Valentines Mansion dates back to around 1696, when it was built for Elizabeth Tillotson and her family, after the death of her husband, the Archbishop of ... read more
Stephens House & Gardens was the work of Henry 'Inky' Stephens (1841 – 1918), heir of the Stephens Ink Company, MP for Hornsey and Finchley, who was also ... read more
Headstone Manor & Harrow Museum was founded in 1986 as a local history museum for the London Borough of Harrow and located in the historic buildings and the 20 ha ... read more
The Founding Museum tells the history of the Foundling Hospital, which continues today as the children's charity Coram. Today the museum houses two important ... read more
Forty Hall, set on the site of the Former Elsyng Palace, which belonged to Henry VIII and was also a childhood residence of Elizabeth I and Edward IV, features a ... read more
Aston Hall is a magnificent seventeenth century red-brick Jacobean mansion situated in a picturesque public park on the north side of Birmingham. Built between 1618 and ... read more
Burncoose House is the oldest part of the Caerhays estate, and is a luxurious Georgian Country House. It is available for TV, Film & Photo shooting, corporate and ... read more
Houghton Lodge is an 18th century Cottage Orné (Rural Retreat), overlooking the River Test. It is for over 100 years home to the Busk family. It is surrounded by 5.7 ha ... read more
Hoveton Hall, not open to the public, was built between 1809 and 1812, and designed by Humphry Repton, the famous architect and landscape designer. It is owned by ... 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
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
Stockton Bury Gardens is a charming working farm with a 1.6 ha (4 acres) garden, created by Raymond Treasure and Gordon Fenn. The farm has been in the Treasure family ... read more
Stoke Park Pavilions are two 17th century pavilions and a colonnade, remaining from one the very first neo-classical buildings in Britain, designed by Inigo Jones. The ... read more
Nymans, since 1953 in the hands of the National Trust, was the country retreat for three generations of the Messel family. The house itself was destroyed by a fire in 1947 ... read more
Borde Hill is an impressive Elizabethan house with a historically important garden. The estate included a 7 ha (17 acres) garden with rare plants, shrubs and trees, 81 ha ... read more
Norton Priory, today a museum, consists of the remains of a priory from the 12th to the 16th centuries, a 1.2 ha (3 acres) walled garden and an 18th century Georgian ... read more
Badminton House became in the hands of the Somerset family in 1612, and is the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort up to the present day. The Dukedom was created by Charles ... read more
Owlpen Manor, a Tudor house, was built and rebuilt between 1450 and 1616, but the site dates back to the 9th century and to the de Olepenne family in 1174. It was sold ... read more
Hatfield House, a perfect example of Jacobean architecture, was constructed for Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salesbury, and has been the seat of the Cecil family ever ... read more
Sutton Park was built in the 18th century by the architect Thomas Atkinson, and is now the family home of Sir Reginald, the 8th Baronet Sheffield and his wife, Lady ... read more
