Historic Houses in the UK

St Martins, 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... more

Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire  
Calke Abbey is a baroque mansion, built in the early 18th century for Sir John Harpur, has stood still since the 1920s. It contains the family´s... more

Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire  
The home of the Devonshire family, Chatsworth is one of the treasure houses of England, set in the Peak District National Park, and built in 1552... more

Bakewell, Derbyshire  
Haddon Hall is a magnificent Medieval and Tudor manor house which has changed little since Tudor times. The Dukedom of Rutland was conferred on the Manners... more

Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire  
Designed by Robert Smythson for Bess of Hardwick, Hardwick Hall is one of the greatest Elizabethan houses, surviving almost unchanged. The Hall contains one of Europe´s... more

Derby, Derbyshire  
Kedleston Hall is a classical Palladian mansion built in the mid-18th century for the Curzon family. The house has the most complete sequence of Robert Adam... more

Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire  
Sudbury Hall is a most individual late 17th century house with rich interior decoration. The Great Staircase is one of the most elaborate in England and... more

Tissington, Ashbourne, Derbyshire  
Tissington Hall was built in the 17th century and lived in by the FitzHerbert family for 500 years, Tissington Hall is a fine specimen of its... more

Chavenage, Tetbury, Gloucestershire  
Chavenage is an Elizabethan house of mellow grey Cotswold stone that has remained virtually unchanged for 400 years. Only two families have owned Chavenage and it... more

Kelmscott, Lechlade, Gloucestershire  
Kelmscott Manor is a Grade I listed Tudor farmhouse adjacent to the River Thames, dating from 1570 and situated on the edge of the village of... more

Uley, Gloucestershire  
Owlpen Manor is a Tudor manor house dating from 1450 to 1616 with 18th century improvements. Set in the heart of the Cotswold Hills it boasts... more

Rodmarton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire  
Rodmarton Manor is one of the last country houses to be built and furnished by hand between 1909 and 1929, using local stone, timber and local... more

Sezincote, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire  
Sezincote is a unique and extraordinary Indian House set amidst the Cotswold Hills. The architecture is in the Mogul style of Rajasthan, with a central dome,... more

Snowshill, Broadway, Gloucestershire  
Set in the Cotswolds, Snowshill Manor House was extended in Elizabethan times by adding a floor above the hall. It contains Charles Paget Wade´s extraordinary collection... more

Leominster, Herefordshire  
Berrington Hall is an elegant Henry Holland house built in the late 18th century and is set in parkland designed by Capability Brown. The rather plain... more

Lutterworth, Leicestershire  
Stanford Hall, built in the 1690s for Sir Roger Cave, is still home to his descendants. The panelled library contains many historical documents and a family... more

Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire  
Belton House was built in the 17th century and is a crowning achievement of Restoration architecture. The stunning interiors contain exceptionally fine plasterwork and woodcarving, as... more

Stamford, Lincolnshire  
Burghley House, built in the late 16th century was the home of the Cecil family for over 400 years. The interior was remodelled in the late... more

Doddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire  
Doddington Hall stands today in its walled courtyard as it was built in 1600 and has been occupied for over 400 years and is still a... more

Gunby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire  
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... more