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Historic Houses in the UK, such as The Hill House and Blenheim Palace are listed below.

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The Hill House

Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh

The Hill House is one of the finest of Charles Rennie Mackintosh´s domestic creations, sitting high above the Clyde commanding fine views of the river estuary. It was commissioned in 1902 by Walter Blackie, who wanted an individual house and garden.... more

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Blenheim Palace

Woodstock, Oxford

It hardly seems fair that the gorgeous Oxfordshire village of Woodstock, which has charms enough, should also be the home of the mighty baroque masterpiece that is Blenheim Palace. Birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and with a rich history even... more

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Ickworth House, Park & Gardens

The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds

Ickworth House was created by the eccentric Earl of Bristol, with its central rotunda and curved corridors, to house his superb collection of paintings by Titian, Gainsborough, Reynolds and Velasquez, and a magnificent Georgian silver collection. In... more

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Buckingham Palace

London

Buckingham Palace was built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham and was made the royal family´s principal residence by Queen Victoria in 1837. It is now the official London residence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and serves as both home and... more

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Montacute House

Montacute, Yeovil

Montacute House is an Elizabethan house adorned with elegant chimneys, carved parapets, heraldic glass and other Renaissance features. The magnificent state rooms include the Long Gallery which is the largest of its type in Britain, and is full of... more

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Hever Castle & Gardens

Edenbridge

Hever Castle, a romantic 13th century moated castle, was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII´s second wife - inside there are prayer books signed and inscribed by Anne Boleyn. In 1903 the estate was bought by American William Waldorf Astor,... more

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Carlyle´s House

National Trust, 24 Cheyne Row, London

Carlyle´s House, a Chelsea Queen Anne house was the home of historian, social writer, ethical thinker and powerful public speaker Thomas Carlyle from 1834 until his death in 1881. The skilful Scottish home making of his wife Jane is much in evidence.... more

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Killerton House

Broadclyst, Exeter

Killerton House was rebuilt in 1778 for the Acland family, to the design of John Johnson. Alterations to the original house were made later, which included, a rear extension and new side entrance. It houses the Paulise de Bush collection of 18th to... more

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Dunster Castle

Dunster, Minehead

Originally built in Norman times, Dunster Castle was remodelled in the late 19th century for the Luttrell family, who lived here for 600 years. Only the 13th century gatehouse has survived from the original building. During the civil war soldiers... more

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Melford Hall

Long Melford, Sudbury

Melford Hall is one of East Anglia´s most celebrated Elizabethan houses that has changed little since 1578, and has been the home of the Hyde Parker family since 1786. The original panelling is still in the banqueting hall, which is filled with... more

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Apsley House

149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London

Also known by the rather grand address of Number 1, London, Apsley House is an art lover’s paradise. The house, the ancestral home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1815, is stuffed to the gills with masterpieces, among them some of the finest... more

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Peckover House and Garden

North Brink, Wisbech

Peckover House and Garden, facing the River Nene built in 1722. This merchant´s town house is renowned for its fine plaster and wood rococo decoration and also displays on the Quaker banking family who owned it. It houses an interesting collection of... more

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Glamis Castle

Glamis

Drive along the mile-long avenue of trees on the Glamis Castle estate and you’ll spot the brooding turrets of this royal residence peeping through the foliage. The castle is the home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and has been a royal... more

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Kingston Bagpuize House

Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon

Kingston Bagpuize House is a beautiful 1660s manor house, remodelled in the early 1770s. The drawing room was once the entrance hall, which is now at the rear of the house. The cantilevered staircase, of pine and oak, is its finest internal feature,... more

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Penrhyn Castle

Bangor

Penrhyn Castle is a massive 19th century neo-Norman castle, built for the wealthy Pennant family. It is crammed with fascinating things including a one-ton slate bed made for Queen Victoria. It houses one of the best art collections in Wales,... more

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Newburgh Priory

Coxwold

Newburgh Priory is a large and imposing house near Coxwold, North Yorkshire. Standing on the site of an Augustinian priory, founded in 1145, it is a fine stately home in a superb setting with breathtaking views to the Kilburn White Horse in the... more

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Hutton-In-The-Forest

Penrith

The historic house at Hutton-In-The-Forest is based on a medieval pele tower, with substantial additions in 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Entrance is through the medieval Stone Hall, hung with a variety of weapons. The new hall has a Cupid... more

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Dudmaston

Quatt, Bridgnorth

Dudmaston is a late 17th century house, which has been in continuous family ownership from the 12th to the 20th century. The entrance hall is darkly panelled with a portrait of Jack the Fool. The family rooms contain fine furniture, Dutch oil... more

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Canons Ashby House

Canons Ashby, Daventry

Home of the Dryden family, Canons Ashby House was built in the mid-16th century and has survived more or less unaltered since 1710. The house had no heating or plumbing even for the visit of Queen Mary in 1937. The interior contains murals and... more

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Muncaster Castle

Ravenglass

Muncaster Castle, home of the Pennington family since 1208, is probably built on Roman foundations. Anthony Salvin remodelled the Castle in the 1860s. The Great Hall is filled with paintings and heraldic windows, and the Octagonal Library rises to a... more

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Eltham Palace

Courtyard, Eltham, London

Eltham Palace, completed in 1936, is the only English Art Deco house open to the public, and is an eclectic mix of high style French influenced Art Deco. The bathroom is gold leaf and onyx, and throughout the house are veneered walls and built-in... more

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Rockingham Castle

Market Harborough

Rockingham Castle was built by William the Conqueror and was regularly used by the early Kings of England until it was granted to Edward Watson in the 16th century, whose ancestors still live there. It is a Tudor building within Norman walls, but... more

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Moseley Old Hall

Moseley Old Hall Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton

Moseley Old Hall is an Elizabethan timberwork house, built in 1600 by Henry Pitt, it was clad in red brick in 1870. It is famous for its association with Charles 11, who hid here after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The hiding place he used and... more

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Hill of Tarvit Mansion House

Cupar

Hill of Tarvit Mansion House, originally the site of the 17th century Wemyss Hall, was completely remodelled by Robert Lorimer for Frederick Sharp, in 1906. All the rooms have been designed in a certain style, with matching furniture and paintings.... more

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West Wycombe Park

West Wycombe

The house at West Wycombe Park is among the most theatrical and Italianate in England, its facades formed as classical temples. It is the home of the Hell-Fire Club and was created by Sir Francis Dashwood. The interior has Palmyrene ceilings and... more

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Belmont

Belmont Park, Throwley, Faversham

Belmont House has remained the seat of successive Lords Harris from 1801 until 1995. The house contains family mementoes, fine paintings, furniture and the finest private collection of clocks in the country. There is also a unique collection of... more

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Sausmarez Manor

St Martin, Guernsey

Sausmarez Manor is an historic house lived in by descendents of Seigneurs going back to the early 13th century. Over the generations the family have been explorers, diplomats, admirals and generals who have all left their mark. The facade was built... more

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Chenies Manor House

Chenies

Chenies Manor, a Grade I listed building, was formally known as Chenies Palace. This semi-fortified brick manor house was visited on numerous occasions by Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I and their courts. In the centre of the house is an unusual... more

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Parham House & Gardens

Parham Park, Storrington, Pulborough

Parham House: This beautiful Elizabethan house is set in the heart of a medieval deer park at the foot of the South Downs. The foundation stone was laid in 1577 by the two year old Thomas Palmer. It is reputed Queen Elizabeth dined at Parham in 1593... more

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Penshurst Place & Gardens

Penshurst, Tonbridge

Penshurst Place is one of Kent´s loveliest historic houses with family history going back to the 14th century. The oldest part of the house is the Baron´s Hall, built in 1341 with its chestnut beamed roof. A series of Staterooms contain a wonderful... more

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Shugborough

Millford, Stafford

Shugborough is the ancestral home of the 5th Earl of Lichfield, who as Patrick Lichfield is known worldwide as a leading photographer and part of the house is still lived in by the Earl and his family. The 18th century house contains a fine... more

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Abbotsford

Melrose

Abbotsford in the Scottish borders is the dramatic creation of Sir Walter Scott and from the deeply impressive baronial grand entrance hall to the glorious formal gardens, it’s a work of fabulous fantasy. Stroll through the armoury stacked with... more

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Hatfield House

Hatfield

Hatfield House - Visit this stunning Jacobean house within its own Park and see the surviving wing of the Tudor Royal Palace, where Elizabeth I spent much of her childhood. Home of the Cecil family for 400 years, the house is steeped in Elizabethan... more

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Gunby Hall

Gunby, Spilsby

Gunby Hall is a fine red brick house, dating from 1700 and extended in the 1870s, is situated in one of England´s most remote corners. Many of the rooms are panelled and there is a beautiful oak staircase. The house contains collections of family... more

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Attingham Park

Shrewsbury

Attingham Park is an elegant Georgian mansion, built in 1785 for the 1st Lord Bewick, is one of the great houses of the Midlands. The magnificent Regency interiors contain collections of ambassadorial silver and Italian furniture. The purpose built... more

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Renishaw Hall

Renishaw Hall, Renishaw Park, Eckington, Sheffield

Home to the Sitwell family for 400 years. Renishaw is still very much a family home which adds to its unique atmosphere. Tours every Friday at 2.30pm in season enabling you to see some of the spectacular collections of art and furniture acquired by... more

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The Bishop´s Palace and Gardens

Wells

The Bishop´s Palace and Gardens lies in the heart of Wells, within very easy access of the market place and cathedral. Enter the moated and fortified grounds from the gatehouse and discover the splendour of the beautiful medieval Palace. Behind the... more

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Highclere Castle

Highclere, Newbury

Highclere Castle is the ancestral home of the Earls of Carnarvon. In the 1830s the 3rd Earl commissioned Sir Charles Barry to transform the original Georgian house into this soaring pinnacled mansion. The splendid State Rooms are rich in treasures... more

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Fitzroy House

37 Fitzroy Street, London

Set in the heart of Fitzrovia, famed for its writers and artists, Fitzroy House was built in 1791 shortly after development was undertaken of this area. The original interior and current exterior imitate the designs of Robert Adam, celebtated... more

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Sledmere House

Sledmere, Driffield

Sledmere House is a fine 18th century Georgian House designed and built by Sir Christopher Sykes, set in a Capability Brown inspired landscape, with award winning rose garden and parterre. Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton and French furniture,... more

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Hampton Court Palace

East Molesey

Hampton Court Palace: The flamboyant Henry VIII is most associated with this majestic palace, which he extended and developed in grand style after acquiring it from Cardinal Wolsey in the 1520s. He lavished money on fabulous tapestries and paintings,... more

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Stansted Park

Rowland's Castle

Stansted Park is a real Upstairs-Downstairs Edwardian Country House in the forest. It is a great destination and a special event venue all year round. The state rooms are furnished as if the Earl was still at home, and the amazing servants’ quarters... more

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Clarence House

St James's Palace, London

Clarence House was built in the early 19th century by John Nash for William IV, it is now the official residence of HRH The Prince of Wales. It was the London home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The arrangement of the rooms with... more

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Hopetoun House

South Queensferry

Sometimes, when the weather’s crisp and bright and clear, there’s nothing more comfortingly British than to pull on your boots, wrap up warm and head out for a cheek-reddening walk around a country estate. And there can’t be many places to beat... more

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Clevedon Court

Tickenham Road, Clevedon

Clevedon Court is an outstanding 14th century manor house with parts of a massive 13th century Tower and Great Hall and much of the original building still evident. It has been home to the Elton Family since 1709. A large amount of the interior was... more

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Sudeley Castle & Gardens

Winchcombe

Once the property of King Ethelred the Unready and home to Queen Katherine Parr it has Royal connections spanning thousands of years. The castle was acquired in 1837 by the Dent Brothers, and Sir Gilbert Scott was commissioned for the restoration.... more

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Godolphin House

Godolphin Cross, Helston

Godolphin House, a privately owned Tudor and Stuart Grade I mansion was begun in the 14th century, with additions made in later centuries - by the end of the 17th century there were over 100 rooms. The Godolphin family wealth came from the tin... more

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Cottesbrooke Hall

Cottesbrooke, Northampton

Cottesbrooke Hall is a magnificent Queen Anne house dating from 1702 set in delightful rural Northamptonshire. Reputed to be the pattern for Jane Austen´s `Mansfield Park´. The Woolavington Collection of sporting pictures at Cottesbrooke is possibly... more

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Capesthorne Hall

Siddington, Macclesfield

Capesthorne Hall has been the home of the Bromley-Davenport family since Domesday times. After a disastrous fire, the hall was rebuilt in Victorian times around the core of an 18th century house, in grand Jacobean revival style. There are towers,... more

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Blickling Hall

Blickling, Norwich

Blickling Hall, built in the 17th century, is one of England´s great Jacobean houses. It is famed for its spectacular long gallery and collection of fine furniture, plasterwork ceilings, pictures and tapestries set in magnificent State Rooms. The... more

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