Historic Houses in Hampshire

Avington Park

Winchester

Avington Park is a Palladian mansion standing in its own parkland overlooking the River Itchen. The state rooms on show include a beautifully painted main hall, the ballroom with magnificent gold plasterwork ceiling and the painted panels in the... more

Hinton Ampner

Bramdean, Alresford

Hinton Ampner house was completely destroyed by fire in 1960, along with Ralph Dutton´s collections of fine English furniture and Italian paintings. Rather than abandon the ruin, he set about building a new house. The furniture is mostly French and... more

Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate

Mottisfont, Romsey

Mottisfont Abbey is a 12th century Augustinian priory which was converted into a private house after the Dissolution of the Monasteries and still contains the spring or `font´ from which its name is derived, and the cellarium from the old priory. The... 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

Stansted Park

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

The Vyne

Sherborne St John, Basingstoke

The Vyne was built in the 16th century for Lord Sandys, Henry VIII´s Lord Chamberlain. The masterpiece of the building is the central staircase by John Chute, with its fluted columns, all decorated in blue and white. In the rooms is a wealth of old... more

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

Palace House & Beaulieu Abbey

John Montagu Building, Beaulieu

Palace House, once the Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey, is the family home of Lord Montagu since 1538. The house contains splendid rooms full of fine portraits, pictures, furniture, photographs and many treasures collected by past generations from... more

Breamore House & Countryside Museum

Breamore, Fordingbridge

Breamore House is set above the village of Breamore on the edge of the New Forest and was completed in 1583 by the Dodington family. It was purchased in the early 18th century by Sir Edward Hulse, Physician in Ordinary at the Court of Queen Anne,... more