Valence House Museum is the only surviving manor house in Dagenham, it dates back to Medieval times and is still partially surrounded by a moat. Following extensive ... read more
Tresco Abbey Gardens, have been developed since 1834, when Augustus Smith took up residence on the Isles of Scilly as Lord Proprietor and leaseholder of all the islands. ... read more
Threave House is surrounded by a 607 ha (1,500 acres) estate and 26 ha (64 acres) of gardens. The estate was developed in 1867 by William Gordon, after he had acquired ... read more
The Tudor House and Garden has a fascinating history and provides us with rich insight into the lives of people in Southampton over the last 800 years. is home to a range ... read more
The People’s Palace, located in the historic Glasgow Green and dating back to 1898, tells the story of Glasgow's citizens daily life from 1750 to the present day ... read more
Sulgrave Manor was built in 1539 by Lawerence Washington, ancestor to George Washington. Some additions were made in the 18th century. Since 1921 it is in the care of the ... read more
Stirling Castle has been before the union with England, one of the most important royal residences of Scotland; Several Kings and Queens have been crowned here, such as ... read more
Shakespeare's Birthplace is the house where William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) is supposed to have been born and where he spent his childhood. The small museum is ... read more
Plas Newydd House was the home of Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby from 1780 for the next 50 years. The house was originally an unpretentious little ... 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
The Museum of the Home, located in the Geffrye Almshouses, and explores home and home life from 1600 to the present day with a series of period room displays and ... read more
Moseley Old Hall is an Elizabethan house where Charles II was hiding from Cromwell's troops, during his escape to France, after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The ... read more
Lamb House has been the home of the writer Henry James from 1898 to 1916. Also the authors E. F. Benson and Rumor Godden have lived here. The house was given by the ... read more
Headstone Manor & Harrow Museum was founded in 1986 as a local history museum for the London Borough of Harrow and located in the historic buildings and the 20 ha ... read more
At Greenfield Valley Heritage Park, in one and a half miles you can explore an exciting 70 acres of woodland and 2000 years of history with lakes, streams, ancient ... read more
Gilbert White's House, a village house, was built in the 18th century by Reverend Gilbert White. He was also a pioneering naturalist and author of 'The Natural ... 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
Crystal Palace was the famous iron-plate-glass construction, built for the Great Exhibition in 1851, and designed by Joseph Paxton. Originally located in Hyde Park, it ... read more
Carisbrooke Castle has a long history, having been a military fortress, a Royal prison and a Royal residence. Charles I was imprisoned here and two of his children were ... read more
Bruce Castle Museum, a museum of local history, is housed in the 16th century Bruce Castle, and surrounded by Bruce Castle Park, which is today a public park. It is named ... read more