Arlington Court estate, covering today 1,417 ha (3.500 acres), has been in the hands of the Chichester family for over five hundred years, before it was donated to the ... 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
Avebury Manor is a country house with many different elements and styles, from monastic to the 20th century. Now in the hands of the National Trust, the house and garden ... 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
Burnby Hall and Gardens (3.64 ha, 9 acres), were bequeathed in 1962 to the people of Pocklington by Major Percy Marlborough Stewart and his wife Katharine. The ... read more
Callendar House, surrounded by a landscape park and since 1963 purchased by the Falkirk Burgh Council, is now an art, history and historic house museum. read more
Carisbrooke Castle has a long history, having been a military fortress, a Royal prison and a Royal residence. Charles I was imprisoned here and two of his children were ... read more
Chiddingstone Castle has Tudor origins, and was rebuilt in the 1800s to resemble a medieval castle. Set in 35 acres of grounds and gardens, the Castle is filled with ... read more
Claverton Manor, now housing the American Museum, was built in 1820 replacing an earlier manor house. It was designed by Sir Jeffry Wyatville, commissioned by John ... 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
Fulham Palace is the former country residence of the Bishop's of London, from at leat the 11th century. Today, still owned by the church, is used as a museum and art ... read more
Fyvie Castle, dating back to the 12th century, is since 1984 in the hands of the National Trust for Scotland. It contains opulent Edwardian interiors with antiquities, ... read more
Gawthorpe Hall dates back to the 17th century, and was built for the Shuttleworth family. It was redesigned in the 1850s by Sir Charles Barry, designer of the Houses of ... read more
Gregynog Hall's site dates back to the 12th century, whereas the original mansion was rebuilt in the 1840s. Surrounded by beautiful gardens and 300 ha (750 ... 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
Houghton Hall is the seat of the Marquesses of Cholmondeley, descendants from Sir Robert Walpole. Part of the House, with its remaining art collections, gardens & ... read more
Lacock Abbey dates back to 1232, starting as an abbey and nunnery. It was converted into a country house in the 16th century. The abbey as we see it today, is mainly due ... read more
