by Your host | Jun 15, 2021 | Country Houses, Heritage
Quebec House Don’t miss the childhood home of General James Wolfe, who played an important role in the 1759 Battle of Quebec and the ongoing turf war between Britain and France in the land now known as Canada. The 16th century house is kept much as it was in the...
by Your host | Jun 1, 2021 | Country Houses
Knole House Originally built as an archbishop’s palace, the 600-year-old estate’s showrooms have been open to visitors for 400 years, so they really know how to give a good tour. Knole is in Kent’s last medieval deer park, which is populated by a wild deer herd and...
by Your host | Jun 1, 2021 | Country Houses
Chartwell The country home of Winston Churchill still looks as if the family has just stepped out for a walk. A visit here is a peek into the private life of the wartime prime minister who lived here for 40 years from 1922. Don’t miss Churchill’s desk arranged with...
by Your host | Jun 1, 2021 | Country Houses, Gardens
Penshurst Place & Gardens Movie fans might know Penshurst Place from The Princess Bride, The Other Boleyn Girl and Wolf Hall, but it was built in the 14th-century as a country retreat for the Lord Mayor of London. Since then, it has been a hunting lodge for Henry...
