Fly the flag with Crowland Carpets

Nearly all of the carpets stocked are British made and our underlays are proudly made in Corby by Ball & Young!

England is home to the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world! Built by William the Conqueror, Windsor Castle holds 1000 years of royal history, from extravagant feasts hosted by Henry VIII to the arrival of an executed Charles I during a snowstorm! More recently, Queen Elizabeth II made Windsor Castle her favourite weekend family home, a place to ride horses with her grandchildren and many other cherished private moments. Nearby, in Windsor Great Park, you’ll find the Savill Garden, home to some of the world’s rarest plants amongst its hidden glades and gardens. His Majesty The King has recently become the official Ranger of Windsor Great Park, 70 years after his father was appointed to the post.

Another of the royals’cherished retreats sits a little closer to Deeping at Sandringham. Since 1862 this extensive working estate, set on the edge of an AONB, has acted as a place of refuge for the Royals with much of the décor remaining as it was in Edwardian times. The 60-acre gardens include Rhododendron, Camellia and Magnolia trees brought from Windsor by Queen Elizabeth II to create interest and privacy, an 800-year-old Veteran Oak and cottage garden style planting that was created for King George VI. The Royal Family’s love of the outdoors continues at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a 320-acre UNESCO World Heritage Site that’s rooted in noble history and patronised by His Majesty The King. Kew was established as a national botanic garden in 1840 after King George III united the

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Richmond and Kew estates. It’s now home to an impressive array of botanical attractions including an 18m Treetop Walkway and the incredible Victoria boliviana waterlily, named after Queen Victoria and officially the largest species in the world!

London is the royal capital of celebration and leadership. So many iconic events have taken place in the colossal Tower of London since building began in 1067. The Tower has been the backdrop for the ‘luxurious’ imprisonment of Sir Walter Raleigh and the interrogation of Guy Fawkes, and has been home to the fabulous Crown Jewels since 1661. They feature no less than 23,578 gemstones – no wonder they are under armed guard! Buckingham Palace is recognised around the world as the home of the British monarch and its 19 magnificent State Rooms include the elaborate red and gold Throne Room and The White Drawing Room, where a secret door allows the monarch to enter as if by magic! The 16-hectare Palace Garden features a seemingly endless 150m herbaceous border as well as the famous tennis court where King George VI and Fred Perry played in the 1930s. During the reign of George III, it was even the home of an elephant and zebra!

From The King’s official London residence, let us whisk you north to his official Edinburgh residence, The Palace of Holyrood House, where the walls, adorned with intricate tapestries, hold secrets of the infamous Mary, Queen of Scots. Scotland is also home to the pristine 18th-century Dumfries House which was saved by His Majesty The King when it became the home of The Prince’s Foundation; with an unrivalled collection of Chippendale furniture and Robert Adam architecture you can see why HRH chose to protect it.

If you’ve enjoyed this taster trip around these Royal sites from the comfort of your armchair, then consider delving deeper and taking in the sights on one of Shaws Great Days Out or Door2Door Holidays.

Experience it all on Shaws Departing from Deeping days out and holidays

Royal Windsor Cruise | 31 May from £49.50

Sandringham Estate & Hunstanton | 2 June from £27.50

Sandringham Flower Show with garden & church access | 26 Jul from £45

Kew Royal Botanic Gardens | 7 Aug and 24 Oct from £49

Buckingham Palace State Apartments & Garden Tour | 31 Aug from £77

The Queen at Windsor Castle with a private introduction | 28 Sep from £72.50

Kensington Palace, Crown to Couture | 4 Oct from £54

The Savill Garden & Cream Tea Thames Cruise | 23 Oct @ £75

Tower of London | 30 Oct from £59.50

A Royal Tour of Scotland | 4-8 Jun from £740 featuring Glamis Castle, Royal Yacht Britannia & Holyroodhouse

Ayrshire | 14-18 Aug from £675 featuring Dumfries House

Dumfries House