Aston Hall
"One of the last great homes to be built in the flamboyant Jacobean style, the
mansion which was built between 1618 and 1635 for Sir Thomas Holte."
Aston
Hall
Trinity Road
Aston
B6 6JD
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Barrie's House
The 1860 birthplace of J.M. Barrie the author of Peter Pan.
J M
Barrie's Birthplace
9 Brechin Road Kirriemuir
Angus
DD8 4BX
Scotland
www.nts.org.uk
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Basildon Park
18th-century country house set in extensive
parkland. Basildon Park was
also featured in the recent film Pride and Prejudice as the house
Netherfield where Elizabeth first meets Mr.
Darcy.
Basildon Park
Lower Basildon
Reading
Berkshire
RG8 9NR
www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Batemans
The home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 to 1936.
Bateman's
Burwash,
Etchingham,
East Sussex
TN19 7DS
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Beaulieu Abbey and
Palace
The abbey was founded in 1204 and the palace has been the home of the
Montagu family since 1538. Beaulieu is also the home of the National Motor Museum.
Beaulieu
Brockenhurst
Hampshire
SO42 7ZN
www.beaulieu.co.uk |
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Blenheim
Palace
Home of the Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Winston
Churchill.
Blenheim Palace
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
OX20 1PX
www.blenheimpalace.com
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Brantwood
John Ruskin's home on Lake Coniston.
Brantwood
Coniston
Cumbria
LA21 8AD
www.brantwood.org.uk |
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Broadlands
The home of Lord Mountbatten, Broadlands is one of the finest examples of mid-Georgian
architecture in England.
Broadlands
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 9ZD
www.broadlans.net
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Brontė Parsonage Museum
"The Brontės were the world's most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage, now
the Brontė Parsonage Museum, was their home from 1820 to 1861."
Brontė Parsonage Museum
Church Street
Haworth
Keighley
West Yorkshire
England
BD22 8DR
www.bronte.info |
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Buckingham
Palace
Official London residence of the Royal Family since 1837.
www.royal.gov.uk
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Burghley House
Burghley is a unique glimpse of the way
great houses like this have been furnished and inhabited from the days
of Queen Elizabeth I, through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
to the present day.
The House Office
Burghley House
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 3JY
www.burghley.co.uk |
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Burton Constable Hall
Built during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I many alterations were made to the house during
the 18th century and the surrounding park was landscaped by 'Capability' Brown.
Burton Constable Hall
Burton Constable
Skirlaugh
East Yorkshire
HU11 4LN
www.burtonconstable.com |
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Chawton
The house where Jane Austin wrote and revised her famous novels including Pride
& Prejudice.
Jane Austen's House
Chawton
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 1SD
www.janeaustenmuseum.org.uk
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Chartwell
Family home of Sir Winston Churchill
Chartwell
Mapleton Road
Westerham
Kent
TN16 1PS
www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Chatsworth
Home of the 11th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
Nr. Bakewell
Derbyshire
www.chatsworth-house.co.uk
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Cromwell's House
Oliver Cromwell's house in Ely is open to the public and provides a glimpse of the17th
century life of this significant historic figure.
Oliver Cromwell`s House,
29 St. Mary`s Street
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 4HF
www.ely.org.uk |
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Culzean Castle and Country Park
18th century castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde.
Culzean
Castle & Country Park
Maybole
South Ayrshire
KA19 8LE
Scotland
www.nts.org.uk
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Dicken's birthplace
Charles Dickens was born here 1812.
Charles Dickens Birthplace
393 Old Commercial Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 4QL
www.charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk |
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Dove Cottage
"Dove Cottage was the home of William Wordsworth from December 1799
to May 1808, the years of his supreme work as a poet."
Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum
The Wordsworth Trust
Dove Cottage
Grasmere
Cumbria
LA22 9SH
www.wordsworth.org.uk
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Elgar's birthplace
Edward Elgar, the composer of Pomp and Circumstance was born at Broadheath in
1857. The Elgar Society provides details of his life
and works.
The Elgar Birthplace Museum
Crown East Lane
Lower Broadheath
Worcester
WR2 6RH
www.elgarfoundation.org |
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Firle Place
Home of the Gage family for over 500 years.
The first Gage to live at Firle Place Sir John Gage was a trusted councilor of
Henry VIII and a Knight of the Garter.
Firle Place
Firle
Lewes
Sussex
BN8 6LP
www.firleplace.co.uk
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Fishbourne Roman Palace
Fishbourne Palace dates from the Roman invasion of AD43.
Fishbourne Roman Palace
Salthill Road
Fishbourne
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 3QS
www.sussespast.co.uk |
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Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate
The most complete Cistercian abbey remains
in Britain together with 10 other historic buildings
and the Royal water garden.
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
Ripon Nr Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG4 3DY
www.fountainsabbey.org.uk
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Gainsborough's birthplace
Museum and art gallery at the birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough.
Gainsborough's House
46 Gainsborough Street
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2EU
www.gainsborough.org |
Glastonbury Abbey
"Traditionally the oldest above-ground Christian church in the world."
Glastonbury Abbey
The Abbey Gatehouse
Magdalene Street
Glastonbury
Somerset
BA6 9EL
www.glastonburyabbey.com
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Groombridge Place
The Enchanted Forest, the Formal Gardens, the Conan Doyle collection and a maze are
some of the Groombridge attractions.
Groombridge
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 9QG
www.groombridge.co.uk |
Handel's House
Handel lived here for 36 years and died here 1759. It has been restored to its original
18th century condition.
Handel House Museum
25 Brook Street
Mayfair
London
W1K 4HB
www.handelhouse.org |
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Hardwick Hall
A fine example of Elizabethan architecture (c1597).
Hardwick Hall
Doe Lea
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 5QJ
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Harewood House
Harewood, provides a wonderful day out for
all the family. The House, with its outstanding art collections,
splendid State Rooms and fascinating 'Below Stairs' exhibition, is set
in spectacular grounds, which include formal gardens and gentle woodland
walks.
Harewood House Trust
Harewood House
Harewood
Leeds
Yorkshire
LS17 9LG
www.harewood.org |
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Heaton Hall
One of the finest neo-classical houses in the country.
Heaton Hall
Heaton Park
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 5SW
www.manchestergalleries.org |
Holkham Hall
The magnificent home of the Earl and Countess of Leicester
HolkhamHall
Wells-next-the-Sea
Norfolk
NR23 1AB
www.holkham.co.uk |
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Houses of Parliament
The uk's Parliaments guide to the House of Commons, the House of Lords,
Parliamentary Services and Explore Parliament.
www.parliament.uk
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Herschel's House
The planet Uranus was discovered from this house by William Herschel in 1781.
19 New
King Street
Bath
BA1 2BL
www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk
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Holst's birthplace
Gustav Holst, composer of The Planets was born here in 1874.
4 Clarence Road
Pittville
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 2AY
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Ightham Mote
Ightham Mote is a rare surviving example of
a moated medieval manor house dating from the early part of the
14th-century.
Ightham Mote
Mote Road
Ivy Hatch
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 0NT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Samuel Johnson's
House
A prominent figure of the 18th century Samuel Johnson compiled the first
comprehensive English Dictionary here.
Dr. Johnson's House
17 Gough Square
London
EC4A 3DE
www.drjohnsonshouse.org |
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Keats House Museum
"This is the house
where John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting which
inspired some of Keatss most memorable poetry. Here, Keats wrote ' Ode
to a Nightingale', and fell in love with Fanny Brawne, the girl next
door."
Keats Grove
Hampstead
London
NW3 2RR
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Knole
Henry VIII liked it so much that he forced
Thomas Cranmer, his Archbishop of Canterbury, to hand it to him in 1538.
Knole
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 0RP
www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Little Moreton Hall
"Britain’s most famous and arguably finest timber-framed moated manor
house."
Little Moreton
Hall
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 4SD
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Longleat House and Safari Park
A fine example of Elizabethan architecture with a host of other attractions
including a safari park.
Longleat
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 7NW
www.longleat.co.uk |
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Loseley Park
Loseley House, built in 1562
by Sir William More, is a fine example of Elizabethan architecture,
its mellow stone brought from the ruins of Waverley Abbey in Farnham,
now over 850 years old.
Loseley Park
Guildford
Surrey
GU3 1HS
www.loseley-park.com
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Penshurst Place and Gardens
"Set in the rural
Weald of Kent surrounded by picturesque countryside and ancient
parkland, Penshurst Place and Gardens has changed little over the
centuries".
Penshurst Place & Gardens
Penshurst
Kent
TN11 8DG
www.penshurstplace.com |
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Roman Baths and Pumproom
Take the virtual tour before you go.
The Roman Baths
Stall Street
Bath
BA1 1LZ
www.romanbaths.co.uk
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Shakespeare's birthplace, Anne Hathaway's cottage, records, museums and events.
Stratford-on-Avon
Warwickshire
www.shakespeare.org.uk
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Stratfield Saye House
Stratfield Saye House, home to the Dukes of
Wellington since 1817.
Stratfield Saye
Reading
RG7 2BZ
Berkshire
www.stratfield-saye.co.uk
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Tatton Park
One of England's finest historic estates set in 1000 acres of parkland.
Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 6QN
www.tattonpark.org.uk |
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Ten Downing Street
Home of British Prime Ministers since 1721.
10 Downing Street
London
www.number-10.gov.uk
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Tower Bridge
Tower bridge built in 1894 is open to visitors.
Tower Bridge
London
www.towerbridge.org.uk |
Waddesdon Manor
Built by the Rothschild banking dynasty in the late 1800s and home of the Rothschild
collection.
Waddesdon Manor
Nr Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP18 0JH
www.waddesdon.org.uk
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Walcot Hall
The home of Clive of India.
Walcot Hall
Lydbury North
Shropshire
SY7 8AZ
www.walcothall.com |
Woolsthorpe Manor
Birthplace and home of Sir Isaac Newton arguably the most brilliant
scientist of all time. It is here that he waited out the plague of 1665.
Woolsthorpe Manor
23 Newton Way
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth
nr Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG33 5NR
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Wilton House
Stately home of the Earls of Pembroke for over 450 years.
Wilton House
Wilton
Salisbury
SP2 0BJ
www.wiltonhouse.co.uk |
Woburn Abbey
Home of the Dukes of Bedford for over 450 years set in 3,000 acres.
Woburn Abbey
Woburn
Bedfordshire
MK17 9WA
www.woburnabbey.co.uk
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Wordsworth's Home
Dove Cottage where Wordsworth composed much of his greatest work.
Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum
The Wordsworth Trust Dove Cottage Grasmere
LA22 9SH
www.wordsworth.org.uk |
Wythenshawe Hall
A striking half-timbered Tudor house with oak-paneled
interiors, set amongst beautiful gardens.
Wythenshawe Hall
Wythenshawe Park
Northenden
Manchester
M23 0AB
www.manchestergalleries.org |
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