Aston Hall is a magnificent seventeenth century red-brick Jacobean mansion situated in a picturesque public park on the north side of Birmingham. Built between 1618 and ... read more
Avebury Manor is a country house with many different elements and styles, from monastic to the 20th century. Now in the hands of the National Trust, the house and garden ... read more
Ayscoughfee Hall was built in the 15th century for a local patrician and changed hands several times, before it was bought on behalf of the people of Spalding and became a ... read more
Banqueting House, designed by Inigo Jones in 1622, is the only remaining part of the Whitehall Palace, the residence of English monarchs from 1530 to 1698. Whitehall ... read more
Breamore House, dates from 1583, and was acquired in the 18th century by Sir Edward Hulse, M.D., Baronet. The House is still inhabited by the Hulse family and renowned for ... read more
Burnby Hall and Gardens (3.64 ha, 9 acres), were bequeathed in 1962 to the people of Pocklington by Major Percy Marlborough Stewart and his wife Katharine. The ... read more
Chiddingstone Castle has Tudor origins, and was rebuilt in the 1800s to resemble a medieval castle. Set in 35 acres of grounds and gardens, the Castle is filled with ... read more
Claverton Manor, now housing the American Museum, was built in 1820 replacing an earlier manor house. It was designed by Sir Jeffry Wyatville, commissioned by John ... read more
Duff House, build early 18th century by William Adams for William Duff, Lord Braco (later 1st Earl Fife), is today displaying the collections of the National Galleries of ... read more
Fulham Palace is the former country residence of the Bishop's of London, from at leat the 11th century. Today, still owned by the church, is used as a museum and art ... read more
Fyvie Castle, dating back to the 12th century, is since 1984 in the hands of the National Trust for Scotland. It contains opulent Edwardian interiors with antiquities, ... read more
Gunnersbury Park, today a museum, was commissioned mid 17th century by Sir John Maynard, and was designed by John Webb. It has passed through several hands such as the 1 ... read more
Lamport Hall, dating back to 1587 has been the home of the Isham family ever since, until 1976, when the estate came under control of the Lamport Hall Preservation ... read more
No. 1 Royal Crescent, dating back to 1174 and built by John Wood, the Younger, is a public "historic house" museum displaying life in one of the great houses of ... read more
Norwich Castle was built by William the Conquerer (1066–1087), and is today a museum and art gallery. read more
Orleans House Gallery houses the Richmond Borough Art Collection, offering a varied programme of historic and contemporary exhibitions, including also the Study Gallery ... read more
Pittencrieff House was constructed in 1610 and modified in 1731. In 1903 Andrew Carnegie, (1835 – 1919) the Scottish-American business magnate acquired the ... read more
Queen's House, a former royal residence and built between 1616 and 1635 by the architect Inigo Jones, is the first Classical building in the UK. Today it is a ... read more
Renishaw Hall has been home to the Sitwell family for nearly 400 years. The Hall, with the spectacular family collections of art and furniture, the beautiful gardens and ... read more
Royal Pavilion was built as a pleasure palace for King George IV. Building started in 1787, but the main part was constructed between 1815 and 1822, by the architect John ... read more