Sulgrave Manor was built in 1539 by Lawerence Washington, ancestor to George Washington. Some additions were made in the 18th century. Since 1921 it is in the care of the ... read more
Chastleton House was built between 1607 and 1612, and stayed in the same family (Jones and Whitmore-Jones) until 1991, when it was acquired by the National Trust ... read more
Oxford Botanic Garden was founded in 1642 at the oldest University of the UK. It has always been considered as a world class institution. The University acquired the 53 ha ... read more
Broughton Grange is a large private garden with Victorian origins. It is a mixture of traditional planting, contemporary planting and contemporary features. read more
Rousham House has been in the hands of the Dormer-Cottrell family since it was built in 1635 by Sir Robert Dormer. The house, remodelled in the 18th century by William ... read more
Moseley Old Hall is an Elizabethan house where Charles II was hiding from Cromwell's troops, during his escape to France, after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The ... read more
Biddulph Grange Garden is a Victorian 6.1 ha (15 acres) garden, designed by its owner James Bateman, horticulturist and landowner, with the help of the artist Edward ... read more
Trentham Estate has been the Staffordshire seat of the Dukes of Sutherland. The house, today in ruin, dates from 1833–42, and was designed by Charles Barry, the ... read more
Dorothy Clive Garden was created in 1940 by Colonel Harry Clive in order to provide his wife Dorothy with 'a series of interesting walks', in order to support ... read more
Birmingham Botanical Gardens were founded in 1829 by J.C. Loudon, the historic garden designer, horticultural journalist and publisher. The gardens are covering 6 ha (15 ... 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
Cambridge University Botanic Garden was designed in 1845, but updated during the 20th century, in order to reflect the horticultural and scientific developments of the ... 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
Plant World Gardens were created in 1985 by Ray Brown, with the idea behind to lay out a map of the world with the corresponding flora. Today the matured garden gives ... read more
University of Exeter Grounds & Gardens data back to the 19th century when the grounds of Reed (then Streatham Hall) were laid out for Richard Thornton West, an East ... read more