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
Leeds Castle's site dates already back to the 9th century and the castle has a long and fascinating history. Henry VIII had the castle remodelled for Catherine of ... read more
Leighton Hall as it stands today, was built between 1759–61 and got later a Gothicized façade in 1822–25, commissioned by Richard Gillow, shortly after he ... read more
Levens Hall, dating back to 1350, is presently owned by Richard and Naomi Bagot. The House, with its the fascinating collection of contents, the park and gardens, are ... read more
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
Loton Park, dating back to 1340, rebuilt in the 17th century and remodelled in the 19th century, is the home of the Leighon Family. It is currently inhabited by Sir ... read more
Miserden is a family-run, rural estate encompasses 850 acres of woodland, farmland and gardens. The gardens, dating back to the 17th century, with later designs of Luytens ... 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 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
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
Norton Priory, today a museum, consists of the remains of a priory from the 12th to the 16th centuries, a 1.2 ha (3 acres) walled garden and an 18th century Georgian ... read more
Norwich Castle was built by William the Conquerer (1066–1087), and is today a museum and art gallery. read more
Nymans, since 1953 in the hands of the National Trust, was the country retreat for three generations of the Messel family. The house itself was destroyed by a fire in 1947 ... read more
Osterley Park was built in the 18th century by the celebrated architect Robert Adam for the Child family. After WW II it was given to the National Trust by George ... 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
Parcevall Hall Gardens, covering 9.7 ha (24 acres), were laid out by the late Sir William Milner, 8th Baronet of Nun Appleton, from 1927 onwards. The garden is focussing ... 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