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The stately Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is one of the most stunning country houses in England. Situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, it is set amongst expansive woods and landscaped parkland. It is the home of the Dukes of Devonshire and has been passed down through 16 generations of the Cavendish family. Chatsworth House has also been featured in numerous films, most famously as Pemberley, Mr Darcy’s home in Pride and Prejudice.

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The luxury country hotel scene in the UK has never had more to offer but that doesn't mean it's what everyone wants all of the time. If you're someone who'd prefer to stay somewhere a little more private and a little less manicured, there’s a new wave of ancestral homes that have undergone modern makeovers while adhering to their original architecture, style and charm. Some you can book for just one night, for others you'll have to take a wing, but they're well worth a look if you're keen to…

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a large building sitting on top of a lush green field

“Dry rot, wet rot, damp, leaky roofs,” says tour guide Oliver White, stepping carefully along a crumbling upper corridor of Wentworth Woodhouse, skirting two dead pigeons as he goes.

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The best period drama filming locations to visit from Pride and Prejudice’s Lyme Park in Cheshire to Atonement’s Stokesay Court in Shropshire. Now is the moment to visit these stately homes – not least because international travel is still precarious.

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a living room filled with furniture and paintings

Florence gave birth to the Renaissance in the 15th century and soon what started in Italy was spreading through the whole of Europe and especially France and Holland. During this time Florence was celebrated throughout Europe as a center of fine painting, gold gilding, bronze work, and furnishings inlaid with intricate designs. With their enormous influence, the Italian craftsmen's well styled and classic Florentine painted furniture was seen as a social status symbol. Fast forward a couple…

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Let me introduce you to Hartwell House. One of England’s finest stately homes. A Grade 1 listed part Jacobean, part Georgian mansion, sitting in 90 acres of parkland in the Vale of Aylesbury on the edge of the Chiltern Hills in Oxfordshire - just 40 miles northwest of London. Passing through its ancient wooden doors, you take a step back in time at @hartwellhouse starting in the Great Hall with its enormous fireplace, moving onto the most beautifully ornate lounges, complete with twinkling…

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a living room filled with furniture and a fire place in the middle of a room

In the course of researching my new book, Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats (Rizzoli), I visited many stately houses in England, Scotland and Ireland that have been lived in by the same families for hundreds of years. I learned in my travels that no matter what the century, great collectors have always been insatiable. My definition […]

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a large stone house with lots of windows

On the market for those seeking the most authentic of English country house experiences is Manston House, the eight-bedroom manor first built in the 17th century and today of the Grade II listing.

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