Mellerstain House is currently the home of the 14th Earl of Haddington. The House, with its stunning interior decoration and art collections including works of Van Dyck, ... 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
Thirlestane Castle, dating back to the 16th century, is Family Home to the Duke of Lauderdale. Open to the public, it is one of the finest castles in Scotland and still ... read more
Traquair House has a long history dating back to the 12th century and has been for generations the seat of the Earls of Traquair. The grandfather of the current laird of ... read more
Culzean Castle, dating from the late 18th century, was built by Robert Adam for David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis. The castle and park, 260 ha (650 acres), now in the ... read more
House of the Binns, a fascinating laird’s house and built in 1612, has been the home of the Baronets of Dalyell for 400 years. Now in the hands of the National Trust ... read more
Hopetoun House is today owned by the Hopetoun House Preservation Trust, whereby the South wing is occupied as family home by the 4th Marquess of Linlithgow. The grounds ... read more
Bodrhyddan Hall, a 17th century house with Victorian extensions, has been the home of Lord Langford and his family for over 500 years. The House, containing an ... read more
Cardiff Castle's site dates back to Roman times, and is now a medieval castle and a fairy-tale Victorian Gothic revival mansion, build by the Marquesses of Bute ... read more
Fonmon Castle dates back to c1200 and it has only changed hands once. In 1656 it was bought by Colonel Philip Jones, a direct ancestor of Sir Brooke Boothby, the present ... read more
Gregynog Hall's site dates back to the 12th century, whereas the original mansion was rebuilt in the 1840s. Surrounded by beautiful gardens and 300 ha (750 ... read more
Gwydir Castle is one of the finest Tudor houses in Wales and was formerly the ancestral home of the powerful Wynn family. Owned, since 1994, by Peter Welford and his ... read more
Picton Castle was built at the end of the 13th century and came later (15th century) into the hands of the Philipps family, who still inhabit it today. Run by the ... read more
Plas Cadnant is a 50 ha (200 acres) historic 900 year country estate with a Geogean House dating from 1803 and gardens from the same period. After restorations ... read more
Plas Newydd dating back to 1470, is the former country seat of the Marquesses of Anglesey. Since 1976 it is owned by the National Trust and houses also a military museum, ... read more
Plas Brondanw dates back to c1550. Sir Clough Williams-Ellis was given run-down Plas Brondanw by his father in 1902. He created over the years a unique and ... read more
Stradey Castle, surrounded by a 730 ha (1800 acres) estate, including woodland gardens and parkland, has been home to the Mansel Lewis family since it was built in the ... read more
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a historic country house with a museum and Art Gallery, housing an important collection of paintings, drawings and watercolours. read more
Acton Court dates back to the 14th century. Heavily neglected, practically only the East Wing survived and has been restored recently. The House is open in July-August by ... read more
Adlington Hall and the previous buildings on the same site, has been the home of the Legh family since the early 14th century. The House and Gardens are open to the ... read more