Down House was home of the world-renowned scientist Charles Darwin where he lived with his family from 1842 until his death in 1882. He and his wife Emma had remodelled ... read more
Downhill Demesne is housing the ruins of the impressive 18th-century mansion of an eccentric Earl Bishop, surrounded by a wild garden. The circular Mussenden Temple still ... read more
Dr Neils Garden is the work of the doctors couple Drs Nancy and Andrew Neil. They started to develop the garden in the 1960s. They both passed away in 2005 and today the ... read more
Drum Castle has been the seat of the Irvine family from 1323 until 1975, when it was taken over by the National Trust for Scotland. It is one of the oldest tower houses ... read more
Drumlanrig Castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Quennsberry, and was constructed between 1679 and 1689. With its extraordinary art collections ... read more
Drummond Castle Gardens, dating back to the 17th Century, is one of Scotland’s most important and impressive formal gardens. In the 19th Century they were redesigned ... read more
Duck Island Cottage Garden, St James's Park is an Arts & Crafts-style garden, surrounding the restored keepers's cottage of Duck Island. Duck island dates ... read more
Dudmaston Hall is a 17th century country house and still a family home. It is surrounded by wooded parkland and gardens. Dudmaston houses also the art galleries, created ... read more
Dumfries House, set in 800 ha (2,000 acres), is housing an unrivalled collection of Chippendale furniture and other 18th century artefacts, has been saved by the ... read more
Dunham Masey Hall dates back to the 17th century when it was built for the Earls of Warrington. By inheritance it has been owned the Earls of Stamford until 1976, at ... read more
Dunninald Castle, with a history of over thousand years, is today a family home where visitors are welcome to enjoy this beautiful spot of cultural heritage with a walled ... read more
Dunrobin Castle, dating back to the 13th century, has been home to the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland. Sill owned by the family today, the castle and gardens are open to ... read more
Dunskey is a private home, constructed in 1900, and surrounded by a 810 ha (2,000 acres) estate. The grounds include a walled garden, green houses, two lochs, manicured ... read more
Dunster Castle, built on a Norman motte-and-bailey, has been the home of the Luttrell family from the end of the 14th century until it was given to the National Trust ... read more
Dunvegan Castle, dating back to the 13th century, is the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland and has been the ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod up ... read more
Durham University Botanic Garden, covering 10 ha (24.7 acres), has many features, such as glasshouses, bamboo grove, alpine garden a woodland garden and a wild flower ... read more
Duthie Park, covering 18 ha (44 acres), was given by Miss Elizabeth Duthie in 1880 and opened as a park in 1883. It has many open green spaces, magnificent flower ... read more
Dyffryn Fernant Garden has been developed since 1996 by Christina Shand and David Allum. It has been a 'Try and error' garden, with its thick blue clay and ... read more
The Dyffryn Estate goes back to 640 AD, however the present house and garden were created at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century for the coal magnate John ... read more
Dyrham Park was built for William Blathwayt in different stages, during the 17th and early 18th century. The house contains a fine collection of European art works and ... read more