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Historic Houses Preston
Historic Houses in or near Preston, such as Hoghton Tower and Rufford Old Hall are listed below. Preston city is situated in the heart of Lancashire and is surrounded by beautiful cuontryside and historic sites. Preston is referred to in the Domesday Book and today offers every modern facility for the visitor from excellent shops, restaurants, bars, a vibrant nightlife and an array of accommodation options.
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Hoghton Tower
Hoghton, Preston 5.6 miles away
Hoghton Tower is quite simply unique, the perfect location for an eventful day or evening out. Enjoy the magnificent views from the ramparts or discover the trail around the gardens. One of the finest Renaissance buildings in England including State... more
Rufford Old Hall
Rufford, Ormskirk 9.8 miles away
Rufford Old Hall is one of Lancashire´s finest 16th century buildings, famed for its Great Hall with an intricately carved moveable wooden screen and dramatic hammerbeam roof. On display are a collection of arms and armour from various European... more
Lytham Hall
Ballam Road, Lytham St Annes 10.6 miles away
Lytham Hall is a Grade I listed manor and is widely believed to be the finest Georgian house in the North West of England. The present House was designed by John Carr of York and the Main Hall displays his work at its best.... more
Gawthorpe Hall
Padiham, Burnley 16.8 miles away
Gawthorpe Hall was built in the early 17th century for Sir Richard Shuttleworth although the family owned the estate for 200 years before. Much of the original plasterwork remains and the long gallery is hung with early 17th century portraits. Many... more
Heaton Hall
Heaton Park, Prestwich, Manchester 23.9 miles away
Heaton Hall is a Grade 1 listed 18th century country house set in the middle of Heaton Park. The principal rooms have been gradually restored with appropriate furnishings.... more
Leighton Hall
Carnforth 27.8 miles away
Award winning Leighton Hall is the lived-in house of the famous furniture making Gillow dynasty. A visit to Leighton is an opportunity to unravel the fascinating past of this ancient, Lancashire family and wander through the spectacular grounds and... more
Sudley House
Mossley Hill Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool 28.2 miles away
Sudley House is the former home of Victorian ship builder George Holt, housing his personal collection of 18th and 19th century British art, and still in its original setting. A charming gallery displays works by Turner, Gainsborough, Lord Leighton... more
Dunham Massey Hall, Park & Garden
The National Trust, Dunham Massey Hall, Altrincham 29.1 miles away
Dunham Massey Hall was originally an early Georgian house, which was extensively re-worked in the early 20th century. The result is one of the most sumptuous Edwardian interiors housing exceptional collections that include Huguenot silver, paintings... more
Speke Hall, Garden and Estate
The Walk, Liverpool 30.3 miles away
Speke Hall is a half-timbered house with a moat dating from 16th century, with the inside spanning many periods. The Great Hall and priest hole are Tudor while the Oak Parlour and smaller rooms are Victorian. This rambling house has an interesting... more
Skipton Castle
Skipton 31.2 miles away
Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and well preserved medieval castles in England, and withstood a three year siege by the Roundheads during the Civil War. Oliver Cromwell ordered the roofs to be removed in 1645, but these were allowed to be... more
Holker Hall & Gardens
Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands 31.5 miles away
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
Arley Hall & Gardens
Arley, Northwich 31.6 miles away
Arley Hall is one of the most interesting and attractive stateley homes in the North West. The elaborate ceilings and oak panelling, impressive fireplaces, intricate stained glass and beautiful contents are not the only features which make Arley Hall... more
Tatton Park
Knutsford 32.6 miles away
One of the most complete historic estates, Tatton Park was rebuilt in the late 18th century by Samuel Wyatt. The collections include family portraits, paintings, books, china, glass, silver and Egerton furniture specially commissioned from Gillow.... more
Levens Hall
Kendal 34.3 miles away
Levens Hall is an Elizabethan mansion, built around a 13th century Pele tower, converted into a gentleman´s residence and home of the Bagot family, containing fine panelling, plasterwork and period furniture. Also paintings by Rubens, Lely and Cuyp... more
East Riddlesden Hall
Bradford Road, Keighley 34.4 miles away
East Riddlesden Hall is a 17th century manor house and buildings which have distinctive architectural details. The Hall has a gigantic fireplace with classical columns on either side. The house has a wonderful collection of oak furniture, pewter,... more
Tabley House Collection
Tabley House, Tabley Lane, Knutsford 34.4 miles away
Tabley House is the finest Palladian house in the North West designed by John Carr of York. It is home to one of the first collections of English paintings, including works by Turner, Reynolds, Lawrence and Lely. It also has a fine collection of... more
Sizergh Castle and Garden
Sizergh, Kendal 36.0 miles away
The medieval Sizergh Castle has been the home of the Strickland family for over 750 years. The 14th century tower was extended in Tudor times. It has an exceptional series of oak-panelled interiors with intricately carved chimneypieces and early oak... more
Adlington Hall
Mill Lane, Macclesfield 38.2 miles away
The documented history of Adlington Hall can be traced as far back as the Domesday Survey when the Hall was passed to the Earl of Chester, a nephew of William the Conqueror. Since the year 1315 it has been home to the Legh family. Being one of the... more
Capesthorne Hall
Siddington, Macclesfield 40.1 miles away
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
Blackwell - The Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere 41.0 miles away
Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House, designed by M H Baille Scott, is one of Britain's finest and most important houses. Overlooking Lake Windermere it houses fine examples of furniture, decorative arts, stained glass and carved oak and iron work.... more
Harewood House
Harewood, Leeds 48.8 miles away
Harewood House is a stunning house designed by John Carr, completed in 1772, with exquisite interiors by Robert Adam. The furniture throughout is by Thomas Chippendale together with art collections that include Renaissance masterpieces, Turner... more
Muncaster Castle
Ravenglass 49.4 miles away
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
Ripley Castle
Ripley, Harrogate 50.0 miles away
Ripley Castle is one of Yorkshire's great historic attractions. Enthralling for all ages and well worth a visit. There are fascinating stories to be told about the Castle and its inhabitants because it has belonged to the same family, the Ingilby’s,... more
Nostell Priory
Doncaster Road, Wakefield 54.1 miles away
Nostell Priory was built in 1733 for Sir Rowland Winn, the house is an architectural masterpiece by James Paine. The State Rooms were later completed by Robert Adam, and are magnificent examples of 18th century interior style. It houses one of... more
Newby Hall
Ripon 55.5 miles away
Newby Hall was built in the 1690s, in the style of Sir Christopher Wren, by John Etty, it is now the home of Richard and Lucinda Compton. Their ancestor, William Weddell, asked Robert Adam to transform the interior to house his collection of ancient... more
Chatsworth
Chatsworth, Bakewell 57.9 miles away
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
Haddon Hall
Bakewell 58.2 miles away
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
Chirk Castle
Chirk, Wrexham 59.3 miles away
Chirk Castle is the only Edwardian fortress in North Wales to have been continuously occupied since it was built in the 14th century. The elegant state rooms house elaborate plasterwork, Adam-style furniture, tapestries and portraits, and a... more
Dalemain Historic House & Garden
Penrith 60.2 miles away
The medieval Tudor and Georgian Dalemain Historic House has been home to the Hasell family since 1679 with an interior that has not changed since the 18th century. The entrance hall has a shallow staircase made of local oak, and collections of china,... more
Brodsworth Hall
Brodsworth, Doncaster 61.3 miles away
Brodsworth Hall, once an opulent Victorian Hall, offers a fascinating insight into the changing fortunes of a previously wealthy family, with many of the original fixtures and fittings still in place. Crimson silk, chandeliers and vast gilt-framed... more
Tissington Hall
Tissington, Ashbourne 62.1 miles away
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 period with gates wrought by the celebrated Robert Bakewell. The hall still has Jacobean panelling with 18th... more
Beningbrough Hall & Gardens
York 63.4 miles away
Beningbrough Hall is an imposing Georgian mansion built in 1716 and containing one of the most impressive Baroque interiors in England. The plan of the house is old fashioned with the state bedrooms on the ground floor. On the first floor an unusual... more
Renishaw Hall
Renishaw Hall, Renishaw Park, Eckington, Sheffield 63.9 miles away
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
Hutton-In-The-Forest
Penrith 65.9 miles away
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
Treasurer´s House
Minster Yard, York 67.6 miles away
The Treasurer´s House, named after the Treasurer of York Minster and built over a Roman Road, nestles behind the Minster and dates back to 1091. It was carefully restored, by the wealthy Victorian industrialist Frank Green, between 1897 and 1930. It... more
Raby Castle
Staindrop, Darlington 67.9 miles away
Raby Castle; This dramatic medieval Castle, built by the mighty Nevills has been home to Lord Barnard´s family since 1626. Set within a large deer park, with delightful rolling landscape and walled gardens. Highlights include the Barons' Hall where... more
Penrhyn Castle
Bangor 68.3 miles away
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
Sutton Park
Sutton-on-the-Forest, York 68.6 miles away
Built in the 18th century by Thomas Atkinson, Sutton Park is the home of Sir Reginald and Lady Sheffield and is a fine example of Georgian architecture with magnificent Rococo plasterwork by Cortese. It houses is an important collection of Meissen... more
Newburgh Priory
Coxwold 68.8 miles away
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
Hardwick Hall, Gardens & Park
Doe Lea, Chesterfield 70.2 miles away
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 best collections of contemporary furniture, embroideries and tapestries, together... more
Sudbury Hall
Sudbury, Ashbourne 71.5 miles away
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 is richly decorated with baskets of fruit on the newel posts and scrolls of flowers down the... more
Shugborough
Millford, Stafford 72.8 miles away
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
Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd, Llanfairpwllgwngyll 73.2 miles away
Plas Newydd is an impressive 18th century house by James Wyatt which is famous for housing Rex Whistler´s largest painting and an exhibition about his work. The interior is a mix of classical and Gothic and was restyled in the 1930s. There is also a... more
Kedleston Hall
Derby 73.2 miles away
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 interiors in England with magnificent state rooms retaining great collections of paintings... more
Attingham Park
Shrewsbury 74.6 miles away
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
Weston Park
Weston-under-Lizard, Shifnal 75.9 miles away
Weston Park, built in 1671, is the award winning 17th century Stately Home that was designed by Lady Elizabeth Wilbraham and was the former home of the Earls of Bradford. It boasts a superb collection of paintings that includes works by Van Dyck,... more
Nunnington Hall
Nunnington, York 76.9 miles away
Nunnington Hall is mainly a 17th century manor house, the west wing dates from 1580 but was badly damaged during the Civil War by a Parliamentarian garrison. It was extensively remodelled in 1685 and again in the 1920s. The interior has stone flagged... more
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