Hire your own private stately home
Who hasn’t dreamed of living in a castle or a stately home? Each year, thousands of British homes are listed on Airbnb, making it affordable to live out your historic home fantasy
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10 of Britain’s best stately homes
Britain has a wealth of beautiful stately homes, many of which are used as sets for filming period dramas for film and television. Here is our pick of the best.
Shakespeare’s gardens: in pictures
There's more to Shakespeare's home county of Warwickshire than Stratford-upon-Avon. Here we take a tour of some of its most splendid gardens, from the grounds of Compton Verney to Anne Hathaway's cottage
Compton Verney
This stately...
London’s stately homes: Kenwood, Chiswick and Ham House
Better known for its royal palaces, London also boasts some great houses that provide a glimpse into the city’s aristocratic past. Here are some of the most magnificent of London’s stately homes
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Hidden Tudor castles and palaces
Discover the little-known castles and manors in the Heart of England that were visited and specially granted by the notorious Tudor king, Henry VIII
Grimsthorpe Castle
Granted to to William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby,...
How Castle Howard became the star of Brideshead Revisited
Castle Howard in North Yorkshire was designed by an architectural novice, but has since had starring roles in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited and Victoria
It takes quite a leap of faith to employ an ex-soldier turned...
See Cecil Beaton’s photos of dowager duchess
Chatsworth House will host the Never a Bore exhibition documenting Deborah Cavendish’s life and glittering social circle in beautiful photography.
Life inside the real Downton Abbey
Listen to audio extracts from our exclusive chat with Lady Carnarvon, mistress of Highclere Castle – setting of everyone’s favourite period drama, Downton Abbey
Relive the moment that we went through the doors of Highclere for...
Top 10 August bank holiday days out
Summer bank holidays can go either way – glorious sun or endless showers – but with these wonderful events, you’re sure to have great time whatever the weather.
August Bank holiday has traditionally been a time for...
Behind the scenes at Britain’s grand stately homes
We talk to the duchesses who run Belvoir Castle, Inveraray Castle, Alnwick Castle and Woburn Abbey about the realities of running a stately home in the 21st century.
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