Dunham Masey Hall dates back to the 17th century when it was built for the Earls of Warrington. By inheritance it has been owned the Earls of Stamford until 1976, at ... read more
Dumfries House, set in 800 ha (2,000 acres), is housing an unrivalled collection of Chippendale furniture and other 18th century artefacts, has been saved by the ... read more
Drumlanrig Castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Quennsberry, and was constructed between 1679 and 1689. With its extraordinary art collections ... read more
Drum Castle has been the seat of the Irvine family from 1323 until 1975, when it was taken over by the National Trust for Scotland. It is one of the oldest tower houses ... read more
Downhill Demesne is housing the ruins of the impressive 18th-century mansion of an eccentric Earl Bishop, surrounded by a wild garden. The circular Mussenden Temple still ... read more
Dorney Court dates back to 1086. It was acquired in 1542 by Sir William Garrard, later Lord Mayor of London. He was an ancestor of the Palmer family, the owners and ... read more
Dorfold Hall is a beautiful Jacobean house, built between 1616-1621. Still a private family home, the House and gardens are open from April to October. read more
Doddington Hall, as it presents today, was built in 1595-1600 by Thomas Tailor and has passed through the generations up to the present owners, Claire and James Birch. ... 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
Deene Park is, since 1514, the seat of the Brudenell family. The House, with its family collections, is partly open to the public on House Open Days. The beautiful ... read more
Dean's Court dates very early back to 705 AD, being part of Saxon monastery of Wimcombe. In 1548 the estate (1,600 ha/4,000 acres) was acquired by John Hanham, MP, ... 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
Dalmeny House, the first Tudor Revival style house built in Scotland, is the home of the 7th Earl and Countess of Rosebery. Although a private house, it is open to the ... read more
Dalkeith Park, is surrounding Dalkeith Palace and has been in the Buccleuch family for over 300 years. However the family hasn't used it as their residence since ... read more
Culross Palace & Garden. Named also the 'Great Lodging' of Culross, the palace is situated in Culross Village, and managed by the National Trust for ... read more
Crom Castle is owned since 1609 by the Creighton (later Crichton) family, Earls of Erne. The estate is managed by the National Trust. read more
Cragside House was built in 1870 for William Amstrong, 1st Baron Amstrong. He was an engineer and founder of the Amstrong Whitworth. The house was designed by Norman Shaw, ... read more
Cottesbrooke Hall, an example of Queen Anne architecture, is the family home of the Macdonald-Buchanans. The House, with its fine collections, such as the Woolavington ... read more
Cothay Manor dates back to the 14th century and is surrounded by a 4.9 ha (12 acres) garden laid out in the 1920s. The house is privately owned and inhabited ... read more
Coombe Abbey was founded as a Cistercian Abbey in the 12th century. Today it is a beautiful hotel surrounded by 202 ha (500 acres) of gardens, parkland and a lake. The ... read more