Historic Houses in South West England


Historic Houses in South West England are listed below. South West England is a mixture of beautiful countryside, stunning coastal paths and much more. Unwind with a relaxing walk across the moors or take a trip on a narrowboat in Wiltshire. The region has a range of accommodaiton to suit all tastes from boutique hotels to B&Bs, ideal for short breaks or relaxing holidays.



 

Clevedon Court

Clevedon Court

Tickenham Road, Clevedon, Bath & Northeast Somerset  
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... more


No 1 Royal Crescent

No 1 Royal Crescent

Bath, Bath & Northeast Somerset  
Number One Royal Crescent was the first house to be built in John Wood´s masterpiece of Palladian architecture. The magnificently restored town house creates a wonderfully... more


Tyntesfield

Tyntesfield

Wraxall, Bath & Northeast Somerset  
Tyntesfield is a spectacular Victorian country house, remodelled by John Norton in 1864 for William Gibbs. It is an extraordinary Gothic Revival, with extravagant towers and... more


Antony

Antony

Torpoint, Plymouth, Cornwall  
Antony has been the home of the Carew family for almost 600 years. The house is faced in Pentewan stone and flanked by colonnaded wings of... more


Cotehele

Cotehele

St Dominick, Saltash, Cornwall  
Set in the heart of this riverside estate, Cotehele was mainly built between 1485 and 1627 and was the home of the Edgcumbe family for centuries.... more


Godolphin House

Godolphin House

Godolphin Cross, Helston, Cornwall  
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... more


Lanhydrock

Lanhydrock

Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Cornwall  
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... more


Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park

Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park

Cremyll, Torpoint, Cornwall  
Mount Edgcumbe was built by Sir Richard Edgcumbe of Cotehele in his deer park in 1547-53. The house was destroyed in 1941 during the Blitz on... more


Pencarrow

Pencarrow

Bodmin, Cornwall  
Pencarrow is an historic Georgian house still owned and lived in by the Molesworth-St Aubyn family. Collections include paintings, furniture and porcelain.... more


Prideaux Place

Prideaux Place

Padstow, Cornwall  
Prideaux Place, situated above the port of Padstow, has been the home of the Prideaux-Brune family for over 400 years. It is a mixture of Elizabethan,... more


St Michael´s Mount

St Michael´s Mount

Marazion, Penzance, Cornwall  
St Michael´s Mount can be approached by a causeway at low tide and ferry at high tide, was originally the site of a Benedictine priory dating... more


Trerice

Trerice

Kestle Mill, Newquay, Cornwall  
Trerice is a small Elizabethan manor house in a secluded setting. The highlight of the interior is the magnificient great chamber with its barrel ceiling. It... more


A La Ronde

A La Ronde

Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon  
A La Ronde is a unique 16-sided house, built on the instructions of cousins Jane and Mary Parminter, on their return from Europe in the late... more


Arlington Court

Arlington Court

Arlington, Barnstaple, Devon  
Arlington Court was the home of Miss Rosalie Chichester for 84 years until 1949, and the house is crowded with treasures amassed on her travels. The... more


Buckland Abbey

Buckland Abbey

Yelverton, Devon  
Buckland Abbey was originally a small but influential 13th century Cistercian monastery and the former home of Sir Francis Drake. It contains interesting memorabilia of his... more


Castle Drogo

Castle Drogo

Drewsteignton, Exeter, Devon  
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,... more


Hartland Abbey

Hartland Abbey

Hartland, Bideford, Devon  
Hartland Abbey was built 1157, and was remodelled in Gothic style in the 18th century. It was given by Henry VIII to the Sergeant of his... more


Killerton House

Killerton House

Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon  
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,... more


Knightshayes Court

Knightshayes Court

Bolham, Tiverton, Devon  
Knightshayes Court, designed by William Burges, is a gothic Victorian building dating from 1869, and a rare survival of his work. The house is entered under... more


Saltram House

Saltram House

Plympton, Plymouth, Devon  
Saltram House is a remarkable Georgian mansion that features some of Robert Adam´s finest rooms. There are exquisite plasterwork ceilings and some rooms are decorated with... more





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