Historical Exploration with Jacklynn

@byjacklynn

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Travelling the world in pursuit of history! Ghanaian British. Travel creator of the year nominee 🏆 @lonelyplanet correspondent 💌 [email protected]

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Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on October 12, 2025.Pinned 14 items, carousel

Lochleven Castle sits on a small island in Loch Leven. It has served as both a royal residence and a…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on January 13, 2026.Pinned 15 items, carousel

*Additional context : When I say “historians don’t know exactly what these buildings were used for,” I mean…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on September 16, 2026. 9 items, carousel

YEARNING IS BACK! I honestly can’t remember the last time I genuinely said ‘Awh’ in a cinema, but Elinor and…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on September 16, 2026. May be an image of text. 10 items, carousel

Ad Who would have thought that the last surviving home of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on September 11, 2026. 13 items, carousel

Ad If you love history and art history, Bruges, Belgium needs to be on your list. I knew Bruges was…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on September 06, 2026. May be an image of duffle coat, overcoat, wingtip shoes, blazer, jacket, suit and text that says 'Anewtweed A new tweed jacket'.Video

It took 29 years to fully embrace the ‘bounty’ 🫣 You already know I love history and heritage and naturally…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on August 28, 2026. May be a video game screenshot of fireplace, kilt, hearth and text that says 'リ Life in a 16th century Scottish castle P A'.Video

Sometimes I feel like I’m not utilising my free will enough, so this was the remedy, welcome to…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on August 23, 2026. 12 items, carousel

Can you help Gwydir Castle find their missing room? @gwydircastle ‘s custodians are currently searching for…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on August 20, 2026. 10 items, carousel

I want to go on my first multi-day pilgrimage, visiting historic sites along the way, any suggestions ? This…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on May 24, 2026.Video

Welcome to my new home… (Ad/gifted stay) In my dreams 💭 Cliveden House was first built in 1666, burned down…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on August 13, 2026. 11 items, carousel

I took a very short trip to York and it has quickly shot its way up to my top 5 cities/towns in the UK.…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on April 19, 2026.Video

Just spent a week on a history road trip around Cymru (Wales) so here are my top 5 spots: 1. St Govan’s…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on April 05, 2026.Video

No electricity, traces of medieval wall paintings, witch marks, gargoyles… (This stay was *partially*…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on August 29, 2026. 7 items, carousel

I have an announcement… I’ve been nominated as a finalist for ITV’s Travel bCreator of the Year (which you…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on June 25, 2026. 10 items, carousel

This is Stokesay Castle, one of the best preserved medieval fortified manor houses in England and it was a…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on June 21, 2026.Video

Beneath this church is evidence of Sicily’s often forgotten Jewish community! Note: This is contested by…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on February 08, 2026. 10 items, carousel

On this day in 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was executed on the orders of Elizabeth I. So I thought why not…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on May 12, 2026. 10 items, carousel

I was invited to @westminsterabbeylondon for a very unique visit! There is temporary scaffolding up to study…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on July 14, 2026. May be an image of the Cotswolds and Eltz Castle.Video

Whilst in York I stumbled upon something really cool! The remains of a Roman bathhouse hidden beneath a pub…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on July 27, 2026. May be an image of the Cotswolds, door and text.Video

Down this alleyway is one of York’s hidden historical gems. The Norman House is one of York’s oldest…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on April 14, 2026. 12 items, carousel

I visited a medieval hermits chapel built into a cliff and I can’t stop thinking about it. Here is what I…

Photo by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on April 06, 2026. 13 items, carousel

Sidequested a little too hard and spent the night inside a 700-year-old medieval church. This is champing!…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on April 12, 2026.Video

Send this to the person you’d do this with! Spending the night sleeping in a 700 year old medieval church…

Video by Historical Exploration with Jacklynn on June 04, 2026.Video

In Cymru (Wales), I came across a Yew that some believe to be upwards of 5000 years old. Depending on who…

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