Lisdisfarne Castle was built in 1550 but much remodelled by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901, when it became the property of the publishing magnate and the owner of Country ... read more
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
Lukesland Gardens is a 9.8 ha (24 acres) garden, surrounding Lukesland House. Lukesland, built in 1852 in Victorian Gothic style, came in the hands of the Howell family ... read more
Mannington Hall, dating back to the 15th century, has been owned by the Walpole family since the 18th century and is presently inhabited by Robert Walpole, 10th Baron ... read more
Mapperton House, dating back to the 11th century, is presently the home of the 11th Earl of Sandwich and his family. The impressive manor house, with its family ... read more
Minterne House is the ancestral home of the Barons Digby. Minterne House has a large woodland-style Rhododendron garden, which is open to the public. 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 Ephraim is well known for its 4 ha (10 acres) of stunning Edwardian terraced gardens in the beautiful Kent countryside. 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
Newby Hall, an 18th century house, is the seat of the Compton family. With its stunning collections, its beautiful gardens, Adventure Playground and Miniature Railway, ... 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
Normanby Hall, set in a 122 ha (300 acres) country park, is owned by the Sheffield Family, former Dukes of Buckingham, and the original owners of Buckingham Palace. The ... read more
Norton Conyers House was acquired by Sir Richard Graham in 1624, and is today still in the home of Sir James, the 11th baronet, and Lady Graham. The House, ... read more
Nunwell House, dating back to the 11th century, is a beautiful historic house in Tudor and Jacobean style. Set in 2 ha (5 acres) of tranquil gardens it is privately ... 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
Paxton House, a beautiful Adam mansion, has been placed since 1988 in a Historic Buildings Preservation Trust and opened up to the public, by John David Home ... read more
Penshurst Place was built in 1341 and is the ancestral home of the Sidney family. Today it is the home of Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle and his family. Part ... read more
Peover Hall dates back to 1585 when it was built by Sir Randle Mainwaring and came into the hands the Brooks family in 1939. The House, with its historic collections, ... 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