Lissan House, now open to the public, has been the seat of the Staples Baronets of Lissan and Faughanvale from 1628. The Estate and its historic collections were gifted to ... read more
Loseley Park, built in 1562 by Sir William More, is still the home of his descendants, the More-Molyneux family. Remarkably unchanged, the House with its family ... read more
Loton Park, dating back to 1340, rebuilt in the 17th century and remodelled in the 19th century, is the home of the Leighon Family. It is currently inhabited by Sir ... read more
Ludwigsburg Residential Palace is one of the largest baroque palaces in Europe. With Royal apartments, several museums and a unique palace theatre is offers the visitors a ... read more
Mainau Castle was built in 1720, but it was Count Lennart Bernadotte (1909-2004), who restored and re-shaped the gardens, as we see them today. Mainau is the "Island ... read more
Malahide Castle has been the home of the Talbot family from 1185 until 1975 when it was sold to the state. The furnished castle and grounds are open to the public. read more
Marienburg Castle was, until recently, private property of the Royal House of Hanover. It was a birthday present of King George V of Hanover (1819-1878) to his wife Queen ... read more
Miserden is a family-run, rural estate encompasses 850 acres of woodland, farmland and gardens. The gardens, dating back to the 17th century, with later designs of Luytens ... read more
Mount Edgcumbe House has been the seat of the Edgcumbe family since the 1550s until 1971. The 7th Earl sold the estate to the Cornwall County Council and Plymouth City ... read more
Mount Stuart House is the ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bute was build in the 1870s, replacing an earlier house which burnt down shortly before. With its stunning ... read more
Newstead Abbey, a former Augustinian priory, is best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron. It was granted in 1540 by Henry the VIII to Sir John Byron. It was sold ... read more
Norton Priory, today a museum, consists of the remains of a priory from the 12th to the 16th centuries, a 1.2 ha (3 acres) walled garden and an 18th century Georgian ... read more
The castle Nové Hrady by Litomyšl is a beautiful rococo complex and has been called the Czech Versailles or Little Schönbrunn. It has the same name as the village ... read more
Nymans, since 1953 in the hands of the National Trust, was the country retreat for three generations of the Messel family. The house itself was destroyed by a fire in 1947 ... read more
Osterley Park was built in the 18th century by the celebrated architect Robert Adam for the Child family. After WW II it was given to the National Trust by George ... read more
Owlpen Manor, a Tudor house, was built and rebuilt between 1450 and 1616, but the site dates back to the 9th century and to the de Olepenne family in 1174. It was sold ... read more
The Palais Grosser Garten was created late 17th century for the Dresden Court and surrounded by a large park (147 ha), which was redesigned in English landscape style ... read more
Palazzo Corsini, still privately owned, was built from the mid-17th to the 18th centuries. It has an elegant interior with an impressive entrance staircase, frescoes, ... read more
Palazzo Fantini is an elegant and austere country seat, dating from the mid-18th century. Today it is still owned and inhabited by the same family for almost three ... read more
Palazzo La Marmora is a magnificent historic mansion, still owned by the same family, the Marquess della Marmora, for centuries. The palace can be visited and includes a ... read more