Bressingham offers 6 hectares (17 acres) of world class gardens, a nursery and a venue for corporate and private events such as weddings at Bressingham Hall and High ... 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
Rousham House has been in the hands of the Dormer-Cottrell family since it was built in 1635 by Sir Robert Dormer. The house, remodelled in the 18th century by William ... read more
Chillington Hall is in the hands of the Giffards family since the year 1178, little over 100 years after three brothers came with Duke William of Normandy to England. The ... read more
Dartington became well known from 1925 and onwards, when an exceptionally well-off couple, Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst, bought the estate and began to explore how a ... 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
Endsleigh, formerly owned by the Dukes of Bedford, was acquired in 2005 by Mrs Olga Polizzi, who opened it as a private hotel. The house is surrounded by 44 ha (108 ... read more
Tapeley Park, a Queen Ann style construction, was built in 1704, but has been remodelled in the 19th and 20th century. It has been in the Christie family, by inheritance, ... read more
Hampton Court Castle dates from early 15th century and is surrounded by 405 ha (1,000 acres) of parkland and almost 5 ha (12 acres) of gardens, which have been carefully ... read more
Stockton Bury Gardens is a charming working farm with a 1.6 ha (4 acres) garden, created by Raymond Treasure and Gordon Fenn. The farm has been in the Treasure family ... read more
Delapre Abbey dates back to the 12th century when it was a nunnery of the Cluniac order. After 1535 the Abbey became a country estate under the Tates and Bouveries ... read more
Evenley Wood Garden is a privately owned 24 ha (60 acres) woodland garden. It has been the idea of Mr. Tim Whiteley, a keen horticulturist and a former Chairman of the ... read more
Stoke Park Pavilions are two 17th century pavilions and a colonnade, remaining from one the very first neo-classical buildings in Britain, designed by Inigo Jones. The ... read more
Wilton Castle, dating back to 1247, has been completely restored by the present owner, Sean Windsor, after it had been burnt down by arsonists in 1923. The castle is a ... read more
Borde Hill is an impressive Elizabethan house with a historically important garden. The estate included a 7 ha (17 acres) garden with rare plants, shrubs and trees, 81 ha ... read more
Château de Baronville is dating back to Roman times. However, the present elegant building was created in 1867 for Armand, Marquis de Pomereu d'Aligre and designed ... read more
Walton Hall was built in the 1830s by Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet. He was a brewer and MP. The hall and its garden are since 1941 in the hands of the Warrington ... read more
Kingston Maurward was built for George Pitt in 1720, encased in Portland Stone in 1794 by William Pitt, after a remark of King George III that he didn't like the ... read more
Badminton House became in the hands of the Somerset family in 1612, and is the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort up to the present day. The Dukedom was created by Charles ... 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