For those of us whose ancestors failed to hover close enough to Charles II’s court as he doled out titles, visiting a stately pile can have the Brideshead effect: a wide-eyed, dry-mouthed ogle ...

Honourable mention: Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire – home to a restored garden privy. Stately homes weren ... used as the murder scene in Dead Man’s Folly, and the drawing room, where ...

Cliveden's new afternoon tea menu offers historical figures' favourite treats in the same venue they enjoyed them - including ...

Hike around Broadway Tower, a folly on the escarpment ... Set across woodland and gardens beside the River Windrush, this magical nine-acre park is home to about 500 birds, from flamingos to ...

A stately home in Rotherham is celebrating the women of its past with a tour marking International Women's Day. Those behind the Wentworth Woodhouse event said it would explore the stories of six ...

Plans to restore an 18th century stately home in Surrey which was badly damaged by fire have been approved, a council has said. Guildford Borough Council unanimously agreed to the National Trust's ...

A north Norfolk stately home has revealed ... The 18th-century house is home to Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester, and will open on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays with tickets to the hall starting at ...

These often-overlooked places in your home can be hotbeds of germs, mold, yeast and pathogens. But once you know about them, cleaning them is easy. The best approach to stained leather upholstery ...

A historic stately home with 25 bedrooms and 16 acres of land has sold at auction for £305,000 - just over the UK's average house price. Otterburn Hall, in Northumberland National Park ...

A 25-bedroom grade II-listed stately home is to be auctioned on Thursday with a guide price of just £220,000. Otterburn Hall in Northumberland National Park could be snapped up for £50,000 below the ...

Plans for a new housing development which was criticised for its gardens being "too small" has been given the go-ahead. A total of 50 homes were proposed for land south of Main Street in Stanton ...