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  • Chatsworth House
  • www.chatsworth.org
  • The magnificent home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, remodelled to designs by Talman 1686-1707. Includes a history and highlights of the house, along with visitor information.
4.4
(si*)
  • Blenheim Palace
  • www.blenheimpalace.com
  • 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.
4.3
(si*)
  • Longleat House and Safari Park
  • www.longleat.co.uk
  • The house is widely regarded as the best example of high Elizabethan architecture in Britain. Visitor information includes details of the library and archives assembled by the Thynne family since the 1540s.
4.2
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  • Beaulieu Palace House
  • www.beaulieu.co.uk
  • 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.
4.1
(si*)
  • Castle Howard
  • www.castlehoward.co.uk
  • One of England's grandest Baroque mansions, designed for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. History, images, news and visitor information.
4.0
(si*)
  • Titsey Place, Oxted, Surrey
  • www.titsey.org
  • The official site gives a history, guided tour and visitor information for this Georgian mansion set in extensive gardens.
3.9
(si*)
  • Lulworth Castle
  • www.lulworth.com
  • Official web-site of this early 17th-century mock-castle in Dorset, gutted by fire in 1929 but partly restored and open to the public.
3.9
(si*)
  • Haddon Hall
  • www.haddonhall.co.uk
  • The home of the Manners family in Derbyshire is one of the finest medieval and Tudor houses in England. Includes an online tour and family history.
3.9
(si*)
  • Woodchester Mansion
  • www.woodchestermansion.org.uk
  • A 19th-century masterpiece of Cotswold stone deserted during construction. History, photographs, restoration, conservation training and visitor information.
3.8
(si*)
  • Hatfield House
  • www.hatfield-house.co.uk
  • The official site for this magnificent Jacobean house built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and still home to his descendants includes a brief history, visitor information and interactive aerial view.
3.8
(si*)
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