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THREE REASONS TO VISIT THE BRONTË PARSONAGE MUSEUM

Eiyo Fadneiras, I'm back to share a travel post with you guys. Yay!!! During our Lake District vacation last autumn, my family and I drove to Haworth, West Yorkshire, to visit the Brontë Parsonage Museum . The Brontë Parsonage Museum was the home of the famous and inspiring Brontë sisters . In this post, I will share the three reasons to visit the Brontë Parsonage Museum . If you're a literature buff like me, you know who the Brontë sisters are. But if you don't, have no worries. I'll share a summary of the Brontë sisters here. After I share a summary of the inspiring sisters, I'll summarize the museum and three reasons to visit the place. ABOUT THE BRONTË From left: Anne, Emily, and Charlotte Brontë. This portrait was painted by the sisters' brother, Branwell Brontë (Image: electricliterature.com) The Brontë sisters were Charlotte, Emily, and Anne. Three of them were authors. They are also icons in English literary history. Their works are listed as classics a...

FOUR REASONS TO VISIT SIZERGH CASTLE

As a culture vulture adventurer, I love visiting castles, historical sites, museums, and art galleries when traveling. I just returned from my England vacation. And during my England vacation, I visited Sizergh Castle . So in this post, I'm going to share the four reasons to visit Sizergh Castle . Now let's begin this post with a summary of Sizergh Castle... ABOUT SIZERGH CASTLE AND THE ESTATE Me right in front of Sizergh Castle ^_^ (Image: My Instagram @mughunghwa ) Sizergh Castle is a beautiful stately medieval house with rich gardens and estate. The castle is located at Helsington in Cumbria, about 6 km south of Kendal, Lake District, England. Like most historical sites in the UK, Sizergh Castle is also in the care of the National Trust.  The land was first owned by the Deincourt family back in the 1170s. When Elizabeth Deincourt married Sir William de Stirkeland in 1239, the estate passed into the hands of what became the Strickland family. The Strickland family occupied th...