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Historic Houses in the UK, such as Godinton House & Gardens and Felbrigg Hall are listed below.
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Total of 305, showing 1 – 50 |
Godinton House & Gardens
Godinton Lane, Ashford
Godinton House & Gardens, described as `An ancient estate in a magnificent park with thrilling formal gardens now splendidly restored - one of Kent´s finest´ - The Times. Dating from the 14th century the house has been embellished by its many owners... more
Felbrigg Hall
Felbrigg, Norwich
Felbrigg Hall is one of the finest 17th century houses in East Anglia, with its original 18th century collection of furniture, mainly English and French, and one of the largest collections of Grand Tour paintings by a single artist. The outstanding... more
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
Normanby Hall Country Park & Farming Museum
Normanby Hall Country Park, Normanby, Scunthorpe
Normanby Hall is a splendid Regency Mansion designed by Sir Robert Smirke and built between 1812 and 1830. On display are examples of fine furniture and also costume galleries. The Farming Museum shows the history of farming and rural crafts during... more
Arbury Hall
Nuneaton
Arbury Hall, standing in the midst of rolling lawns, surrounded by many acres of beautiful parkland, seven miles from the centre of England has been the home of the Newdegate family since the 16th century. This lovely Elizabethan mansion house with... more
Holker Hall & Gardens
Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands
Holker Hall: This beautiful Victorian House, with it's 24 acres of formal and woodland gardens and 125 acres of deer park, is one of the treasures of the stunning South Lakes area. The warm 'lived in' atmosphere of the Hall continues to charm... more
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
Fenton House
Windmill Hill, Hampstead, London
Fenton House is a charming William and Mary Merchants´ House set in Hampstead. It has altered little over the years and contains fine collections of Georgian furniture, porcelain and needlework. The Benton Fletcher Collection of early keyboard... more
Claydon House
Middle Claydon, Buckingham
The architecture of Claydon House includes extravagant rococo and chinoiserie decoration, with a unique Chinese Room and parquetry Grand Staircase that is so precious no one is allowed to use it. The house was occupied by the Verney family for over... more
Blairquhan Castle
Straiton, Maybole
Blairquhan Castle was built for Sir David Hunter Blair, 3rd Baronet in 1821-24 by William Burn. This magnificent regency castellated mansion, home of the Hunter Blair family, is approached a 3 mile drive beside the River Girvan. Outdoor attractions... more
Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill
Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge
Anglesey Abbey dates from 1600 and was built on the site of a 12th century Augustinian Priory. Its life as a religious community came to an end in 1535 with Henry VIII´s dissolution of the monasteries. It houses a unique collection of over 750... more
Upton Cressett Hall
Bridgnorth
Upton Cressett Hall: Sixteenth century moated Elizabethan manor with turreted gatehouse set in remote and beautiful Shropshire countryside near market towns of Bridgnorth and Ludlow. Upton Cressett’s famous gatehouse, featuring original oak spiral... more
Ightham Mote
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks
Ightham Mote is a superb moated manor house dating from the early 14th century. It was bought in 1953 by American, Charles Robinson, who had first seen the house on a tour of Kent before the First World War. The main features of the house, which is... more
Goodwood House
Goodwood, Chichester
Goodwood House, home to the Dukes of Richmond for over 300 years, is open to the public for 60 days a year. The Regency State Apartments house some astonishing treasures including celebrated paintings by horse artist George Stubbs and Canaletto´s... more
Hanbury Hall & Gardens
School Road, Hanbury, Droitwich Spa
Hanbury Hall, in the William and Mary style, was completed in 1701. The staircase, leading from the dark panelled hall, has its walls covered with murals by Sir James Thornhill. In the dining room, which still has its original ceiling, the fireplace... more
Belsay Hall
Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne
Belsay Hall is situated in the centre of an estate that belonged to the Middleton family from the 13th century. Belsay Hall was designed by Sir Charles Monck in Greek Revival style, inspired by the architecture he saw on his year-long honeymoon in... more
Seaton Delaval Hall
Estate Office, Seaton Delaval
Seaton Delaval Hall: Admiral Delaval commissioned Sir John Vanbrugh to build the hall in 1718. The family originally came from France but came here with Duke William of Normandy in 1066. The Hall was damaged by fire in 1822, but successive... more
Buscot Park
Estate Office, Faringdon
Buscot Park is an 18th century house, housing the Faringdon Collection of fine paintings, including works by Rembrandt, Murillo, Reynolds, Rossetti and the famous Briar Rose series by Burne-Jones. Also important pieces of furniture by Adam, Thomas... more
Wilton House
The Estate Office, Wilton, Salisbury
Wilton House has been the ancestral home of the Earls of Pembroke for 450 years and was rebuilt, after a fire in 1647, by Inigo Jones and John Webb. There were further alterations by James Wyatt in 1801. The magnificent 17th century state rooms... more
Boughton House
Kettering
Boughton House, the Northamptonshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch is a Tudor manor house transformed into a vision of Louis XIV's Versailles. The house displays a staggering collection of fine art including paintings, furniture, porcelain, weapons,... more
Gilbert White's House & Garden and The Oates Collection
The Wakes, Selborne, Alton
Discover three fascinating stories about explorers of the Natural World…… Rev.Gilbert White, 18th century naturalist is remembered as the first ecologist and author of the world famous book The Natural History of Selborne. Explore his home which is... more
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Haddon Hall
Bakewell
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 family in 1703, and Haddon Hall is still owned by them today. Heavy oak panelling dominates... more
Upton House
Banbury
Upton House is an impressive mansion built in the 17th century on an earlier site, and was remodelled in the 1920s by the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, son of the founder of Shell Oil. He adapted the building to house his great collections. Amongst the... more
Culzean Castle & Country Park
Maybole
Culzean Castle, converted by Robert Adam from a fortified tower house into an elegant residence for David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis, between 1777 and 1792. It is on a cliff overlooking the estuary of the river Clyde. An exhibition shows the... more
Bantock House Museum & Park
Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton
Bantock House Museum is a restored Georgian farmhouse set in delightful formal gardens and surrounded by 43 acres of parkland. Permanent displays of exquisite locally made decorative arts, including japanned ware, enamels and steel jewellery, are... more
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
Chiswick House
Burlington Lane, London
Chiswick House, close to the centre of London is one of England´s finest Palladian villas, designed by the third Earl of Burlington and built between 1725 and 1729. It was inspired by the architecture of ancient Rome to be a fine setting to show off... more
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
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
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
Lanhydrock
Lanhydrock, Bodmin
Lanhydrock was originally a 17th century house which was almost totally destroyed in 1881 and is now one of the most fascinating late 19th century houses in England. Although the gatehouse and north wing survived, the rest of the house was rebuilt.... more
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
Chatsworth
Chatsworth, Bakewell
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 by Bess of Hardwick. The most magnificent rooms are on all three floors of the house, filled with... more
Calke Abbey
Ticknall, Derby
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 natural history collection, portraits and sporting pictures. The baroque state bed, with Chinese... more
Drumlanrig Castle, Gardens & Country Park
Thornhill
Drumlanrig Castle, the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT, was built between 1679 and 1691 by William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry. Local pink sandstone was used in its construction and it is built around a courtyard... more
Shaw House
Church Road, Shaw, Newbury
Shaw House was built in 1581 by Newbury clothier Thomas Dolman. This fine Elizabethan building has enjoyed a colourful past from a Duke’s country retreat to a school. It was recently restored through a £6million project and the stories and characters... more
Kelmscott Manor
Kelmscott, Lechlade
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 Kelmscott, near Lechlade. William Morris (designer, writer and socialist) chose it as his summer home,... more
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
Floors Castle
Roxburghe Estates Office, Kelso
Floors Castle, the largest inhabited castle in Scotland, is home to the Duke of Roxburghe. Designed and built by William Adam, it was begun in 1721 and transformed by Playfair in 1849 by adding domes and spires. The interiors are filled with... more
Kew Palace
33 Kew Green, Richmond upon Thames
Kew Palace: This intimate palace in the heart of Kew Gardens offers visitors a unique insight into royal family life. Kew Palce was the favourite family home of King George III, Queen Charlotte and some of their 15 children. Step into this tiny... more
Wightwick Manor
Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton
Wightwick Manor is a Victorian manor house, bought by Theodore Mander in 1887. The house is a wonderful example of the influence of William Morris and the Arts and Craft Movement. Inside most of the wallpaper, fabrics and furniture are by William... more
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
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
Eastnor Castle
Ledbury
Eastnor Castle, a `fairytale´ castle in medieval style, was designed in 1812 by John First Earl Somers. A 60ft high Hall leads to a series of state rooms and a Gothic Drawing Room. The Library is decorated in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The... more
Castle Drogo
Drewsteignton, Exeter
Castle Drogo was designed by Sir Edward Lutyens and built of granite in the early 20th century for millionaire Julius Drewe. The interior includes family portraits, oak fittings and furniture by Lutyens. The library and billiards room contain... more
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