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
Killruddery House is the seat of the Brabazon family and presently inhabited by the fifteenth Earl and Countess of Meath, their son Lord Ardee, his wife Lady Ardee ... 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
La Villa di Maser (Villa Barbaro) is one of the best examples created by the famous Andrea Palladio (1508-80). The villa, with its beautiful frescoes made by Paolo ... read more
LobkowIcz Palace, dating back to the 16th century, has been returned into the hands of its original family, together with its stunning art collections. It is not only a ... 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
Nelahozeves Castle, dating back to 1352, has been restituted to its original family in 1993 and is open to the public. It houses part of the stunning Lobkowicz Collections ... read more
Palace Sankt Emmeran, Thurn und Taxis is the seat of the Princes of Thurn und Taxis. The palace is not only inhabited by the family but also a museum and host of many ... 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
Rosenholm castle, dating back to 1559-1610, is today still in the hands of the same family, the Barons Rosenkranz. The castle, surrounded by open park, is used for ... read more
Roudnice Castle, a 250-room Baroque castle, has been returned into the hands of the Lobkowics family and open to the public. It is also home to the Lobkowicz Roudnice ... read more
Scampston Hall, built around 1700, has been in the hands of St. Quintin and Legard families up to the present day. The Hall, with its beautiful collections, is open to the ... read more
Spencer House, built in 1756 for John,1st Earl Spencer, still belongs today to the Spencer family. However it is leased out to RIT Capital Partners, a family company of ... read more