Belvoir Castle is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland. The Manners family have lived at Belvoir in an unbroken line for almost a thousand years. The Castle, with ... read more
Blenheim Palace, was built between 1705 and circa 1722 for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Ever since it has been the home of the Dukes of Marlborough. Blenheim ... read more
Burghley House dates back to the 16th century built for and still lived in by the Cecil family. The House, with its extensive, high quality art collection, its deer ... read more
Forde Abbey has a rich and varied history for over 900 years, from Cistercian monks to a private home. Today it is the home of the Kennard family. The House, with its ... read more
Glamis Castle has been the seat of the Lyon family from the 14th century until the present day. It has also been the childhood home of Her Majesty Queen ... read more
Glynde Place, dating back to 1569, is the home of the Viscounts Hampden. The house is open for a short period in the early summer, hosts a number of events, and is the ... read more
Godinton House, dating back to the 15th century, has been handed over to Godinton House Preservation Trust by its last owner, Major Alan Wyndham-Green. The House, with ... read more
Haddon Hall, dating back to the 11th century, is, together with Belvoir Castle, one of the seats of the Dukes of Rutland. With its family collections and stunning ... read more
Harewood House, was built between 1759 and 1771, and is still home to the Lascelles family. Home of David Lascelles, the eighth Earl, it contains art collections to ... read more
Highclere Castle, dating back to the 8th century, it is the seat of the Earls of Carnarvon since 1679. It became world famous by the series 'Downton Abbey'. The ... read more
Holkham Hall, built between 1734 and 1764, is the ancestral home of the Earls of Leicester of Holkham. It is above all a family home, where the visitor can enjoy the ... read more
Hovingham Hall is a Palladian house, built for Thomas Worsley from 1750 to 1770. It is the seat of the Worsley family and is the childhood home of the Duchess of ... read more
Hutton-in-the-Forest originally a medieval stronghold, has belonged since 1605 to the Fletcher-Vane family, latterly the Barons Inglewood. Today it is inhabited ... read more
Ingatestone Hall, dating back to 1540, was built by Sir William Petre. His descendants, the Barons Petre, live in the house to this day. The Hall remains primarily a ... read more
Inveraray Castle dates from the 18th century and has been the seat of the Dukes of Argyll, chiefs of the Clan Campell, up to the present day. The present Duke and Duchess ... read more
Kelburn Castle is thought to be the oldest castle in Scotland to have been continuously inhabited by the same family, the Earls of Glasgow. The grounds and gardens are ... read more
Knebworth House is the ancestral home of the Lytton family. Today Knebworth is inhabited by Henry Lytton-Cobbold and his family. The House, with its family collections, ... read more
Port Eliot House, dating back to the 12th century, is the ancestral home of the Eliot family. Its present owner is Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans. The House, ... read more
Powderham Castle was built by Sir Philip Courtenay in 1325 and has remained in the family to this day. Today, having become a major tourist attraction, it is inhabited ... read more
Raynham Hall, a Jacobean house and completed in 1637, has been for nearly 400 years the seat of the Townshend family. It was designed and built by Sir Roger Townshend ... read more
