Visit Chatsworth House: The greatest estate?
Words: Ed Aves
The stateliest of stately homes, Chatsworth House has beguiling good looks, an extraordinary art collection and a remarkable history
The first glimpse of Chatsworth is unforgettable. Approaching the house, a harmonious ensemble of...
Restoring Stowe House
Stowe House is a stately home with a difference, where schoolchildren work alongside conservators to keep its spirit alive
Today, visitors to Stowe House travel along the tree-lined Stowe Avenue from Buckingham, northeast of Oxford. En...
Britain’s top 20 stately homes
Whatever your idea of the perfect historic house – imposing architecture, beautiful interiors or glorious gardens – you'll find it here. We peek through the (gilded) keyhole at 20 of the county's finest manors,...
History of Suffolk county’s architecture
The architecture of the county of Suffolk is a mix of colour and character, with timber-frame and flint, pargetting and thatched roofs, moats and chimney stacks
By Jenny Woolf
Scattered around the flinty-grey churches of Suffolk,...
Upstairs Downstairs
We explore what relationships were really like between the upstairs and downstairs residents of Britain’s big houses
In the new Downton Abbey film, veteran housekeeper Mrs Hughes is unequivocal in briefing staff: “I want every...
Capability Brown: Designing England’s Gardens
CAPABILITY BROWN was the first celebrity garden designer who left an extensive legacy as he swathed his way through more than 150 gardens of the aristocracy in the mid-18th century.
Get lost in Britain’s best mazes at stately homes
From mystical labyrinths to planted puzzles of twists, turns and dead ends in stately home gardens, Lawrence Alexander gets lost in Britain's best mazes
There's a scene in Jerome K. Jerome’s classic Three Men in...
Stay at a royal retreat
From castles and estates to hotels and inns, Britain has a wonderful selection of places to stay with a royal flavour
“Queen Elizabeth I slept here” is the sort of claim that is often heard when...
Top 10 things to do in the British summer holidays
School's out – great for your little ones but not so great for you once they start climbing the walls. Here's our guide to some great British days out to make the summer holidays...
Grand stately homes of Buckinghamshire
Words: Susie Kearley
The beautiful county of Buckinghamshire offers country estates and glorious gardens, and has intriguing wartime connections
Bordering Greater London to the southeast, Buckinghamshire’s proximity to the capital made it a prime spot for...
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