An early morning look at Battle Abbey, filmed from the town square and with drone footage over the medieval gatehouse, the surviving ranges, and the ruins of the abbey church. Founded by William the Conqueror after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, Battle Abbey was built on the traditional site where King Harold was said to have fallen. From above you can see the 14th-century gatehouse, the west range later reused as a country house and school, and the outline of the monastic cloister and church n

🎙️ ️ New podcast episode out now! Cora Crawley in Downton Abbey may be a fictional “Dollar Duchess”, but Winston Churchill’s mother Jennie Jerome was very real – and her story began right here on the Isle of Wight. 💍 In this week’s Back When podcast, join James Grasby as he explores the Dollar Duchess phenomenon, recorded at Rosetta Cottage in Cowes – the place where Churchill’s parents first got engaged. Rosetta Cottage is now one of our unique National Trust holiday cottages. Stay here and y