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
Anglesey Abbey is set on the grounds of a former priory, dating back to the 11th century. The mansion goes back to 1538. In 1926 it was bought by the wealthy 1st Lord ... read more
Chippenham Park is a privately owned estate, created the very end of the 17th century by Admiral Lord Russell with permission from William III. It is surrounded by 121 ha ... read more
Wimpole Hall dates back to the 11th century but the present house was completed in 1650. Wimpole has known many aristocratic owners. Its last private owners, Captain ... read more
Arlington Court estate, covering today 1,417 ha (3.500 acres), has been in the hands of the Chichester family for over five hundred years, before it was donated to the ... read more
Coleton Fishacre was built in the 1920s as a country retreat for Sir Rupert and Lady D'Oyly Carte. The house, with its Art Deco elegance and Jazz Age atmosphere, is ... read more
Greenway, a 18th century house, has been the holiday home of the world famous author, Dame Agatha Christie. She and her husband, the archeologist Max Mallowan, bought ... read more
Knightshayes Court is a 19th century house in Gothic Revival style, and built for Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Baronet. His family has got wealthy by the lace-making ... 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
Saltram House, a Georgian house, was home to the Parker family (Barons and Earls of Morley) from 1743 to 1951, when it became in public hands in lieu of death duties. The ... read more
Buckland Abbey dates from 1278 as a Cistercian abbey and was afterwards the home of Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake, whose collateral descendants lived there ... 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
Castle Drogo & Garden was the last castle to be built in England. It was constructed between 1911 and 1930, for Julius Drewe, the founder of Home and Colonial Stores. ... read more
Audley End House is a large early 17th century house, and was longtime the seat of the Barons Braybrooke. In 1948 it was sold to the predecessor of English Heritage, ... read more
Easton Lodge has become famous for its owner Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (1861 – 1938), the well known socialite of her time and mistress to King Edward VII. ... read more
Berrington Hall is an elegant Georgian mansion, surrounded by park and gardens, designed by the famous Lancelot 'Capability' Brown’. It was his last ... read more
Brobury House is a Victorian house, built in 1881, which is since 2001 in the hands of Keith and Pru Cartright. They carefully renovated the house and its 3.2 ha (8 ... 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
Croft Castle's first building on the site dates back to the 11th century and the castle since then is closely linked with the Croft family and Croft baronets. The ... read more
Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan and 17th century house, partly roofless. However the state rooms and Great Hall remain intact, refitted and redecorated according to 17th- and ... read more