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Sudeley Castle

Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, GL54 5LP

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Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9BQ

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Burghley House photo by James Willis

Burghley House

Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 3JY

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Dunrobin Castle near Inverness in Scotland

Dunrobin Castle and Garden

Dunrobin Castle Limited, Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6SF

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Holkham Hall aerial photograph

Holkham Hall

Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1AB

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Hopetoun House in West Lothian near Edinburgh

Hopetoun House

South Queensferry, West Lothian, EH30 9SL

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Newby Hall and Gardens in North Yorkshire

Newby Hall & Gardens

Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5AE

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picton-castle

Picton Castle

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA62 4AS

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The Charterhouse gate

The Charterhouse

The Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 6AN

Festive treats

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Abbotsford, Roxburghshire

Abbotsford

Melrose, Roxburghshire

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Auckland Palace and Gardens

Auckland Palace and Gardens

Market Place, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 7NR

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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland

Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7DF

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Belvoir Castle Overhead

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir, NG32 1PE

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Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace – Park & Gardens

Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1UL

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Boughton House

Boughton House

Boughton House, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1BJ

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Burghley House photo by James Willis

Burghley House

Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 3JY

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Chawton House in Alton, Hampshire

Chawton House

Chawton, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1SJ

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Shepherd Photography Chiddingtone Castle

Chiddingstone Castle

near Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7AD

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Doddington Hall & Gardens

Doddington Hall & Gardens

Doddington, Lincolnshire, LN6 4RU

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Fairfax House

Fairfax House

Castlegate, York, YO1 9RN

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Haddon Hall in Bakewell, Derbyshire

Haddon Hall

Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1LA

Part Free
Harewood House, West Yorkshire, UK

Harewood House

Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 9LG

Free
Kelmarsh Hall in Northampton

Kelmarsh Hall

Main Road, Kelmarsh, Northampton, NN6 9LY

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Kentwell Hall in Suffolk

Kentwell Hall

Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9BA

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Kiplin Hall & Gardens in North Yorkshire is a beautiful historic house

Kiplin Hall & Gardens

Scorton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6AT

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Small Azaleas at Riverhill Garden

Riverhill Himalayan Gardens

Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0RR

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Rockingham Castle overhead view

Rockingham Castle

Northamptonshire, LE16 8TH

Not Free
Stokesay Court in Shropshire

Stokesay Court

Onibury, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9BD

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The Charterhouse gate

The Charterhouse

The Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 6AN

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Weston Park

Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8LE

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East facade of Fulham Palace, Credit Cinzia Sinicropi

Fulham Palace

Bishop’s Avenue, Fulham, London SW6 6EA

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Falconhurst Gardens

Markbeech, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5NR

Free

The Lord Leycester

60 High Street, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 4BH

Art and literature

Not Free
Van Gogh's House Front Exterior

Van Gogh House

87 Hackford Road, London, SW9 0RE

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Athelhampton House & Gardens

Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7LG

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Boughton House

Boughton House

Boughton House, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1BJ

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Bowhill House

Bowhill House & Grounds

Selkirk, TD7 5ET

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Breamore House

Breamore House

Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2DF

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Burton Agnes east side

Burton Agnes Hall

Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 4NE

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Chawton House in Alton, Hampshire

Chawton House

Chawton, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1SJ

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Shepherd Photography Chiddingtone Castle

Chiddingstone Castle

near Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7AD

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Corsham Court in Wiltshire

Corsham Court

Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 0BZ

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Elizabeth Gaskell's House in Manchester

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, M13 9LW

Part Free
Harewood House, West Yorkshire, UK

Harewood House

Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 9LG

Free
Lamport Hall in Northampton

Lamport Hall

Northampton, NN6 9HD

Free
Limnerslease historic house

Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village

Down Lane, Compton, Surrey, GU3 1DQ

Free
Penshurst Place

Penshurst Place

Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8DG

Free
Temple Newsam in Leeds

Temple Newsam House

Leeds, Yorkshire

Not Free
Turners House historic building in London

Turner’s House

40 Sandycoombe Road, London, TW1 2LR

Free
Waddesdon Manor Gardens credit Chris Lacey

Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JH

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Weston Park

Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8LE

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foundling museum exterior

The Foundling Museum

40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ

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Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery

Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery

Mattock Lane, London W5 5EQ

Free
Gainsborough's House in Suffolk

Gainsborough’s House

46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2EU

Free
Hay Castle

Hay Castle

Hay Castle, Oxford Road, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DG

Free
Hestercombe House and Garden

Hestercombe House and Gardens

Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8LG

Guided tours

Carlton Towers, North Yorkshire

Carlton Towers, North Yorkshire

Carlton Towers

Earsham Hall, Suffolk/Norfolk border – Candlelit Supper Tour

Earsham Hall, Suffolk/Norfolk border – Candlelit Supper Tour

Earsham Hall

A conducted tour of the Vintners’ Livery Company Hall

A conducted tour of the Vintners’ Livery Company Hall

Sausmarez Manor Ghost Tour, Guernsey

Sausmarez Manor Ghost Tour, Guernsey

Sausmarez Manor

Moated houses

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Hole Park plinth in the garden

Hole Park

Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4JB

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Acton Court

Latteridge Road, Iron Acton, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 9TL

Not Free

Acton Scott Hall

Acton Scott, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6QQ

Not Free
Bedfield Hall garden

Bedfield Hall

Church Lane, Bedfield, Suffolk, IP13 7JJ

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Broughton Castle

Broughton Castle

Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 5EB

Free
Chawton House in Alton, Hampshire

Chawton House

Chawton, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1SJ

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Combermere Abbey, Shropshire

Combermere Abbey

Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4AJ

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Doddington Place Gardens

Doddington Place Gardens

Doddington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 0BB

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Elsham Hall Gardens & Country Park

Brigg, Lincolnshire, DN20 0QZ

Free
Forde Abbey in Somerset

Forde Abbey

Chard, Somerset, TA20 4LU

Free
Godinton House and Garden in Kent

Godinton House & Gardens

Godinton Park, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BP

Free
Hartland Abbey

Hartland Abbey

Bideford, Devon, EX39 6DT

Free
Harvington Hall

Harvington Hall

Harvington Lane, Harvington, Near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 4LR

Free
Helmingham Hall moated historic house in Suffolk

Helmingham Hall Gardens

Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6EF

Part Free
Hever Castle, Kent

Hever Castle

Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG

Free
Hindringham Hall beautiful lake photograph

Hindringham Hall

Hindringham, Norfolk, NR21 0QA

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Kentwell Hall in Suffolk

Kentwell Hall

Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9BA

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Markenfield Hall in North Yorkshire

Markenfield Hall

Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3AD

Free
Michelham Priory in Upper Dicker

Michelham Priory House & Gardens

Upper Dicker, East Sussex, BN27 3QS

Free
Middleton Hall historic Tudor manor in England

Middleton Hall & Gardens

Middleton, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 2AE

Free
Small Azaleas at Riverhill Garden

Riverhill Himalayan Gardens

Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0RR

Free
Rode Hall in Cheshire

Rode Hall & Gardens

Scholar Green, By, Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire, ST7 3QP

Free
The Bishop's Palace

The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens

Wells, Somerset, BA5 2PD

Free
The Manor, Hemingford Grey

The Manor, Hemingford Grey

Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 9BN

Free
Waddesdon Manor Gardens credit Chris Lacey

Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JH

Free
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Weston Park

Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8LE

Not Free
Madresfield Court

Madresfield Court

Madresfield Court, Madresfield, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5AJ

Free

Falconhurst Gardens

Markbeech, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5NR

Gardens of the Year

Free
Holker Hall in Cumbria

Holker Hall & Gardens

Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PL

Part Free
Hever Castle, Kent

Hever Castle

Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG

Free
Inveraray Castle in Argyll, Scotland

Inveraray Castle & Gardens

Inveraray, Argyll, PA32 8XE

Free
picton-castle

Picton Castle

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA62 4AS

Free
Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea Physic Garden

66 Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HS

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