Colby is closely linked to the coal mining industry in the area and on the estate. The Colby Lodge was built between 1802 and 1804. The 3.2 ha (8 acres) gardens and ... read more
Colonsay House is for over 100 years in the hands of the Barons Strathcona and is considered to be one of the finest rhododendron gardens (12ha/30acres) in Scotland. The ... read more
Compton Verney was built in 1714 by Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke. In 1993 it was bought by the Peter Moores Foundation, and converted in the Compton ... read more
Constable Burton Hall is an elegant Palladian Mansion by the famous architect John Carr for Sir Marmaduke Wyvill. It was completed in 1768. Still owned and inhabited by ... read more
Coombe Abbey was founded as a Cistercian Abbey in the 12th century. Today it is a beautiful hotel surrounded by 202 ha (500 acres) of gardens, parkland and a lake. The ... read more
Corsham Court, a former royal manor, was acquired by Sir Paul Methuen in 1757, and is currently the family home of the present Baron Methuen, James Methuen-Campbell. The ... read more
Cotehele House dating back to 1300, has been the in the hands of the Edgcumbe family, which also owned Mount Edgcumbe. It was handed over to the National Trust in ... read more
Cothay Manor dates back to the 14th century and is surrounded by a 4.9 ha (12 acres) garden laid out in the 1920s. The house is privately owned and inhabited ... read more
Coton Manor is a 17th century manor house. It is surrounded by gardens, laid out in the 1920s and developed and extended ever since. The manor house acts as a central ... read more
Cottesbrooke Hall, an example of Queen Anne architecture, is the family home of the Macdonald-Buchanans. The House, with its fine collections, such as the Woolavington ... read more
Coughton Court is closely linked to the Throckmorton family since 1409. Today it is in ownership of the National Trust (since 1946), but the family holds a 300-year ... read more
Cragside House was built in 1870 for William Amstrong, 1st Baron Amstrong. He was an engineer and founder of the Amstrong Whitworth. The house was designed by Norman Shaw, ... read more
Cranborne Manor, remodelled in the 17th century, is owned by the Gascoyne-Cecil family. The Manor is surrounded by extensive formal and informal gardens, lawns, a kitchen ... read more
Crathes Castle has been the ancestral seat of the Burnetts of Leys for almost 400 years until 1951, when it was given to the National Trust for Scotland by the 13th ... read more
Croft Castle's first building on the site dates back to the 11th century and the castle since then is closely linked with the Croft family and Croft baronets. The ... read more
Crom Castle is owned since 1609 by the Creighton (later Crichton) family, Earls of Erne. The estate is managed by the National Trust. read more
Croome Court was built in 1751 for the 6th Earl of Coventry. Lancelot Brown designed the mansion and park, some garden buildings and the church. Robert Adam designed ... read more
Culross Palace & Garden. Named also the 'Great Lodging' of Culross, the palace is situated in Culross Village, and managed by the National Trust for ... read more
Culzean Castle, dating from the late 18th century, was built by Robert Adam for David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis. The castle and park, 260 ha (650 acres), now in the ... read more
Cyfarthfa Castle, built in 1824 by the architect Robert Lugar, was the home of the Crawshay family until 1907 when it was sold to the local council. The mansion is ... read more