Layer Marney Tower, built as a statement house by Henry, Lord Marney, was visited by both Henry VIII and later by his daughter Elizabeth I. The Tower and gardens are open ... read more
Leeds Castle's site dates already back to the 9th century and the castle has a long and fascinating history. Henry VIII had the castle remodelled for Catherine of ... read more
Leighton Hall as it stands today, was built between 1759–61 and got later a Gothicized façade in 1822–25, commissioned by Richard Gillow, shortly after he ... read more
Leith Hill Place is a Palladian house, built around 1760 by Richard Hunt. In 1847 it was acquired by Josiah Wedgwood and later inherited by the composer Ralph Vaughan ... read more
Lisdisfarne Castle was built in 1550 but much remodelled by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901, when it became the property of the publishing magnate and the owner of Country ... read more
Lissan House, now open to the public, has been the seat of the Staples Baronets of Lissan and Faughanvale from 1628. The Estate and its historic collections were gifted to ... read more
Llanerchaeron is a Georgian Villa, completed in 1795, and designed by the celebrated John Nash for Colonel William Lewis. The estate was bequeathed to the National Trust ... read more
Loseley Park, built in 1562 by Sir William More, is still the home of his descendants, the More-Molyneux family. Remarkably unchanged, the House with its family ... read more
Lukesland Gardens is a 9.8 ha (24 acres) garden, surrounding Lukesland House. Lukesland, built in 1852 in Victorian Gothic style, came in the hands of the Howell family ... read more
Lydney Park is the home of the descendants of Benjamin Bathurst, who acquired the estate in 1719. The present owner is Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount Bledisloe. read more
Mannington Hall, dating back to the 15th century, has been owned by the Walpole family since the 18th century and is presently inhabited by Robert Walpole, 10th Baron ... read more
Mapperton House, dating back to the 11th century, is presently the home of the 11th Earl of Sandwich and his family. The impressive manor house, with its family ... read more
Markenfield Hall, dating back to the 11th century, is since 1761 in the hands of the same family and presently inhabited by the 7th Baron Granley, who started a ... read more
Marks Hall Gardens are a two hundred acres of gardens and arboretum, including the stunningly redesigned seventeenth century Walled Garden with the five individual ... read more
Minterne House is the ancestral home of the Barons Digby. Minterne House has a large woodland-style Rhododendron garden, which is open to the public. read more
Mount Edgcumbe House has been the seat of the Edgcumbe family since the 1550s until 1971. The 7th Earl sold the estate to the Cornwall County Council and Plymouth City ... read more
Mount Ephraim is well known for its 4 ha (10 acres) of stunning Edwardian terraced gardens in the beautiful Kent countryside. read more
Mount Stewart was the Irish seat of the Marquesses of Londonderry (the Vane-Tempest-Stewart family). It is surrounded by a stunning garden remade by the Marchioness of ... read more
Mount Stuart House is the ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bute was build in the 1870s, replacing an earlier house which burnt down shortly before. With its stunning ... read more
The Museum of London, established in 1912, tells the story of the capital from its first settlers to modern times, being a true urban and social centre. We have sites in ... read more