Apsley House is the London residence of the Dukes of Wellington, housing the large Wellington Collection, brought together by the 1st Duke (1769 – 1852) , the legendary ... read more
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
Beningbrough Hall is a remarkable baroque house, completed in 1716, on the older Beningbrough estate. Since 1556 the estate has been in the hands of several families, ... read more
Bowes Museum was built as a public art gallery for John Bowes and his wife, Joséphine, Countess of Montalbo. He was the illegitimate son of the 10th Earl of Starthmore. ... read more
Buckland Abbey dates from 1278 as a Cistercian abbey and was afterwards the home of Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake, whose collateral descendants lived there ... 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
Dudmaston Hall is a 17th century country house and still a family home. It is surrounded by wooded parkland and gardens. Dudmaston houses also the art galleries, created ... 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
Lytes Cary Manor is a medieval manor, surrounded by an Arts and Crafts garden. It has been the family home of Sir Henry Lyte, author of the Niewe Herball (1578). The ... 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
Ranger’s House is a charming Georgian villa on the edge of Greenwich Park, built in the 1720s by the shipping merchant Francis Hosier. Today it houses the Wernher ... read more