I missed out.
I would love to visit Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, on Orkney
Hadrian’s Wall I lived in the northeast for several years but like so many it was on the doorstep and I never got around to visiting.
I would love to visit the Roman Bath Houses in Bath!
I’d love to visit Hadrian’s Wall again.
I’ve driven past Stone Henge but would love to actually go there!
Skara Brae
I’d love to visit Stone Henge, I’ve driven past it but didn’t have time to stop and explore
I would love to travel around Cornwall and research some of the closed down tin mines. Especially around Botallack and Geevor areas.
This was going to be our year to visit Avebury, and we were actually booked on the Hidden Avebury weekend for last September. If only that pesky pandemic hadn’t interfered!
Caernarfon Castle would be my destination.
I’d love to walk the length of Hadrian’s wall and gather lots of photos / museum resources for my Year 5 class along the way.
Hello, I would like to visit Birdoswald Roman Fort in Northumberland. I saw it on a Robson Green programme recently and it looks very interesting.
I would visit sutton ho, having watched film on its excavation.
Rhynie man in Moray, who was he, why was he carved, why here and when. Can I feel a snow flake day dream appearing or a reckoning through this ice laden stone door axe man to the underworld. ENJOY.
I’ve been to a lot of the ancient monuments in Great Britain – but not to Hadrian’s Wall! So that would be my choice, and I’d do it as a long-distance walk as well to really soak up the landscape and atmosphere.
I’d love to see Avebury Stone Circle. I’ve been to stone henge during the solstice many years ago but haven’t see the stones at Avebury.
Living locally to Hadrian’s Wall and never fully walked it, I would love to visit and properly explore this fascinating piece of history.
Hadrian’s Wall, I’ve visited a few places in Britain but not made it to the wall yet.
I’d like to visit Stone Henge – did see it once a very long time ago but would love to see it again.
I’d really like to visit the Roman Fort in Chester one day
stonehenge would be good to visit although would like to walk ( some of ) Hadrians wall too
Stonehenge – many years since ive visited – time to make plans
I’d like to go to Bath to see The Roman Baths.
I’d love to see anything to do with our witchy history. Many castles have witch marks on the front gates, so I’d pick Edinburgh Castle 🙂
I’d love to visit Skara Brae on Orkney. I went there in my teens, long before I met my husband, and found it fascinating. How much more I would learn from it with him and his fantastic knowledge of history beside me!
I’d love to visit Stone Henge
Fishbourne Roman Palace is just up the road from me, I always used to volunteer as a parent helper to accompany the local primary school children on their educational trips….sure I enjoyed it more than they did.
I would love to visit the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire. Only seen it from the motorway, never close. Just find it fascinating.
I would love to walk the length of Hadrian’s Wall. perhaps one day!
I’d love to visit Skara Brae
Fishbourne Roman Palace
I would love to be able to go and visit the amazing Stones of Stenness. Not only are they spectacular, but where they are located is just amazing
Severndroog Castle in Orleans Woods, Shooters Hill in Greenwich. The first stone was laid in 1784 and it has a tower with an awesome view over London. Oh and Ruth Galloway (in the Elly Griffiths books) told her parents she was pregnant there.