Southside House provides an enchantingly eccentric backdrop to the lives and loves of generations of the Pennington Mellor Munthe families. Southside has associations ... read more
West Green House was built by General Henry Hawley around 1720. In the first half of the 20th century it was lived in by Evelyn, Dowager Duchess of Wellington through the ... read more
Walton Hall was built in the 1830s by Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet. He was a brewer and MP. The hall and its garden are since 1941 in the hands of the Warrington ... read more
Dyrham Park was built for William Blathwayt in different stages, during the 17th and early 18th century. The house contains a fine collection of European art works and ... read more
Weston Park is a 17th century house, surrounded by a 405 ha (1000 acres) park and gardens. The park was designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The house ... read more
Castle Coole, now property of the National Trust and open to the public, was build in the 1790s for the 1st Earl of Belmore. The estate has been the home of the ... read more
Clandeboye Estate (1674) is today the home to Lindy, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava. The House itself was build in 1801. The grounds and Courtyard are open to the public ... read more
Fyvie Castle, dating back to the 12th century, is since 1984 in the hands of the National Trust for Scotland. It contains opulent Edwardian interiors with antiquities, ... read more
Haddo House has been for over 500 years the seat of the Gordon family (later the Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen). Today, with its large art collection and beautiful ... read more
Glamis Castle has been the seat of the Lyon family from the 14th century until the present day. It has also been the childhood home of Her Majesty Queen ... read more
Inveraray Castle dates from the 18th century and has been the seat of the Dukes of Argyll, chiefs of the Clan Campell, up to the present day. The present Duke and Duchess ... read more
Kelburn Castle is thought to be the oldest castle in Scotland to have been continuously inhabited by the same family, the Earls of Glasgow. The grounds and gardens are ... read more
Fingask Castle dates back to 1594 and has been closely linked to the Threipland family during the last 400 years. It is best known for its garden, private and cultural ... 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
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
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
Belvoir Castle is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland. The Manners family have lived at Belvoir in an unbroken line for almost a thousand years. The Castle, with ... read more
Blenheim Palace, was built between 1705 and circa 1722 for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Ever since it has been the home of the Dukes of Marlborough. Blenheim ... read more
Burghley House dates back to the 16th century built for and still lived in by the Cecil family. The House, with its extensive, high quality art collection, its deer ... 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