I know lots of people visiting this website are looking for gift ideas for history lovers, so here are a few ideas from English Heritage.  They are all things you can do - activities - or just enjoy.  

Jigsaws and puzzles

There are a number to choose from, featuring famous places owned and run by English Heritage.  This one is Clifford Castle but you've got others such as Stonehenge (of course), Battle Abbey, Framlingham Castle, Hadrians Wall, Lindisfarne, Osborne House, Kenilworth Castle, Tintagel, Cliffords Tower and more.  There are also some King & Queens puzzles, plus some featuring famous people through the ages.  

Check out the jigsaws and puzzles here

Monopoly Games

There are a couple of Monopoly Games, both made exclusively for English Heritage.

There's the Castle version - acquire castles instead of hotels.  Try to avoid paying tithes or having to repair your battlements after a siege!  

The Monopoly game takes you on a chronological journey through the ages, from Prehistory to the Modern Age.  

Click here to see the games available from English Heritage

How about a Top Trumps History Quiz?

There's a Top Trumps History Quiz which ends with a twist - a great way to test your knowledge of history and discover more too!

There are other Top Trumps too - Places, Legends of London, memory games - and also games such as backgammon, chequers, cribbage, playing cards with historical themes and more!

Visit the Games section

There are games for the garden and those sunny days too!

Boules, deck quoits, skittles, a microscope - even a bow and arrow!

Check out the garden games

Check out their gorgeous soft toys

There's a wonderful range, from the Cuddly Knight pictured left, to Brother Ted (a monk), a Pilot Monk, Cuddly King, Cuddly Queen, plus a WW1 Trench Bear and some brilliant dragons.  There are also some delightful cuddly animals, too, from a lemur to a blackbird, sheep and a rabbit.  They'd draw and please the eye in any room!

Hop off here to see the soft toys