Sherborne Castle was built in 1594 by Sir Walter Raleigh and has been home of the Digby family since 1617. The Castle, with its splendid collection of art, furniture ... read more
Shuttleworth Houise, situated in 172 ha (425 acres) of magnificent parkland, is an important tourist attraction, where the visitors can admire the famous collection ... read more
Slane Castle has been, since the 18th century, the family home of the Conyngham family. It has become famous by its rock concerts, launched by the present owner, the ... read more
Sledmere House is an 18th century house, surrounded by a park designed (1777) by the celebrated Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. Since its construction, the house is ... read more
Somerleyton Hall, although dating back to 1240, the present building is an early Victorian mansion. Since 1863 it is in the hands of the Crossley family and presently the ... read more
Spencer House, built in 1756 for John,1st Earl Spencer, still belongs today to the Spencer family. However it is leased out to RIT Capital Partners, a family company of ... read more
St Paul's Walden Bury, dating from 1720, but also with a substantial Victorian addition, is the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. It still ... read more
Stadtgarten, Freiburg (2.6 ha) dates back to 1888. It was designed by the city gardener Schmöger. The garden exhibits a number of sculptures and its music pavilion is ... read more
Stanford Hall was designed and built in 1690 by Smiths of Warwick for Sir Roger Cave, ancestor of the present owner Nicholas Fothergill. It is open on select days ... read more
Stansted Park, set in a 729 ha (1.800 acres) parkland, dates back to the 11th century. The last private owner, the 10th Earl of Bessborough, handed it over in 1983 to a ... read more
Stephens House & Gardens was the work of Henry 'Inky' Stephens (1841 – 1918), heir of the Stephens Ink Company, MP for Hornsey and Finchley, who was also ... 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
Stockton Bury Gardens is a charming working farm with a 1.6 ha (4 acres) garden, created by Raymond Treasure and Gordon Fenn. The farm has been in the Treasure family ... read more
Stoke Park Pavilions are two 17th century pavilions and a colonnade, remaining from one the very first neo-classical buildings in Britain, designed by Inigo Jones. The ... read more
Stourhead House is a magnificent Palladian house, set in a 1,072 ha (2,650 acres) estate with lakes, classical temples, woods and farmland. It has been the creation of ... read more
Stowe House, owned by the Temple-Grenville family from 1589 until 1921, is an impressive country house, which is today owned by the Stowe House Preservation Trust. The ... read more
Stradey Castle, surrounded by a 730 ha (1800 acres) estate, including woodland gardens and parkland, has been home to the Mansel Lewis family since it was built in the ... read more
Strawberry Hill was the residence of the poet, writer, art historian, antiquarian and politician , Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797). He was the son of the ... read more
Strokestown Park is a Palladian House, today surrounded by 122 ha (300 acres) and open to the public, as is the Famine Museum on the grounds. Strokestown Park was the ... read more
Sudeley Castle, dating back to the 12th century, is the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr (1512–1548), the sixth wife of Henry VIII. Still privately owned, the ... read more