Historic Houses UK

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

Amongst the best gardens of its type anywhere in the world

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick

Medieval fortress and aristocratic mansion known to many as Hogwarts

Althorp

Childhood home of Diana, Princess of Wales, and seat of the Earls Spencer

Arbury Hall, Arbury

Georgian Gothic house set in extensive parkland

Ardington House, Wantage

A symmetrical house with unusually fine brickwork, the entrance dominated by the Imperial staircase

Arley Hall, Northwich

Famed for its beautiful gardens, the childhood home of Michael, Viscount Ashbrook

Arundel Castle Gardens, Arundel

One of Britain's most important castles and home to the Dukes of Norfolk and Earls Marshal to the monarch

Athelhampton House & Gardens, Dorchester

One of England's prettiest, and most important, medieval manor houses

Balmoral

Scottish residence of Her Majesty The Queen and all monarchs since Victoria

Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh

Medieval fortress high above the sands of the beach

Belvoir Castle

A hilltop citadel and aristocratic mansion overlooking 16,000 acres

Benington Lordship, Stevenage

Tranquil garden park known for its verdant country landscape, castle ruins and contemporary sculpture

Blenheim Palace Park, Woodstock

A palace in name and nature, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill

Bodrhyddan Hall, Denbighshire

The home of the Lords Langford for over 500 years, the gardens include a formal Victorian parterre designed by W A Nesfield

Boughton House, Kettering

Famous for its internationally renowned art collection and the home to the Buccleuch family's ancestors for centuries

Bowood House & Gardens, Calne

Extensive gardens and parkland with Classical house at its heart, extensively remodelled in the mid-twentieth century

Brancepeth Castle, Brancepeth

A medieval fortress first constructed in the mid-twelfth century and with a dynamic history, constantly changing hands and use

Brockfield Hall, Warthill

Brick country house with the largest collection of paintings by artists of the Staithes Group, Yorkshire's impressionist artists

Broughton Castle, Banbury

A moated and fortified manor house the home of the Lords Saye and Sele for centuries

Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe

The oldest surviving family home in Lancashire

Cadhay, Ottery St Mary

A fine stone mansion with an Elizabethan gallery remaining on the 1st floor at the south side of the house

Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield

The much-loved home of the Bromley-Davenports, a site on which they and their ancestors have lived since Domesday times

Chavenage House

Favoured by film crews, an Elizabethan family home built of Cotswold stone

Chawton House, Alton

Historic house with Jane Austen connections, now home to the research library of The Centre for the Study of Early Women's Writing

Chenies Manor House, Chenies

One of England's finest Tudor houses with gardens overlooking the Chess Valley

Chiddingstone Castle, near Edenbridge

A Victorian castle with earlier roots keeping a large collection of Oriental artefacts

Chillingham Castle, Chillingham

Ancient castle known for its herd of rare white cattle

Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Maplas

The life's work of Lavinia, Marchioness of Cholmondeley

Corsham Court, Corsham

Country house in a park designed by Capability Brown notable for its fine art collection

Cresselly House, Pembrokeshire

An 18th century stately home in wonderful Pembrokeshire countryside, with genuine grandeur and style

Dalemain Mansion & Gardens, Penrith

Historic house and estate known for its marmalade festival

Deene Park, Corby

The seat of the Brudenell family since 1514, dating back to the fourteenth century

Dorney Court, Windsor

Historic house and estate beloved of the silver screen

Downes House, Crediton

Historic home of General Sir Redvers Buller VC

Dr Jenner's House, Berkeley

The birthplace of vaccination

Drummond Castle Gardens, Crieff, Perthshire

The best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland

Dunrobin Castle, Golspie

The most northerly of Scotland's great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms

Eastnor Castle, Ledbury

Victorian castle known for its exquisite library

Elton Hall & Gardens, Peterborough

Picturesque country house with Victorian gardens and a Gothic orangery built to celebrate the Millennium

Firle Place, Lewes

Country estate in the South Downs National Park, home to the Gage family for over 500 years

Forde Abbey, Chard

Ancient house with ecclesiastical roots now the centrepiece of a magnificent thirty-acre garden

Fulham Palace, Fulham

Discover the historic home of the Bishops of London at Fulham Palace. The Palace sits beside the Thames in Fulham and reflects the 1,300 years of occupation by…

Fursdon, Cadbury

The seat of the Fursdon family since at least 1259, the building's evolution seen through the architectural development of the house

Glenarm Castle, Co Antrim

The turreted home of Viscount and Viscountess Dunluce and their family

Godinton House & Gardens, Ashford

Ancient house of Dutch gables set in an early twentieth-century Blomfield garden, with surviving seventeenth century built features

Goldsborough Hall, Goldsborough

Yorkshire mansion once the home of Princess Mary, aunt to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

Goodnestone Park, Canterbury

The family seat of Julian, 22nd Lord FitzWalter, with connections to Jane Austen

Gresgarth Hall, Lancaster

Garden created by Lady Arabella Lennox-Boyd and winner of Historic Houses Garden of the Year: Judges' Choice Award 2020

Hagley Hall, Hagley

Palladian mansion restored after devastating fire and a magnificent backdrop for village cricket

Hardwicke Court, Gloucester

Smirke house built of Cotswold stone home to the sixth generation of Lloyd-Bakers

Hedingham Castle, near Halstead

Norman keep and Georgian mansion on the edge of a picturesque English village

Helmingham Hall Gardens, Stowmarket

Moated brick manor house started by John Tollemache in 1480

Hergest Croft Gardens, Kington

Created by four generations of the Banks family, a unique collection of 5,000 rare plants, trees and shrubs

Highclere Castle, near Newbury

Aristocratic mansion famous for its Egyptian connections and the fictional seat of Lord Grantham: Downton Abbey

Hindringham Hall, Hindringham

'E'-plan moated manor house of flint with red brick dressings and red pantiled roofs

Hodnet Hall Gardens, Market Drayton

Neo-Elizabethan mansion designed by Salvin surrounded by extensive gardens

Holker Hall & Gardens, Grange-over-Sands

Prominent Cumbrian mansion in 200 acres of gardens, parkland and woods

Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-Sea

Palatial mansion at the centre of 25,000 acres of park and agricultural land

Holme Pierrepont Hall, Nottingham

A Tudor house still lived in by the descendants of the original owner

Iford Manor Gardens, Bradford-on-Avon

Medieval house with a classical frontage also famous for its Italianate garden

Ingatestone Hall, Ingatestone

Ancient brick and timber mansion, abundant with historic detail

Isel Hall, Cockermouth

On a steep slope above the River Derwent, an ancient house with south facing terraces commanding glorious views to the river and the rhododendron on its banks

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We are pleased to partner with Historic Houses, where you can discover a wonderful collection of historic houses, castles and gardens in the UK.

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We are pleased to partner with Historic Houses, where you can discover a wonderful collection of historic houses, castles and gardens in the UK.

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We are pleased to partner with Historic Houses, where you can discover a wonderful collection of historic houses, castles and gardens in the UK.

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We are pleased to partner with Historic Houses, where you can discover a wonderful collection of historic houses, castles and gardens in the UK.

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We are pleased to partner with Historic Houses, where you can discover a wonderful collection of historic houses, castles and gardens in the UK.

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We are pleased to partner with Historic Houses, where you can discover a wonderful collection of historic houses, castles and gardens in the UK.

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We are pleased to partner with Historic Houses, where you can discover a wonderful collection of historic houses, castles and gardens in the UK.

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Kelham Hall, Newark

A masterpiece sitting within 44 acres of grounds on the banks of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire

Kentwell Hall, Long Melford

Moated Tudor country house and rare breeds farm

Kiplin Hall, Richmond

Standing by the River Swale in the Vale of Mowbray, a Jacobean house known for its collection of kitchenalia

Knebworth House, Knebworth

Historic Hertfordshire home of the Lyttons since 1490, famous for concerts, gardens, dinosaur trail and adventure playground

Little Malvern Court, Malvern

Set on the slopes of the Malvern Hills, the home of the Berington family by descent since the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Lulworth Castle, Wareham

A country house once ravaged by fire and now a grand space in a parkland setting

Lytham Hall, Lytham

The finest Georgian house in Lancashire

Mannington Hall, Norwich

Picturesque moated medieval manor house, seat of the Walpole family

Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker

Set on its very own island on the Cuckmere Valley, an ancient house formed from an Augustine Priory

Middleton Hall & Gardens, Tamworth

Ancient site and house, saved in recent years from ruin

Montalto Estate, Co Down

Montalto is a beautiful estate nestled in the picturesque surroundings of the County Down countryside

Orchard Wyndham, Taunton

Home to the Wyndhams and their ancestors for 700 years, a house and history of complexities and intrigue

Parham House, Pulborough

A sixteenth-century mansion in the shape of an E, for Elizabeth Regina, with an important collection of needlework, paintings and furniture

Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst

All the ingredients of the English Country Garden with an important manor house at its heart

Prideaux Place, Padstow

An ancient Cornish house now a regular on our television and cinema screens

Raby Castle, Darlington

One of the North's most striking castles with a dramatic history

Rockingham Castle, Market Harborough

A Norman castle commissioned by William the Conqueror and home to the Saunders-Watson family

Rokeby Park, Barnard Castle

Designed in line with the ideals of Palladio, a country mansion with literary connections

Sausmarez Manor, Guernsey

A rare example of American colonial architecture in the British Isles

Seaforde, Co Down

Extensive gardens known for their maze and butterfly house

Shaw House, Newbury

An important example of an early symmetrical H-plan Elizabethan mansion

Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft

A fine Victorian mansion surrounded by parkland and gardens and a yew tree maze planted back in 1846

St Mary's House, Bramber

Medieval timber-framed house in the pretty downland village of Bramber, with fine panelled interiors and five acres of beautiful gardens

Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle

Edwardian country house with Carolean revival decor

Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames

The seat of the Stonor family for 850 years with each room contains a lifetime of experience and anecdote

Stowe House, Stowe

An exceptional house set within this world-famous landscape and subject to one of the most pioneering restoration projects of the 21st century

Stratfield Saye House

After the Duke of Wellington’s victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke chose Stratfield Saye as his country estate

The Bishop's Palace, Wells

Home of the Bishops of of Bath and Wells, and their swans, for 800 years

The Garth, Lingfield

Gardens covering nine acres and designed by renowned architect Walter H Godfrey

The Gibberd Garden, Harlow

An inspirational garden designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd, a leading Twentieth Century architect

The Manor, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon

One of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain with much of the original house remaining virtually intact

The Queen's House, Greenwich

Commissioned in 1616 by Anne of Denmark, wife of James I, the Queen's House is the first purely classical building in Britain and represents a turning point in…

Titsey Place

Set in the stunning landscape of the North Downs, now preserved by a charitable trust for the nation

Tregrehan, Par

A sheltered botanical oasis; one of Cornwall's Great Gardens

Treowen, Monmouth

A commanding situation from whence are surveyed some of the most interesting scenes in Monmouthshire

Vann, near Godalming

This internationally renowned five-acre garden is formed by a series of rooms which surround and complement a family home dating from the 16th century

Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury

Splendid mansion with extensive art collection, immaculate furnishings and masterpieces by Dutch Masters, Reynolds and Gainsborough

Walcot Hall, Lydbury North

With a turquoise ballroom, 30 acres of grounds and one of the finest arboretums in Britain, a feast for the senses

Weston Park, Shifnal

Home to a world-class collection of art, antiques, silver and fine china in 1,000 acres of Capability Brown parkland

Whatton House & Gardens, Loughborough

A timeless 15 acre garden where visitors are struck by the beauty of its form and the vibrancy of the flowers and plants

Whitmore Hall, Newcastle under Lyme

In the same family for nearly a millennium, a fine example of late 17th and early 18th century architecture with a rare Elizabethan stable block