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Althorp House - The slick official web site of the Spencer family ancestral home where Diana, Princess of Wales was buried. Attractively-presented illustrated history of the house.
Astley Hall - A distinguished Elizabethan house in Chorley, preserved as a museum and art gallery, with two rooms licensed for weddings. Photographs and visitor information, including for schools.
Ballencrieff Castle, Scotland - This beautiful house built by John Murray in 1586 has been carefully restored and now offers accommodation, weddings and private dinners. Brief history, photographs.
Baltersan, Ayrshire, Scotland - James Brown, FSA (Scot) provides a thoughtful history and description of this ruined 16th-century tower-house, with photos, drawings, floor-plans, family connections.
Bay Hall, Lincolnshire - An early Georgian brick-built mansion in Benington. Drawing, interactive plan and photographs. History and story of its restoration by owner David Clement-Horton.
Beaulieu Palace House - Formerly the Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey, Palace House has been home to the Montagu family since 1538. The official site offers photographs and visitor information.
Belchamp Hall - The official site of this Queen Anne period family home in Suffolk has photographs, some history, and description of facilities offered.
Blenheim Palace - This baroque masterpiece - a World Heritage site - was built (1705-22) for the 1st Duke of Marlborough to designs by John Vanbrugh. The official site supplies an illustrated history and visitor information.
British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses - An interactive map leads to short descriptions by Risto Hurmalainen of historic buildings he has visited, a gallery of expandable thumbnail photographs and links to official sites. Hosted by Castles of the World.
British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses - An interactive map leads to short descriptions by Risto Hurmalainen of historic buildings he has visited, a gallery of expandable thumbnail photographs and links to official sites. Hosted by Castles of the World.
Burton Constable Hall, East Yorkshire - This Elizabethan house has been the home of the Constable family since it was first built. Photographs of superb later interiors, visitor information, teachers' resource packs.
Chartwell House, Westerham, Kent - Sir Winston Churchills family house, managed by the National Trust. Photograph and description of the collection of Churchill memorabilia.
Coleton Fishacre, South Devon - Article by Jane Johnson in Britannia on this Art Deco mansion built in 1926 to the designs of Oswald Milne (1881-1967), assistant to Lutyens. Photographs, history and visitor information.
Devizes Castle, Wiltshire - The present owners present photographs of the 19th-century castellated mansion designed by Henry Edmund Goodridge, and a history of the site, which retains fragments of a medieval castle.
Dunrobin Castle - Photographs, description and visitor information from Highland Escape. This Scottish stately home is largely a Victorian confection by Charles Barry, with interiors redesigned by Sir Robert Lorimer after 1915.
English Country Houses - Britannia's collection of illustrated articles: regional studies and the histories of specific houses.
English Country Houses and Stately Homes A-Z - A gazetteer from Britain Express: highlights, opening times, location maps and thumbnail images.
Great Houses of Scotland - Six of Scotland's finest historic homes: Traquair House, Scone Palace, Glamis Castle, Blair Castle, Ballindalloch Castle and Dunrobin Castle. Official web site providing visitor information.
Hammerwood Park - The Greek Revival house near East Grinstead was built in 1792 to the designs of Benjamin Latrobe. This cluttered site includes a scholarly history by Michael Trinder and a virtual guided tour.
Harewood House, Yorkshire - A stately home with museum and art gallery set in magnificent grounds, with a large exotic bird collection.
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