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Originally founded as a daughter house of Savigny in 1130, the abbey was absorbed into the Cistercian order in 1147....
Possibly the best preserved Elizabethan townhouse in Great Britain. Built by Robert Wynn between 1576 and 1585, it dominates the town with its gatehouse, stepped gables and lookout tower....
Sudley House contains fabulous works by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Landseer and Turner, all displayed amongst original Victorian d'cor. The house itself is surrounded by pleasant gardens and parkland. History of Sudley House Built in the early...
Victoria's deep love for her husband Prince Albert is well known and when he died on 14th December 1861, of typhoid at Windsor Castle, Victoria was devastated. Within four days she had ordered the Frogmore Mausoleum to be built at her own expense in ...
Belton House is a perfect English country house, set in its own extensive deer park, Belton was designed to impress. Built in the late 17th century for 'Young' Sir John Brownlow, with family fortunes founded in law, it is one of the finest examples o...
This beautiful Georgian house, overlooking Montrose Basin, was built in 1730 by William Adam. The house features superb plasterwork, a particular and memorable feature. Outside, enjoy the attractive walled garden and woodland walks. During winter ...
Clarence House is the official residence of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and the home of the Princes William and Henry. From 1953 to 2002 it was the home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Clarence House Tour
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence in Scotland of Her Majesty The Queen, stands at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile against the spectacular backdrop of Arthur's Seat. This fine baroque palace is closely associated with Scotland's ri...
Built in the shell of the former Holyrood Free Church and Duchess of Gordon's School, the Gallery provides purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities to enable a programme of changing exhibitions of the most delicate works of art from the Royal Colle...
Bishops' House is the best preserved timber–framed house in Sheffield. It was built around 1500 and is tucked away at the top of Meersbrook Park. Bishops' House typifies the development of the smaller English domestic house in the 16th and 17th cen...
Sandringham House in Norfolk has been the private home of four generations of Sovereigns since 1862. The Queen and other members of the Royal Family regularly spend Christmas at Sandringham and make it their official base until February each year. Li...
Dare you hold a royal python, spiky dragon, creeping giant millipede or hissing cockroach? How about flying a hawk in the falconry display or get to grips with an owl in the birds of prey centre? Try your hand at milking the nanny goat and bottle fee...
Originally the property of the Archbishops of York. The Banqueting House was used to provide entertainment for Charles I, and was later the scene of his execution. After the fire that destroyed Whitehall Palace in 1698, it was used as a chapel u...
Fine two-storey granite building dating from c.1540. Originally a place where 'church ales' were held in the 16th and 17th centuries ('ales' being parish festivities raising funds for the church), the building later became almshouses, a school and a...
Lanhydrock in Bodmin, Cornwall is a magnificent late Victorian country house with extensive servants' quarters, gardens and wooded estate. One of the most fascinating and complete late 19th-century houses in England, Lanhydrock is full of period atmo...
Lawrence House in Launceston, Cornwall is a typical Georgian town house . Built in 1753, Lawrence House was given to the Trust to help preserve the character of the street. It is now leased to Launceston Town Council and in use as a local museum and ...
17th-century Baptist meeting house. Around 1653 the Baptist congregation of the nearby village of Kilmington constructed this simple building dug into the hillside. They attended services here at the risk of imprisonment or transportation. The interi...
19th-century former fishing lodge in a picturesque setting. Built c.1832 in a valley at the confluence of the East Lyn and Hoar Oak Water, the house now serves as a NT shop, with refreshments and information. The site has been a tea-garden since 1901...
Elegant and spacious 18th-century house in the Cathedral Close. The house, featured in the award-winning film Sense and Sensibility, has magnificent plasterwork and a fine oak staircase. As well as pieces of good-quality period furniture, the ...
Montacute House is a magnificent, glittering mansion, built in the late 16th century for Sir Edward Phelips. There are many renaissance features, and the Long Gallery, the longest of its kind in England, displays over 60 of the finest Tudor and Eliza...
Early 19th-century neo-Grecian house. Designed by Jeffry Wyatville for William Wyndham, the house was completed in 1820. The principal rooms on the ground floor are open to visitors and contain fine Regency furniture. Both the house and the surroundi...
Late medieval hall house in a picturesque village. The house was built by Muchelney Abbey in 1308 for the parish priest and has been little altered since the hall was divided in the early 17th century. Interesting features include the Gothic doorway,...
Small medieval house. The Great Hall was completed in 1293 and the solar block, with an interesting wall painting, is even earlier. There is also a kitchen added in the 15th century....
15th-century gatehouse. This is the gatehouse of the College of Priests (founded in the 13th century), of which John Wyclif was prebend. There is an interesting church (not NT) nearby....
Jacobean house remodelled in the 19th century, with superb collections and gardens. Originally a half-timbered farmhouse, Ascott was bought in 1876 by the de Rothschild family and considerably transformed and enlarged. It now houses a quite e...
This extraordinary building with a dolls'-house appearance nestles in a beautiful valley on the Berkshire Downs, surrounded by woodland. It was built by an Earl, William Craven, as a house fit for the queen he loved, Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia in ...
Preserved since 1895 this writer's house in the heart of one of London's most famous creative quarters tells the story of Thomas and Jane Carlyle. The couple moved here from their native Scotland in 1834 and became an unusual but much-loved cel...
One of England's finest and most complete Jacobean houses. Chastleton House is filled not only with a mixture of rare and everyday objects, furniture and textiles collected since its completion in 1612, but also with the atmosphere of 400 years of co...
House famous for its 18th-century rococo interiors. The extraordinary architecture of Claydon House includes extravagant rococo and chinoiserie decoration. Features of the house include the unique Chinese Room and parquetry Grand Stairs. In continuou...
Important brick-built Tudor gentry house, completed about 1573, little altered since. Early 17th-century wall-paintings showing fishing scenes and a cityscape grace the former Great Chamber. Evocative exposed timbers in attic, fine original spira...
Handsome 17th-century merchant's house with walled garden. Set in the winding streets of Hampstead village, this late 17th-century house contains an outstanding collection of porcelain, 17th-century needlework pictures and Georgian furniture, and the...
Ham House is a unique 17th-century treasure trove. One of a series of grand houses and palaces alongside the River Thames, Ham House and Garden impressed in its day and continues to do so today. Rich in history and atmosphere, it is mainly the...
Elegant 17th-century town house. Built on the former site of Sir Thomas More's garden and now part of Cheyne Walk, the house claims one of the finest 17th-century exteriors in London. History of Lindsey House The house was built in 1674 by ...
Early 15th-century two-storeyed building. Set in an attractive and unspoilt village, this building with its timbered, whitewashed and tiled facade was probably first used as a wool store. It is a fine example of early timber frame construction. Manor...
Historic and atmospheric riverside estate. Set amidst glorious countryside along the River Test, this 12th-century Augustinian priory was converted into a private house after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and still retains the spring or 'font' ...
Neo-classical house with Adam interiors, landscaped park and pleasure grounds. In 1761 the founders of Child's Bank commissioned Robert Adam to transform a crumbling Tudor mansion into an elegant neo-classical villa. This was their house in the count...
Home of William Morris, artist, craftsman and philosopher. Commissioned by William Morris in 1859 and designed by Philip Webb, Red House is of enormous international significance in the history of domestic architecture and garden design. The building...
Tudor house with a fascinating history. A unique survival in London's East End, Sutton House was built in 1535 by Sir Ralph Sadleir, a rising star at the court of Henry VIII. It became home to successive merchants, Huguenot silk-weavers, Victorian sc...
Celebrated garden with an intriguing collection of follies. The delightful series of walled gardens, voted one of the UK's top 50 gardens, surrounds a charming 18th-century house. The largest features herbaceous beds with wonderful colour combination...
Medieval thatched cottage and picturesque garden. This 14th-century thatched Wealden 'hall house' was the first building to be acquired by the National Trust in 1896. It has an unusual chalk and sour milk floor and its pretty cottage garden is in an ...
Chartwell House is was the family home of Sir Winston Churchill. Bought by Sir Winston for its magnificent views over the Weald of Kent to Sussex, Chartwell was his home and the place from which he drew inspiration from 1924 until the end of his ...
Fine brick-fronted house with literary associations. The house dates from the early 18th century and is typical of the attractive town of Rye. This was the home of writer Henry James from 1898 to 1916, and later of authors E. F. Benson and Rumer Godd...
Country retreat of the novelist Virginia Woolf. This small weather-boarded house was the home of Leonard and Virginia Woolf until Leonard's death in 1969. The rooms reflect the life and times of the literary circle in which they moved. The garden wri...
Magnificent country house and park with an internationally important art collection. The vast late 17th-century mansion is set in a beautiful park, landscaped by 'Capability' Brown and immortalised in Turner's paintings. The house contains the Trust'...
Childhood home of General James Wolfe. This Grade I-listed gabled house in the beautiful village of Westerham has features of significant architectural and historical interest. It has 16th-century origins and was extended and changed in the 18...
Fascinating and distinctive Victorian lighthouse. A striking landmark on the White Cliffs of Dover, this historic building was the site of Faraday's work in pioneering the use of electricity in lighthouses, and was the first to display an electricall...
Museum of domestic life in a 16th-century house. In this splendid quayside house visitors can experience the lives of families who lived here from Tudor to Victorian times. Of particular interest is the Conspiracy Room, where the trial and execution ...
Unusual Georgian house and landscape park. In 1795 the eccentric 4th Earl of Bristol created this equally eccentric house, with its central Rotunda and curved corridors, to display his collections. Paintings by Titian, Gainsborough and Velazquez and ...
Georgian brick town house with walled garden. The town house, built c.1722, is renowned for its very fine plaster and wood rococo decoration and includes displays on the Quaker banking family who owned it and the Peckover Bank....
Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse are now the remains of a former Benedictine abbey. Fragments of Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse, built on an island in the Fens, include the richly carved late 15th-century gatehouse with its ornate oriel window....
Tranquil Elizabethan manor house set in beautiful gardens. The home of the Dryden family since its construction, Canons Ashby has survived more or less unaltered since c.1710. The intimate and atmospheric interior contains wall paintings and Jacobean...
Handsome town house, with architectural features from various eras. Dating from 1380, the house has been extensively altered over the years and presents an attractive mixture of styles. The ground floor is on show to visitors. Delightful walled garde...
Small pre-Reformation stone building. Of interest for its architecture, the house also contains a small museum illustrating past village life....
Fascinating 1920s tradesman's home. This modest semi-detached Edwardian house was the family home of well-to-do grocers William and Florence Straw from 1923. It is remarkable because the Straws' two sons preserved it almost unaltered till it came to ...
Late 17th- or early 18th-century market house. The restored building is a reminder of when cheese and cattle fairs were a prominent feature of local life. The Trust's first acquisition in the Peak District, it now houses an information room, with int...
19th-century institution for paupers. The Workhouse survives as the least altered example of its kind in existence today. Visitors can explore the segregated rooms and stairways as well as the master's quarters to discover the thought-provoking story...
Superb early 17th-century farmhouse. Bequeathed to the Trust in 1965 this wonderful timber-framed and stone-tiled farmhouse had been restored from dereliction by the donor. It was his wish that 'the unspoilt character of the traditional Welsh farm sh...
High sandstone ridge with fascinating rock houses. The ridge is covered in woodland and heath and offers dramatic views across surrounding counties and miles of walking country. The famous Holy Austin rock houses, which were inhabited until the 1950s...
A much-restored Tudor house, garden with notable topiary and park. The house, originally 16th-century, is a fascinating 20th-century evocation of domestic Tudor architecture. Created by Graham Baron Ash, its interiors were restored during the period ...
Outstanding art collections in a 17th-century mansion, with superb terraced gardens. One of the National Trust's most important art collections can be found in this house, built in 1695 of mellow local stone, purchased and remodelled 1927-29 by Walte...
14th-century gatehouse of medieval priory. Apart from the church, the gatehouse is all that is left of a 12th-century Augustinian priory, which was later strengthened following devastating raids by Robert the Bruce. The Dissolution of the Monasteries...
18th-century house on an idyllic island. This intriguing house, set on an island in Derwentwater, is surrounded by mature wooded gardens and well hidden from the mainland. It reflects a variety of classical styles and has stunning views across the la...
Delightful small 17th-century house where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her famous children's stories. Many of the enchanting illustrations for Beatrix Potter's little tales were inspired by Hill Top. It remains as she left it and in each room can ...
Fine varied walking country around popular Lake Windermere. This property includes the beautiful and secluded head of the Troutbeck valley, as well as several sites next to Windermere and six farms. One of these, Troutbeck Park, was once owned by ...
Fine Georgian town house, the birthplace and childhood home of William Wordsworth. Wordsworth House provides an opportunity to experience something of the Wordsworths' life in 1770s Cockermouth. Following painstaking research the house has recently b...
Roman wall snaking across dramatic countryside. One of Rome's most northerly outposts, the Wall was built around AD 122 when the Roman Empire was at its height. It remains amongst Britain's most impressive ruins. There were 16 permanent bases along t...
18th-century merchant's house. Rebuilt in 1743 during Hull's heyday as an affluent trading centre, this house is a typical but rare survivor of a contemporary merchant's residence. The restrained exterior belies the spectacular plasterwork staircase ...
Striking Victorian lighthouse. Now boldly painted in red and white hoops, Souter lighthouse opened in 1871 and was the first to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day. The engine room, light tower and kee...
Elegant town house dating from medieval times. Originally home to the treasurers of York Minster and built over a Roman road, the house is not all that it seems. Nestled behind the Minster, its size, splendour and contents are a constant surprise to ...
14th-century merchant's house. This is the only medieval merchant's house in Conwy to have survived the turbulent history of the walled town over nearly 6 centuries. Furnished rooms and an audio-visual presentation show daily life from different peri...
Home of the Marquess of Anglesey, with spectacular views of Snowdonia. Set amidst breathtakingly beautiful scenery on the banks of the Menai Strait, this elegant house was redesigned by James Wyatt in the 18th century and is an interesting mixture of...
Late 15th-century town house. Located near the harbour in this historic walled town, the house is characteristic of the area at the time when Tenby was a thriving trading port. On the ground floor at the rear of the house is a fine example of a 'Flem...
A fortified farmhouse with thick stone walls, of a type distinctive to the troubled 16th-century Anglo-Scottish borders. The living quarters were only accessible at first floor level. Set in splendid walking country, on the Reivers Route cycle trail....
Penhallam Manor House is the site of a medieval manor house surrounded by a protective moat. It was designated as a Scheduled Monument in 1996 and is now in the guardianship of English Heritage. The site is a grass-covered ruin showing the comple...
Kirkham House is a late medieval stone house, afterwards split into three cottages, was restored in the 1960s. Kirkham House is furnished with modern furniture, illustrating traditional craftsmanship and the original use of the rooms. Guided t...
Meare Fish House is the only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying....
The remains of Christchurch Castle include parts of the mound-top keep, and more unusually the 12th-century riverside chamber block or 'Constable's House'. This very early example of domestic architecture includes a rare Norman chimney....
John Fortin, a merchant who traded with Bordeaux, started building this house c. 1290. A residence and place of business, it stood on one of the busiest streets in medieval Southampton. It has now been restored to its mid-14th-century appearance by t...
It was at Down House that Charles Darwin worked on his scientific theories, and wrote On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. The book which both scandalised and revolutionised the Victorian world when it was published in 1859. ...
The remains of two megalithic 'dolmen' burial chambers. Impressive Kit's Coty has three uprights and a massive capstone: Little Kit's Coty, alias the Countless Stones, is now a jumble of sarsens....
This great abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded in AD 597 by St Augustine. Originally created as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxon kings of Kent, it is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site, along with the...
Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse is a 16th-century gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England. Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey....
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century....
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. It was built around 1615 for Mary, Dowager Countess of Pemb...
Sir Thomas Audley was given the lands of Walden Abbey by Henry VIII, and adapted the abbey buildings as his mansion. His grandson Thomas, first Earl of Suffolk, rebuilt this mansion between 1610 and 1614. The new Audley End was truly palatial in s...
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth's Lord Keeper, and twice visited by the Queen. Its extravagantly showy two-storey porch survives, with parts of the hall, chapel and clock-tower....
Explore the fascinating remnants of one of the great monastic foundations of the Middle Ages at this important site, based in the historic market town of Waltham Abbey. With origins dating back to the early 11th century, the site adopted many rel...
Living space was very much at a premium in early 17th-century Great Yarmouth, then among the most prosperous fishing ports in England. Hence the inhabitants crowded into the town's distinctive 'Rows', a network of narrow alleyways linking Yarmouth's ...
Boscobel House was built in about 1632, when John Giffard of Whiteladies converted a timber-framed farmhouse into a hunting lodge. The Giffard family were Roman Catholics, at a time when the religion suffered persecution. Tradition holds that the tru...
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln. By 1600 it had passed to Sir Thomas Cecil, son of Queen Elizabeth's chief minister, ...
Hob Hurst's House is a square prehistoric burial chamber with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Hob Hurst's House is named after a local goblin....
Bolsover Cundy House is a charming cottage-like 17th-century conduit house once supplied water to Bolsover Castle. Bolsover Cundy House has recently been restored, including its vaulted stone-slab roof....
Whalley Abbey Gatehouse is a 14th-century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire, beside the River Calder. The first floor was probably a chapel....
The enormous and ornate fortified gatehouse of Thornton Abbey is the largest and among the finest of all English monastic gatehouses. An early example of brick building in England, it proclaimed the wool tradebased prosperity of one of the wealthiest...
Wetheral Priory Gatehouse is a 15th-century gatehouse of a Benedictine priory, where wrongdoers could claim pardon if they enlisted to fight the Scots. Wetheral Priory Gatehouse survived because it later served as the vicarage for the parish churc...
These two 16th and 17th-century merchants' houses are examples of Jacobean domestic architecture. The house is best known as the scene of the elopement of Bessie Surtees and John Scott, who later became Lord Chancellor of England. An exhibition illus...
A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had rooms for picnics and enjoying the view....
A rare and well-preserved example of a Norman house, encased in brick during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Burton Agnes Hall is an beautiful Elizabethan house offering the visitors chance to see its treasures including art, furniture and porcelain ...
The remains of the bath house of Ravenglass Roman fort, established in AD 130, are among the tallest Roman structures surviving in northern Britain: the walls stand almost 4 metres (13 feet) high. The fort at Ravenglass (whose earthworks can be seen...
A visit to Haddo is sure to keep you occupied all day, there's so much to see and do. For all its grandeur, visitors to the house often remark how homely it feels. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that the Gordon family have lived at Ha...
Anyone with a passion for design and architecture will love The Hill House, Charles Rennie Mackintosh's finest domestic creation, sitting high above the Clyde commanding fine views across the river estuary. Commissioned in 1902 by the Glasgow publish...
Dating from the 14th century, Alloa Tower is the largest surviving keep in Scotland. It was the ancestral home of the Earls of Mar and has played host to many of Scotland's monarchs. According to legend, Mary, Queen of Scots was reconciled with Darnl...
Cross the threshold of Broughton House and enter the world of wellknown Scottish artist E A Hornel, one of the 'Glasgow Boys'. Open to the public from April 2005 after a period of conservation, this fine 18th-century town house was bought by Hornel i...
Just imagine how it must have felt to be the first owner of this magnificent Robert Adam town house. And to pay just £1,800 for the privilege! The Georgian House dates from 1796 when Edinburgh's well-to-do left the cramped, squalid conditions of the...
The House of the Binns stands as a living monument to one of Scotland's oldest families, the Dalyells, who have lived here since 1612. It contains a fascinating collection of 17th- to 20th-century furniture, porcelain and portraits revealing the fami...
Nestling on a hillside in the Fife countryside, this early 20th-century family home is a gem. The house was remodelled in 1906 by the Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer around Mr F B Sharp's collection of French and Chippendale-style furniture, po...
Discover this exquisite little gem - a classically inspired villa just a few miles from the centre of Glasgow. Completed in 1858, Holmwood is considered to be the finest domestic design by the architect Alexander 'Greek' Thomson. Inside this richly o...
Step into the magnificent mahogany and marble hallway at Pollok House and it's hard to believe you're only a few miles from Glasgow's vibrant city centre. The ancestral home of the Maxwell family who lived on the site for over six centuries, the pres...
This beautiful Georgian house, overlooking Montrose Basin, was built in 1730 by William Adam. The house features superb plasterwork, a particular and memorable feature. Outside, enjoy the attractive walled garden and woodland walks. During winter ...
Restored to its stunning Edwardian glory in 1999, Bantock House is a hidden treasure set deep within Bantock Park. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and relax in the peace and tranquillity of the formal gardens and 44 acres of peaceful parklan...
The Courthouse is opposite Beaumaris Castle, built in 1614, and renovated in the 19th century. Visitors can walk through the large rectangular courtroom, stand in the original dock and view the grand jury room.
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Our Maize Maze is just a part of the activities available at Red House Farm. The Maze Courtyard hosts plenty of activities for all the family - the quad barrel train, pedal cars, bouncy castle, straw mountain, pedal quad bikes, mini-tractors, sand pi...
A kitchen full of drawers to open and cupboards to explore, a Discovery Room for the under 5's and a Victorian school room. Really experience how people lived in the past. The displays include a costume gallery and the Museum of the Royal Warwickshir...
Situated in the historic Glass Quarter, Broadfield House Glass Museum is one of the best glass museums in the world. It has a magnificent collection of British glass, much of it made locally, dating from the 17th century up to the present day. An e...
The Red House Glass Cone lies in the heart of the Stourbridge glassmaking industry. Built at the end of the 18th Century the Cone was used for the manufacture of glass until 1936 and is now one of only four cones left in the United Kingdom. Reaching ...
The elegant home of industrial pioneer Matthew Boulton, who lived at Soho House from 1766 to 1809. Here, he met with some of the most important scientists, engineers and thinkers of his time - the Lunar Society. Possibly the first centrally heated En...
A fun filled family day out. Lots of undercover activities, Chick chatting, Choose a free ranfe egg from the nest boxes, Bottlefeeding or sit on a pony and lots more....
We have three playarea, a toddlers barn, crazy golf, Gift Shop and cafe. NEW ...
Culsh Earth House is a well-preserved underground passage, with roofing slabs intact over the large chamber and entrance. Culsh Earth House is about 2000 years old....
Duff house is a magnificent early Georgian mansion, designed by William Adam for the Earl of Fife. Duff House is now open as a Country House Gallery of the National Galleries of Scotland....
Castle at the head of the point of land Kinnaird Head (cinn na h’airde in Gaelic) means ‘at the head of the point of land’. One look at the map is enough to show that this particular point of land beside Fraserburgh is no ordinary promon...
An Iron-Age oddity Despite their name, earth houses were not dwellings but stone-lined underground passages. Where they have been excavated, as at Ardestie, associated buildings have been found at ground level. Earth houses are also known by t...
A complex underground structure, 150 feet long, of Iron Age date, that is now uncovered.
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Tealing Dovecot and Earth House is an elegant dovecot of the late 16th century standing in a modern farmyard. A short walk leads to the remains of an earth house, or souterrain, of Iron Age date, a curving underground passage, now uncovered. Re-used ...
Kinneil House and Kinneil Museum are set in a public park, the oldest part of the house is a 15th century tower remodelled by the Earl of Arran between 1546 and 1550 and transformed into a stately home for the Dukes of Hamilton in the 1660s. The g...
Antonine Wall: Bearsden Bath House is the well-preserved remains of a bath-house and latrine, built in the 2nd century AD to serve a small fort....
Trinity House is the home of the Incorporation of Shipowners and Shipmasters, an organisation dating back to the 14th century. Successive generations of masters and members of Trinity House have been closely involved in the history and maritime devel...
Torhouse Stone Circle is a Bronze Age stone circle consisting of 19 boulders. This type of stone circle is most commonly found in north east Scotland and is therefore unusual for this area....
The remains of the Basing House, once the country's largest private house and the palace of the powerful courtier William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester. The earthwork banks and ditches of an earlier medieval castle still dominate the ruins. The weal...
A charming Georgian building, built as a workhouse in 1764, now filled with a rich variety of displays and objects which reflect the social and natural history of the area, its geology and archaeology.
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Marble Hill House is the last complete survivor of the elegant villas and gardens which bordered the Thames between Richmond and Hampton Court in the 18th century. It was begun in 1724 for the remarkable Henrietta Howard, mistress of King George I...
Visit this perfectly preserved cruck frame cottage and get a glimpse of Scottish village life in the 19th century. Moirlanich was home to at least three generations of the Robertson family, with the last member leaving in 1968. The building has hardl...
Grain Earth House is a well-built Iron Age earth house of underground chamber supported on stone pillars....
Dalemain Near Ullswater, on the Northern fringes of the Lake District, Dalemain is a real treasure. The fantastic Lake District historic house and gardens contains behind its Georgian facade, a wealth of Tudor and Mediaeval rooms and buildings. There...
Rennibister Earth House is a good example of an Orkney earth house, like that of Grain Earth House....
Ranger’s House is an elegant Georgian villa in Greenwich Park which houses The Wernher Collection, a remarkable collection of works of art amassed by diamond magnate Sir Julius Wernher (1850-1912). Arranged within the panelled interiors of this...
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses, situated in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, are a 15 acre oasis of delight. Designed by J. C. Loudon, a leading garden planner, horticultural journalist and publisher, they opened to subscribers in 1832.
The Smallest House in Britain is in Conwy, and is in the Guinness Book of Records. Measuring only 3.05metres by 1.8 metres. The owner who was 6ft tall and once lived there was too tall to stand up in it....
The Tenement House is an authentic 19th Glasgow tenement house, the home, for over fifty years, of Miss Agnes Toward, an ordinary lady who kept all sorts of things others would have thrown away....
Addresses don’t come much grander than 'Number One London', the popular name for Apsley House, one of the most interesting visitor attractions in London. Home to the Duke of Wellington after his victory over Napoleon at Waterloo, the interior of th...
A Lighthouse surrounded by breathtaking views off the North West coast of Anglesey.
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Athelhampton House and its estate and gardens have been in private ownership for over five hundred years. We thank you for your interest which will help to ensure that Athelhampton will continue to flourish. We offer a range of facilities for all our...
The Ancient High House is one of the finest Tudor buildings in the country. Once dominating the skyline of Stafford, it is the largest remaining timber framed town house in England.
Royalty was welcomed to the house in 1642 when King Charles I st...
Torre Abbey is the oldest building in Torquay. It has a story spanning 800 years and was once the most important Abbey of its kind in England, the brothers who lived here then were known as the White Canons. Following a massive three-year restoration...
Wilton House has many impressive state rooms including the remarkable Double Cube room which sites the world famous collection of Van Dyck paintings. This room has been the setting for many famous films such as Mrs. Brown , Sense and Sensibility, and...
We have a vast amount of handmade chocolates. The Restaurant offers 18 unique chocolate drinks, 14 handmade chocolate gateaux made from our own secret recipes. All presented by our staff in traditional 17th Century attire. You can enjoy your drinks o...
Set in the stunning location on the cliffs looking over the Solway Firth, positioned next to a Roman fort dated around the first Century AD, then rebuilt whilst Hadrian was in power. The museum houses one of the largest groups of inscriptions and Rom...
Tullie House is for children and adults, no matter what your age is you will find something to enjoy. We have hands-on exhibits and games, from climbing our to scale section of Hadrian's Wall to using a roman weapon! Your visit will take you through ...
Visit Rich's Farmhouse Cider and see cider being made the old traditional way. Rich's Farmhouse has been producing cider for over 50 years and uses Somerset Cider Apples....
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House in Bowness on Windermere is one of Britain's finest houses from the turn of the last century. Designed by M H Baillie Scott, Blackwell was built between 1898 and 1900.The house features almost all of its original fe...
Hatfield House is a exceptional Jacobean House and Garden. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful gardens and fountains, and see the famous knot garden and the neighboring the Tudor Old Palace where Elizabeth I spent alot of her childhood....
Rye House Gatehouse one of the first brick buildings to be built in Britain. It is also a significant place in history, the Rye House Plot which was the failed attempt to assassinate King Charles II....
Knebworth House is one of the most admired stately homes in Britain today. It is world famous for its music concerts and as the former home of the novelist Edward Bulwer Lytton -famous for words as 'The pen is mightier than the sword'....
Chenies Manor House is a Grade I Listed Building, known as Chenies Palace. Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I both visited the house on many times accompanied by their Courts. The Manor has five acres of enchanting gardens including a Sunken Garden, Wh...
This small volunteer run museum is packed with fascinating stories from the past including The Weardale Tapestry, a beautiful 16 foot free-style embroidery depicting Weardale's history. Visit also the historic and beautiful High House Chapel, the ol...
Broom House Farm in Witton Gilbert, Durham has a Woodland Adventure Trail which offers Durham's most exciting action packed fun for all the family. Follow the trails, attempt the woodland challenges...climb the towers, wizz down the slide, fly along ...
Wilberforce House Museum explores the history of slavery, abolition and the legacy of slavery today. It is the birthplace of slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce.
The house has recently re-opened after a multi-million-pound refurbishment and i...
Withernsea's Lighthouse is one of only a handful of lighthouses built inland, standing 127 feet (38m) high in the middle of the seaside town. The base of the lighthouse features RNLI and HM Coastguard exhibits, displays and old photographs. There is ...
Fasque House is NOT open to the general public. But arrangement's can be made for tours of the house to parties of twleve or more....
Please note. Glover House is now a PRIVATE house and does NOT accept vistors....
Please Note: That the house is NOT open to the public only the gardens.
Englefield House is a beautiful tudor house set in over 14,000 acres. There is an inscription on a stone staircase in the garden which reads, "If you help towards Englefield...
The Mapledurham House and Watermill is surrounded by the beauty of nature....
The Household Cavalry Museum is a living museum about real people doing a real job in a real place. Through a large glazed partition visitors can see the horses in the working stables stalls and at certain times troopers tending to them. Several ...
Nether Winchendon House set in Nether Winchendon near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire is a beautiful Strawberry Hill Gothick medieval Manor House....
PLEASE NOTE: Princes Risborough Manor House is NO longer open to the public. Princes Risborough Manor House in Princes Risborough buckinghamshire is an elegant late 17th-century house once owned by Sir Peter Lely, painter to Charles II....
The Jordans Quaker Meeting House in Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire, built in 1688 ooze's with historty....
Zoom Childrens Adventure Funhouse in Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire, is for children aged from 1-12. The play area is fantastic and has a tube slide, bouncy castle and rope bridges....
Oliver Cromwell`s House is also the Ely Tourist Information Centre in Cambridgeshire. This is the only house remaining other than Hampton Court where Oliver Cromwell and his family are known to have lived....
Octavia Hill's Birthplace House in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, tells the story of Octavia herself (1838-1912). An artist and a radical, she was a pioneer of affordable housing and can be seen as the founder of modern social work....
Tabley House is a stunning Stately Home and has many fine works of art and a fine collection of furniture....
Staircase House is a beautifully restored townhouse situated in Stockport's historic market place. The house is famous for its rare Jacobean cage-newel staircase, which is one of only three examples in Britain. You will experience the house from its ...
Godolphin House and Gardens is an ancient and atmospheric house and garden set within an historic estate. It contains an important medieval garden with remains of walkways and compartments....
Pendeen Lighthouse has been guiding passing vessels and warning of the dangerous waters for around 100 years. now visitors can come and see the lighthouse and the beautiful veiws across Pendeen and beyond....
Penlee House is the only Cornish public gallery specialising in the Newlyn School artists (c.1880 - c.1940). Set in an elegant Victorian house and park, Penlee House also covers West Cornwall's archaeology and social history, and offers an excellent...
Mount Edgcumbe House is the former residence of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. It is Set in Grade I Cornish Gardens within 865 acres Country Park.
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Bosvigo has small walled garden rooms that surround the charming and mainly Georgian house....
An almost complete and elegant c1500 granite-built, Well preserved 13th-14thC dovecote, the only one of four surviving, in Cornwall. ...
Louis Tussauds House of Wax displays all your favourite celebrities and hero's....
The Tolhouse is one of the oldest prisons in the country here you can explore the story of crime and punishment and feel what it was like locked up in the cells. Find out what happened to thieves, smugglers, witches, pirates and murderers when punish...
Take a trip around the old police station and see the cells that once held smugglers and murderers....
The Town House Museum tells of the life of the people that lived in Kings Lynn from Medieval times to the 1950s....
The Barton House Railway delivers a traditional railway atmosphere, so you can feel what it was like in the golden age of steam.
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Chiswick House is a magnificent neo-Palladian villa set in beautiful historic gardens in west London. Built by the third Earl of Burlington in 1729 to showcase his art collection and to enthral his guests, the House continues to display some spectacu...
The Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, tells the story of its past....
Duncombe Park is amongst Yorkshire's most amazing historic houses and estates, offering something for everyone to enjoy, from elegant rooms and the spectacular gardens to the finest shopping, food and drink and many miles of walks in the parkland. Th...
The museum is housed in the former Quarter Sessions Courthouse built in 1830 to replace its mediaeval predecessor and the interior of the courtroom has not changed much since then. After Quarter Sessions ceased in 1953 the court continued as a Magist...
Norton Conyers is a mid 14th Century house with Tudor, Stuart and Georgian additions. The mid 18th Century walled garden is five minutes walk from the house. It retains the essentials of its original design, combined with sympathetic replanting i...
'Hush-a-bye baby, on a tree top. When you grow old, your wages will stop. When you have spent the little you made. First to the poorhouse and then to the grave.'
This rhyme tells the story of many a working man's life in the 19th Century. The rath...
Fairfax House is the finest Georgian townhouse in England. The house is owned by York Civic Trust who carried out major restoration work in the 1980s to return this magnificent building to its former glory.
Fairfax House is open to visitors for mo...
Situated in a beautiful parkland setting and adjacent to magnificent Victorian Walled Gardens, House for an Art Lover is a truly unique venue.
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, House for an Art Lover represents one of the most exciting pieces...
Manderston is the supreme country house of Edwardian Scotland; the swan-song of its era.
A house on which no expense was spared with opulent staterooms, the only silver-staircase in the world and extensive 'downstairs' domestic quarters. It stand...
Old Gala House is a former tower house, which has been extended and altered and now houses a local history museum.
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Rome wasn't built in a day, and the same can certainly be said of Mellerstain. Begun in 1725 and finally completed in 1778, this grand stately home has a fascinating history, and is of unique architectural interest as the result of a fruitful collabo...
Dating back to 1107, Traquair was originally a hunting lodge for the kings and queens of Scotland. Later a refuge for Catholic priests in times of terror the Stuarts of Traquair supported Mary Queen of Scots and the Jacobite cause without counting th...
When Scott came to Abbotsford in 1812 the property consisted of a small cottage and farm steading. In 1817-19 Scott erected a new building in the space linking the cottage and steading and this first part of Abbotsford was built by Messers Sanderson ...
Built to the design of John Adam in 1758 for a dashing young Scottish laird, Patrick Home of Billie, Paxton House is one of the finest 18th century Palladian country houses in Britain boasting interiors by Robert Adam and the pre-eminent collection o...
Looking for a great day out? The estate has plenty to offer visitors of all ages. From its exciting woodland adventure playground and ranger led wildlife walks to the cosy 72 seat theatre and renowned tea room there is lots to see and do.
If you...
Pump House Gallery is a dedicated public contemporary visual arts space on the lakeside in Battersea Park, South London. It plays a leading role in the cultural life of Wandsworth and is the highest profile public visual arts space in the borough, at...
Spencer House is a beautiful 18th century private palace.
It is set inside St James's Palace.
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Boston Manor House, one of West London’s lesser-known gems, is a fine Jacobean manor house built in 1623. Set back from Boston Manor Road in Brentford, the three-storey building is situated in parkland containing a lake and ancient cedar trees. ...
Syon House is the last surviving ducal residence complete with its country estate in Greater London. Take a look round the the Duke of Northumberland's London home, view the magnificent State and Private Apartments and enjoy the spectacular Great Con...
The House Mill is a grade 1 listed 18th century tidal mill set in a beautiful riverside location in the heart of London’s East End. This remarkable building is believed to be the largest tidal mill still in existence in the world. Originally built ...
Hogarth's House, built around 1700, was the country home of the great painter, engraver and satirist William Hogarth (1697-1764) from 1749 until his death. Hogarth's town house, in what is now Leicester Square, was demolished in 1870. Fortunately ...
Benjamin Franklin House at 36 Craven Street in the heart of London is a heritage 'gem.' The world's only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin was opened to the public for the first time on 17 January 2006, Ben Franklin's 300th birthday, as a dynamic m...
PM Gallery and House, Ealing's flagship cultural venue, comprises of the Grade I listed Pitzhanger Manor-House, designed by the architect John Soane in 1800 and PM Gallery, West London's premier professional contemporary arts venue....
Born of one man's passionate interest in plants; Myddelton House Gardens were created by E. A. Bowles, an expert botanist, author, artist and Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society. He amassed a world renowned collection of plants and his enthusia...
Built in 1700, 17 Gough Square was a home and workplace for Samuel Johnson from 1748-1759, and it was here that he compiled the first comprehensive English Dictionary. Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 in the cathedral city of Lichfield, Staffordshi...
The Queen's House, Greenwich, was commissioned by Anne of Denmark, wife of James I (reigned 1603-25). James was often at the Tudor Palace of Greenwich, where the Old Royal Naval College now stands, it was as important a residence of the early Stuart ...
Welcome to the Hampstead Museum & Burgh House website. Burgh House is a grade I listed house built in the early years of the 18th century. The Hampstead Museum is incorporated in the House on the first floor and offers permanent displays on Hampst...
Keats House is where the poet John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting that inspired some of Keats’s most memorable poetry. Here, Keats wrote 'Ode to a Nightingale', and fell in love with Fanny Brawne, the girl next door. It was from ...
Kenwood enchants visitors in many ways. This eighteenth-century villa with splendid interiors and gardens has an intriguing history; it is also an art gallery housing an outstanding collection of Old Master paintings. Kenwood enchants visitors in ...
Church Farmhouse Museum has NOW CLOSED. Church Farmhouse Museum is a handsome Grade 2 listed building dating from the mid- seventeenth century and has regular exhibitions throughout the year. Church Farmhouse now has three furnished period room...
Built in 1582 and set in the beautiful Waterlow Park, Lauderdale House now runs primarily as an arts and education centre, welcoming over 65,000 visitors each year. Our varied programme includes performances, exhibitions, classes and events as we...
Leighton House Museum is the former home of the Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). The only purpose-built studio-house open to the public in the United Kingdom, it is one of the most remarkable buildings of the nineteenth century, ...
From 1875, 18 Stafford Terrace was the home of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne, his wife Marion, their two children and their live-in servants. The house gives an insight into the personal lives of the Sambourne family, and also provides...
The Handel House Museum is a museum in Mayfair, London dedicated to the life and works of the German-born baroque composer George Frideric Handel, who made his home in London in 1712 and eventually became a British citizen in 1727. Handel was the fir...
The Pumphouse Educational Museum incorporates The Rotherhithe Heritage Museum and the Lavender Pond & Nature Park, and is a unique resource in the Surrey Commercial Docks area of Rotherhithe. The Pumphouse was built in 1929 to regulate the water leve...
Somerset House is a spectacular neo-classical building in the heart of London, sitting between the Strand and the River Thames. During summer months 55 fountains dance in the courtyard, and in winter you can skate on London's favourite ice rink. Some...
Stroll along a peaceful riverside road into secluded woodland gardens, to find a stunning 18th century interior design - and the principal art gallery for the borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Orleans House has a rich and vibrant history, from the...
Vestry House Museum presents the history of Waltham Forest. Attractively located in the Grade II listed Vestry House, the Museum can be found in the delightful historic Walthamstow Village. Originally built as a workhouse in 1730, Vestry House has si...
Although it is well known that the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw resided in Fitzroy Square, it is a lesser-known fact that he also lived with his mother on the 1st floor of 37 Fitzroy Street from 1881-1882. 75 years later, writer and philos...
In the East Cloister is the 'incomparable' octagonal Chapter House, dating from the 1250s. It is one of the largest in England. The monks met here every day for prayers and to read a chapter from the rule of St Benedict and discuss the day's work...
Parliament is open to all members of the UK public and overseas visitors. You can attend debates and watch committee hearings, tour the buildings or climb the famous Clock Tower and see Big Ben....
Visitors are invited to wander around the house, to take in an atmosphere. An atmosphere left behind by an 18thC family who you can never actually see. You sense their presence by what they've left behind. The smell of food about to be eaten, bed...
Described by connoisseurs as an unforgettable experience,Southside House provides an enchantingly eccentric backdrop to the lives and loves of generations of the Pennington Mellor Munthe families. Maintained in traditional style without intrusive ref...
The Black House Museum shows the history of the past. It's fascinating to see what life was like for people a few generations ago. In fact, 42 Arnol was in use as a dwelling right up to 1964, less than forty years ago!...
The Colonsay House rhododendron and woodland garden is considered to be one of the finest rhododendron gardens in Scotland. It was planted mostly in the 1930's and has an exceptional variety, not only of rhododendrons, but also of trees and shrubs in...
Abbot House is unique. It has borne witness to the intrigues of Church and State, survived fire and tempest, war and pillage and even outlasted much of the great Benedictine Abbey itself. Within its walls Abbots and Kings have consulted on affairs of...
The Orkney Museum tells the story of Orkney, from the Stone Age, to the Picts and Vikings, right through to the present day. There is a large collection of old photos and activities to amuse younger visitors. The Museum's collection is of internation...
One of the smallest museums in the UK, in a former 'Anchorage' set beside the west door of 11th century church of St Mary and St Cuthbert. From 1383-1547 this was the dwelling-place of an Anchorite or hermit, Who took monastic vows and was sealed in ...
Our entertaining and informative guides will bring to life the work of the BBC's brand new, state of the art, multimedia broadcasting centre in the heart of London. On a tour some of the things you're likely to experience include a camera's eye v...
Dating from 1545, Provost Skene's House is one of Aberdeen's few surviving examples of early burgh architecture. It now houses an attractive series of period room settings, recalling the elegant furnishings of earlier times from the 17th century Grea...
The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consists of the first lighthouse built on mainland Scotland and a purpose-built museum. The highlight of a visit is a 45 minute guided tour to Kinnaird Head lighthouse. We are open al...
Situated amidst magnificent park and woodland, Callendar House tells stories spanning 600 years of Scottish history. Through wars, rebellions and the industrial revolution, the house has played host to many great historical figures over the centurie...
St Mary's Lighthouse and Visitor Centre offers both self led and warden led visits. Bookings are welcome from schools, colleges, and youth community groups, and we can offer a wide range of programmes to suit individual requirements.
The Visitor ...
Trinity House, Newcastle, is a Maritime organisation, dedicated to safe navigation and welfare of seamen. Established in 1492, the organisation was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1536 by King Henry VIII and has operated by Royal Chater e...
Mansion in striking maritime situation designed in Roman Thermae style by Robert Adam. His equally monumental wings were subsequently demolished, but replaced in 1890 by William Young. Interior includes famous Marble Hall of Staffordshire alabaster. ...
When Dalmeny House was completed in 1817, it marked a great departure in Scottish architecture; its Tudor Gothic style, with its highly-decorated chimneys and crenellations, looked back toward fanciful 16th-century English mansions, such as Hampton C...
Visit Hopetoun and discover a place of beauty, tranquility and architectural magnificence dating from the 17th century. It has been home to the Hope Family since the late 1600s and the present Lord Hopetoun and his family still live in Hopetoun House...
It was in this ordinary sandstone building that Robert Burns,Scotlands national poet, spent the last years of his brilliant life. Now a place of pilgrimage for Burns enthusiasts from around the world, the house retains much of it's eighteenth century...
A beautiful Georgian manor house hardly changed since in was built in 1767. Stunning views over Annandale....
These historic gardens, which are currently undergoing restoration, were created in 1740 by Lord Garlies, elder son of the 6th Earl of Galloway and are still maintained according to his original plans as informal pleasure grounds where wild flowers a...
All that remains of the 15thC manorial buildings of the village of Hawkshead, once held by Furness Abbey. National Trust property. Key available from National Trust shop in Hawkshead....
Cockermouth's Castlegate House Gallery exhibits contemporary paintings, sculpture, ceramics, from English, Scottish and World artists. These include Cumbrian painters Sheila Fell, Percy Kelly, Bill Peascod, June Bennett, Charles Oakley, Winifred Nich...
Set in the heart of the North Lake District, three miles from Keswick, the beautiful gardens at Mirehouse include the Poetry Walk, rhododendron tunnel and walled Bee Garden.
In this year of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Lord Tennyson, exp...
This fascinating old house contains a wonderful collection of items from the Bakewell area, displayed to show aspects of local and social history in this part of Derbyshire.
The displays are full of memories and interest for everyone.
We attra...
In 2010 there is more of the house to see than ever before, with the new, more accessible route for visitors, including both new and restored spaces and views and a really spectacular range of new displays of rarely seen treasures. In addition, we ha...
The Revolution House, in the Derbyshire village of Old Whittington, three miles north of Chesterfield, takes its name from the Revolution of 1688.
Three hundred years ago, this cottage was an alehouse, the 'Cock and Pynot' ('Pynot' is a dialect wo...
Pickford's House Museum lets you see what it would be like living in a house back in time....
Red House Stables Working Carriage Museum has one of the finest collections of original horse drawn vehicles and equipment in Britain.
Established in 1946, this unique collection of vehicles and accessories was started by Mr. William Smith who was...
Mapperton Gardens is a romantic valley garden deep into a lost Dorset combe among tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside. The gardens descend from the great lawn, through the formal topiary down to the woodland garden. The manor house with its churc...
This stunning Queen Anne house was commissioned by the Chafin family and designed by Thomas Archer in 1710 to replace their Elizabethan manor house. It is reputed that the house took 25 years to build, with all the materials coming from the neighbour...
What’s on? We are always changing our events and exhibitions . So please check out our website for up to date information.
we’ve got lots of amazing free arts events from exhibitions to workshops for all ages here at the Lanternhouse, Ulversto...
You can tour around the displays and equipment that shows the importance of cider as a drink over the years.
Watch the ten minute video display that shows cider actually being made on the 18th and 19th century equipment!
Find the hidden Smiley ...
Minterne House has been the home of the Churchill's and Digby's family for the last 350 years and now the seat of the 12th Lord Digby. It was rebuilt in 1905 by Leonard Stokes after the previous house was destroyed by dry rot. Minterne nestles in 1,3...
Fine medieval and Elizabethan manor house lying in water-meadows - much embellished in 1580 with splendid plasterwork and panelling. The medieval gatehouse has two unmatched and older towers. There is also a Chapel and Cyder House....
Upton Country Park has over 100 acres of garden, open parkland, woodland and shoreline together with its centerpiece Upton House and on-site educational facilities, and has the opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to relax and learn....
The Blue Pool at Furzebrook constantly varies in colour. Very fine clay in suspension in the water diffacting light in different ways producing a spectrum of colour sometimes green sometimes turquoise.
Set in a deep clay bowl steps lead down to t...
The Priest's House Museum is set in an historic town house where a series of period rooms takes the visitor back through the centuries. From the 17th Century Hall to the Georgian Parlour and working Victorian Kitchen, our rooms show what life and wor...
The Old House is a remarkably well preserved example of a 17th Century timber-framed building and is situated in the heart of Hereford, surrounded by the commercial centre of the city. It is a startling sight, standing as the sole reminder of times-g...
Designed as a place to bring the whole family, Maple Street is the LARGEST dolls house and Miniature shop in Europe (possibly the world!) With huge discounts, seven day opening, on site parking for up to 80 cars and coaches why not take some time out...
The Fun House appeals to all the family. There is a day-care centre and creche with childcare-qualified staff and we cater for children's parties. Our soft play area is suitable for 0-12 year olds, but height restrictions apply. Other facilities incl...
Cromarty Courthouse Museum invites you to explore one of Scotland's secrets.
Our museum, in the town's eighteenth - century Courthouse, uses extensive research and enthusiasm for history to help you share in the story of Cromarty - past and prese...
delightfully set on the shore of the Cromarty Firth in the heart of Munro country, is the fully restored 18th C., grade A listed, Storehouse. Housed within are a series of entertaining informative and educational history and wildlife exhibitions....
This lovely little museum is situated 15 miles north east of Inverness in the Black Isle seaside village of Rosemarkie.
It is an outstanding Pictish Centre for Ross and Cromarty. The unique display is focussed on 15 carved Pictish stones. All the ...
As a practicing and studying artist Salima's work has shifting styles and is open to influence from many sources. In this collection she based her research around boundaries, restriction and chance. In contrast to this Salima explains that the 'piece...
Bolton's Animal World and Butterfly House is at Moss bank park and is positioned at the far end of the park just past the model railway, ice cream stand and playground. If you follow the central path round you will see the Animal World and Butterfly ...
Ellenroad Engine House has the only fully-working cotton mill engine with its original steam-raising plant. Here you can see the 3,000 horsepower Victoria and Alexandra (1892), a coal-fired Lancashire boiler and other machines, like the Whitelees bea...
The museum is based in a Medieval Manor House dating back to 1280. The house has a fascinating history and is now restored with fine oak furnishings. Visitors to the house can now see restored rooms and displays on medieval life as well as a series o...
Newarke Houses Museum is composed of two historic houses, Wygston's Chantry House and Skeffington House and tells the story of 20th century Leicester and the history of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.
The museum displays include room settings f...
Dating from the 19th century, Whatton House Gardens comprises of 15 acres of formal and informal garden with many interesting and unusual features: spring bulbs, woodland garden, ornamental ponds, ancient trees, expansive lawns, magnificent herbaceou...
18th century icehouse, sited beside the pool from which ice would have been collected, in Moseley's Private Park. This was part of the estate of Moseley Hall, landscaped by Humphry Repton. Said to be the best-preserved icehouse in Birmingham, now res...
A Victorian Gentleman's residence, furnished in period style, and surrounded by 55 acres of beautiful parkland. The magnificent Oak Room is licensed for civil weddings, and conference facilities are also available. Talks, tours and Victorian handling...
Oak House is a large and picturesque timber framed Yeoman's house dating back to the 16th century, with brick extensions from the mid 17th century. It is one of the finest timber framed buildings in the Midlands, and is a remarkable survival in a reg...
A typical Victorian locksmith's house and workshops in Willenhall, famous as the heart of the lock making industry since the industrial revolution. Experience the living and working conditions of a locksmith's family around the turn of the last centu...
Molly Mouse Play House is a much needed clean and contemporary environment for those wanting a safe place to have a family outing. It has an enormous soft play frame for those with lots of energy, and for younger members there is a baby / toddler are...
Boughton House is the Northamptonshire home of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry
The Grade I Listed park surrounding Boughton House is the expansive heart of the Estate and touches the villages by reaching out with historic avenues of lime t...
Temporary exhibitions, regular activities and a 'hands-on' approach to history make this a lively and vibrant place to visit, appealing to children and adults alike. Special events for families take place regularly and there are children's activities...
Holdenby House, a stately home whose royal connections go back over 400 years. Built by Sir Christopher Hatton to entertain Elizabeth I, it became the Palace of James I and the prison of his son, Charles I. Now a family home, the house is the splendi...
At Prebendal Manor House you can discover the history of the manor and find out about the prebendaries; you can learn about our recreated medieval gardens and see some photographs of both the manor and the gardens. You can also read the archeological...
Paxton House and the 80 acre estate were bequeathed to the nation by John Home Roberton and was established as a charitable trust on 17th November 1988. The house is amoungst the finest Palladian Houses in Britain. It contains the pre-eminent Scottis...
Whitehouse Farm is a 40 acre farm centre that has been entertaining and educating
visitors since it opened it's doors in May 1997.The farm is a great place for families, school and group visits of all ages enabling visitors to see, handle and fee...
Step back in time to discover over 300 years of Nottingham's history in this unique community museum which is based within five 17 Century cottages situated at the base of the rock under Nottingham Castle.The galleries contain a variety of exhibition...
Experience the romance and mystery of the ancestral home of famous poet Lord Byron. Set within a glorious landscape of gardens and parkland, the abbey still contains the medieval cloisters, Victorian room settings and private apartments of Lord B...
The family home of Virginia Grant and her children Elizabeth and Alexander. Kingston Bagpuize House is open to the public on selected days and for group visits, by appointment, throughout the year. The house and grounds are also available for wedding...
Rousham and its landscape garden should be a place of pilgrimage for students of the work of William Kent (1685-1748). Rousham represents the first phase of English landscape design and remains almost as Kent left it, one of the few gardens of this d...
Iona House Gallery is an established, highly respected art gallery situated in the heart of Woodstock in Oxfordshire. Showcasing quality and affordable art from both renowned artists and new rising talent, it specialises in English, Scottish and Russ...
The garden was created by Bobby and Betty Masterton. When they arrived in the 1950s there were a few trees - conifers, beeches and oak, but more notably the two magnificent Wellingtonias you can see today. One of them is Britain's widest conifer, wit...
Kinross House was built by Sir William Bruce between 1685-1693 and has glorious views out over Loch Leven to the castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned for almost a year (1567-8). The house was described by Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusoe) as ...
Delightful museum illustrating the life of the town. Much of the collection has been donated or loaned to the museum by the local inhabitants and serves to paint a lively picture of life in a thriving Victorian town which has had a market since 1128....
Watchet Market House Museum was founded in 1978 by a band of far sighted volunteers who persuaded the Watchet Town Council and the Orchard Wyndham Estate to allow the former market house to become a museum of Watchet's history. It has developed since...
Welcome to Pot House Hamlet - a great day out for all the family, located only 2 miles from the M1 in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
Walk down the ancient wagon way alongside Silkstone Beck and feed the ducks. Bring a picnic to have on the t...
After Samuel Johnson, Darwin is the most significant of Lichfieldians. Darwin settled in Lichfield in 1756, living in the large house by the West Gate entrance to the Close in Beacon Street.
He established a reputation as a doctor, scientist, inv...
The water tower is a very unusual early 18th century garden building. As the name suggests, this contained a water-powered pump which supplied water to Carshalton House and the fountains in its garden. However, the building was and is much more than ...
Take a step back in time and visit the former home of artist, designer and craftsman Frank Dickinson (1874-1961). The Grade II* interior was created entirely by Dickinson, inspired by the ideals of John Ruskin and William Morris and contains Dickinso...
This truly delightful river is one of Surrey's best kept secrets. In the spring the woods are full of kingcups and bluebells. There are flower-strewn water meadows in the summer. And, later in the year, the colours of autumn are really brought to lif...
This town house has survived in its present state since the late sixteenth century (although some of the stained glass windows date back to the 14th century), it is now the property of Harvard University. Open to the public its strange and complex hi...
Nash's House was owned by Shakespeare's granddaughter's first husband Thomas Nash, a wealthy Stratford property owner. Adjacent to Nash's house is the site of New Place, the house that Shakespeare purchased in 1597 and where he later died. Sadly the ...
Delightful 1830's cloth merchant's home with fascinating Bronte connections. Charlotte Bronte visited often and featured Red House in her novel 'Shirley'. Includes period rooms, enchanting recreated gardens and exhibitions in restored outbuildings. ...
Wander through an unimposing archway in Church Street close by All Saints Church and you will discover Ilkley's most treasured building: The Manor House. Although it has undergone many alterations since the 13th century when it was first built it rem...
Welcome to Abbey House Museum where you can experience the sights and sounds of life in Victorian Leeds in the year 1880! A journey through the carefully recreated streets and houses of Abbey House Museum is a great day out for all the family....
Considered to be one of Wiltshire's greatest hidden treasures, Bowood House & Gardens is open to visitors between April and November. For those wishing to escape into an oasis of outstanding natural beauty, the 'Capability' Brown grounds designed in ...
Probably the best garden visit you could ever make awaits you at Abbey House Gardens in ancient Malmesbury, itself an historic place to visit. Gardening ideas, beautiful plants from daffodils, crocus, tulips and iris in spring through the country's l...
Lydiard Park is a beautiful historic parkland on the western edge of Swindon. The Palladian house, restored 18th Century Walled Garden, 260 acre parkland and children's play area offer something for everyone, all year round. With a programme of speci...
Stourton House Flower Garden is a nineteenth century house with a 4 acre plantsman's garden. It has a woodland garden, a winter garden, secret garden, lily pond and herbaceous garden....
Ugbrooke is set in a tranquil Devon valley landscaped by Capability Brown. It has a history covering 900 years, featuring in the Domesday book of 1086, and exhibiting a fascinating variety of alterations made over the centuries.
Robert Adam and C...
The house and gardens are open to the public on specific afternoons between Easter and the end of August .
Fursdon is one of Devon's oldest family homes. 23 generations of the family have lived on this site. 2009 marks the 750th anniversary of the...
The Quay House was re-built in 1680-1 at the height of Exeter's woollen cloth industry.
New Quay House Visitor Centre pic The building was used to store cloth and other goods before they were loaded and transported down the canal. It also had an o...
On Plymouth's historic Barbican, you'll find an ancient doorway that takes you back in time to Drake's Plymouth.
Down panelled hallways and up spiral stairs, you'll find yourself in the furnished home of an Elizabethan merchant or sea captain.
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Late 18th century house, the neatly rendered austere exterior of which belies a warm, comfortable interior with Georgian elegance overlaid by Victorian solidity. Naval and military mementoes of the Woollcombes, including a model of HMS Victor(1820's)...
A historic building tucked away down one of the city's oldest streets - the Merchant's House is Plymouth's finest surviving example of a 16th/17th century residence. During the 17th century it was home to three Plymouth mayors including privateer Wil...
Prysten House is a late 15th century house with well and courtyard. closely linked with St Andrew's Church. Oldest domestic dwelling in Plymouth, which now also houses Tanners restaurant on the ground floor....
International Modernist 1930s building with period furniture. 2010 includes exhibition Sense of Place: an installation of contemporary artworks and music by tapestry weaver Jilly Edwards and composer Nigel Morgan, running alongside history of textile...
Totnes Museum is contained within an authentic Elizabethan Merchant's House, built around 1575 for the Kelland family. The house retains many features dating back to the Elizabethan period and has been painstakingly restored. Collections, dating from...
The Garden House is a magical place: a place designed to meld with its surrounding landscape to create an almost ethereal beauty; a place where luxuriant, brilliant colour creates unforgettable panoramas; a place where the past meets the present and ...
Anne of Cleves House is a 15th century timber framed Wealden hall-house, given to Anne as part of her divorce settlement from Henry VIII, holds displays of period furnishings, Lewes history, Tom Paine, Bonfire and the Wealden iron industry. Enclosed ...
This imposing Norman castle, offers magnificent views across the town of Lewes and surrounding downland. The adjacent Barbican House holds an extensive collection of local history and archaeological artefacts....
Great Dixter, birthplace, home and passion of gardening writer the late Christopher Lloyd was built c1450 and boasts one of the largest surviving timber-framed halls in the country. Of particular note is the antique furniture and needlework collectio...
The Priest House sits on the western edge of Ashdown Forest in the picturesque high Weald village of West Hoathly. Originally a timber-framed hall house, built in the early 15th century for the priory of St Pancras in Lewes, central chimneys and a fi...
Parham House is a beautiful Elizabethan house is set in the heart of a medieval deer park at the foot of the South Downs. The foundation stone was laid in 1577 by the two year old Thomas Palmer. It is reputed Queen Elizabeth dined at Parham in 1593 a...
St Mary's House and Gardens is an enchanting medieval pilgrim inn. Still a lived-in home. Atmospheric interiors. Unique Elizabethan 'Painted Room'. Charming gardens. Amusing animal topiary. Morning coffee and country house teas served in Victorian Mu...
Alford Manor House is reputedly the largest thatched manor house in the country, Alford Manor House was built to a traditional H plan in 1611. It is a very rare example of a composite structure, featuring a wooden frame with reed and plaster (visible...
Located in the heart of historic Barton upon Humber, Baysgarth House is the ancestral home of the prominent Nelthorpe family. Set within 30 acres of parkland this Grade II listed building is a beautiful example of Georgian architecture and is the per...
Burghley house is the largest and grandest of the first Elizabethan Age. Built and mostly designed by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer of England, between 1555 and 1587, the house is a family home for his descendants to this day. At present the Hou...
Monique and Richard Paice opened to the public on a single Sunday in 1987 under the auspices of the National Garden Scheme. This was an exciting time; the Paices had only just begun to take on a neglected wilderness with the hope of turning it into a...
Stanway House, situated near Winchcombe in the glorious Gloucestershire countryside, has been described by Fodor's Guide as 'as perfect and pretty a Cotswold manor house as anyone is likely to see'. The grounds are now the perfect setting for a 300f...
Oriental water gardens by Thomas Daniell with trees of unusual size. Unusual and fascinating Regency house in Indian style inspired by the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. Also a temple with a figure of the goddess Souriya, a bronze serpent, Brahmin bulls, ...
This 17th Century market house was built for the wool trade, but has formed the focus for many different town events throughout the ages. It later was used as a theatre, where Sarah Siddons performed.
Market house for wool storage, built in 1698. ...
Originally built in 1383, there have been additions and renovations to the property over the centuries. Since Tudor times, only two families have owned Chavenage, the current owner David Lowsley-Williams having inherited the House from his uncle.
23 acres of fascinating Victorian private gardens at the former country seat of the nearby Westonbirt Arboretum's founder, Robert Holford. Noe home to a thriving girls' school, but faithfully maintained in its original style. Delightful features inxl...
Our museum was created, by The Abbey Lawn Trust, in memory of the writer and naturalist John Moore, whose knowledge and love of the countryside was paramount.
John Moore was Gloucestershire's best-known and loved author of the Twentieth century - ...
The Georgian House is an 18th century, six storey townhouse that has been restored and decorated to its original glory.
The house was built in 1790 for John Pinney, a wealthy slave plantation owner and sugar merchant, it was also where the enslave...
Explore hundreds of weird and wonderful objects inside the museum that show how people used to live in the past. Gaze out of this 18th century mansion house over 400 acres of beautiful parkland and imagine that it all belongs to you and your family....
Baylham House is a working livestock farm which caters for both educational and leisure visits. It is not commercialised as a children's entertainment facility. Countryside and animal lovers of all ages can have a wonderful day out. Visitors with ...
At the heart of the historic and picturesque town of Clare the Ancient House stands sentinel next to the church. Dating back to the 15th century this unusual Grade I listed building boasts spectacular moulded plaster and timber work and intriguingly ...
Located in the centre of the historical market town, Bury St Edmunds, just off Risbygate Street, The Malthouse Project offers a heritage centre, guided or self-led tours and a community cafe. The project is a unique attraction in Bury St Edmunds pro...
The Ipswich Building Preservation Trust carried out a major restoration project on Pykenham's Gatehouse in 1982-3. The original staircase was discovered during this work. The trust now uses the premises for its headquarters as does the local civic so...
Gainsborough's House is the house where Thomas Gainsborough was born in 1727, this museum and art gallery shows a large collection of his paintings, drawings and prints as well as temporary exhibitions. At the back of the museum is a walled garden wh...
Gilbert White was aged 7 or 8 when the White family moved from the Vicarage on Selborne's Plestor, to this house, called 'The Wakes' (named after the Wake family who had lived here previously). At that time the property would have been no more than a...
'The whole of the shrubbery border will soon be very gay with pinks and Sweet Williams in addition to the Columbines already in bloom.' - Letter to Cassandra Austen, 29 May 1811. The novelist Jane Austen is known worldwide for her popular novels des...
At the heart of William the Conqueror’s New Forest on the banks of the Beaulieu River stands Palace House, once the Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey. The family home of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, the house contains splendid rooms full of fine portr...
Breamore House and Countryside Museum are set in its own beautiful parkland amid surrounding farms and fields, the grandeur and magnificence of the house has changed little over the past 400 years. The Elizabethan Manor House and Countryside Museum ...
Late 17th-century house in an impressive setting. The drama of the 1989 fire and restoration adds to the magic of this romantic house, which is set high on the South Downs with magnificent sweeping views to the sea. The elegant Georgian interior hous...
Cumberland House - The Natural History Museum tells the story of the wild things of the riverbank, marshes, woods and urban areas of Portsmouth. Have a look for the heron stalking its prey and the Brent geese coming into land after their 3000 km flig...
Dating from the 13th Century, King John's House was once the main building in a major medieval complex. Visitors can see many early features, including the roof timbers, graffiti cut into the medieval plaster and a rare bone floor. The Tudor cottage...
Nestling in the water meadows alongside the River Itchen and in the shadow of St Catherine's Hill lies the ancient Hospital of St Cross. Reknowned for the tranquillity of its setting and the beauty of its architecture, the Hospital is one of England'...
Anna Ryder Richardson's Wild Welsh Zoo has something for everyone! Experience close-up meetings with endangered animals from all over the world. Meet TV stars Steve and Lisa, Tommy the Tapir and his new mate Rio. Yumusak the Bactrian camel is n...
Bryngarw House is nestled in 113 acres of picturesque country parkland. The history of the house itself is vague, but architectural evidence appears to indicate that it was originally a farmhouse, possibly dating from the 15th century. The first r...
The Winding House in New Tredegar is THE museum for the Caerphilly County Borough. Newly opened, with an exciting and varied exhibitions and events programme, fully equipped research room, coffee shop and gift shop. It tells the history of the Cou...
Tredegar House is one of the architectural wonders of Wales and one of the most significant late 17th-century houses in the whole of the British Isles. Situated within 90 acres of beautiful gardens and parkland, this delightful red brick house pr...
Usk Castle is set in enchanting, romantic ruins overlooking the small town of Usk, and the wide river valley beyond. "It is like the secret castle that no one's ever found" exclaimed a young boy, seeing the natural and peaceful setting, the ancient w...
Hylands House, in Chelmsford, Essex, is a stunning Grade II* listed property, spectacularly restored to its former glory and situated in 574 acres of historic landscaped parkland....
Valence House Museum is the only surviving manor house in Dagenham. It dates back to Medieval times and is still partially surrounded by a moat. Following extensive refurbishment, exciting new Galleries tell the story of Barking and Dagenham and i...
Alan Goldsmith, owner and curator of the toy museum, was born during WWII, during a time in British history when so many sacrifices were made for the war effort in every walk of day to day life; toys were one of these sacrifices. Alan’s passion ...
Coalhouse Fort was built between the years 1861 and 1874 partly under the direction of General Gordon (of Khartoum) and was one of a number built to fortify the Thames estuary. It was intended to counter the threat of French seaborne invasion as reco...
Godinton House offers excellent guided tours of this ancient house, Jacobean with medieval hall, many stunning rooms, beautifully furnished. 500 years of fascinating history. The House A small statue of a horse set in a neat box hedge garden...
North Foreland Lighthouse History A light was first exhibited at North Foreland in 1499, but the first real lighthouse was built by Sir John Meldrum in 1636. The lighthouse consisted of a two storey octagonal tower made of timber, lath and ...
The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge is an Art Museum and Library situated in the heart of the historic city of Canterbury. Following a careful repair and restoration project the Beaney House of Art & Knowledge re-opened its doors to the public on ...
The Higham Park estate can be traced back to 1320 when it was ceded to the 'De Hegham' family by Edward II. Since those early days it has been home to many important and colourful characters, including in the 1920's Count Louis Vorrow Zborowski who c...
The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman House on show in Britain, was discovered by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 25 years of excavation across ancient Dover by the Unit have uncovered 50 major structures. The Painted House was the best preserve...
The focus of Belmont is the elegant 18th century house (designed by Samuel Wyatt) commanding stunning views over the surrounding Estate and the rolling Kentish North Downs. Steeped in history, this unique house contains mementos of the family's histo...
Minster Abbey Gatehouse Museum houses a wide range of exhibits including Fossils, Roman coins, radios, wartime relics, Victoria costumes, local paintings, and photographs, all set within the distinctive 1,000 year old Gatehousee building. Outstand...
Eastgate House is a grade one listed building of exceptional interest. It was built in the late 1590s by Sir Peter Buck, Clerk of the Cheque at Chatham Dockyard and is an excellent example of an Elizabethan town house. Subsequently five generatio...
The Restoration House Restoration House as we see it today is the amalgamation of two medieval buildings which were combined in the late 16th or early 17th century to create a mansion house just outside the south east corner of the city wall ...
Six Poor Travellers House is a Tudor charity house founded by the Elizabethan MP Richard Watts to provide board and lodgings for six poor travellers and continued to do so right up to the Second World War. The house and charity are immortalised i...
The Old Lighthouse is an Historic Grade 11 building, listed in 1992 by Shepway District Council, recently celebrating its centenary. Opened with great ceremony by His Royal Majesty the Prince of Wales in 1904 after a 3 year build, it survived two wor...
David Salomon's House at Salomons was once the home of three remarkable generations of the Salomons family. It is now part of Canterbury Christ Church University. The Museum celebrates the lives of: Sir David Salomons, the first Jewish L...
