Castlewellan Castle Forest Park, 460 ha (1,136 acres) surrounding Castlewellan Castle, was acquired in 1967 by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture. It ... read more
Eastnor Castle was built by John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers, and is still the home of his descendants today, the Hervey-Bathurst Family. Surrounded by 2000 ha (5000 acres) ... read more
Fota House's history is closely linked to the Smith-Barry family (Earls of Barrymore since 1627), who were granted lands at Fota already in 1185. Owned today by ... read more
Hoveton Hall, not open to the public, was built between 1809 and 1812, and designed by Humphry Repton, the famous architect and landscape designer. It is owned by ... read more
Kew Palace, located on the grounds of Kew Gardens, is the smallest of all the royal palaces. Today, completely restored, the palace is open to the public and serves also ... read more
Marks Hall Gardens are a two hundred acres of gardens and arboretum, including the stunningly redesigned seventeenth century Walled Garden with the five individual ... read more
Painswick House, originally known as "Buenos Ayres", was built early 18th century by Charles Hyett to escape the bad smog of Gloucester. The grounds ... read more
Palazzo Patrizi dates back to the 16th century, constructed on a former Roman site. It has beautiful interiors with fresco paintings and a restored garden. Today it is ... read more
The Prieuré d'Orsan dates back to the 12th century. The highly sophisticated recreated kitchen gardens, with many garden rooms, are open to the public. The ... read more
Samarès Manor is the traditional home of the Seigneur de Samarès, and dates back to the 11th-12th century. The house is privately inhabited but the gardens are open to ... 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