Best places: Country houses in United Kingdom

Ornate 17th-century stately home with a fine art collection that is open from March to October.

Classic 17th-century English house with opulent decor, fine furnishings and gardens. Dogs on leads.

Stately home with ornate interiors, museum of past times, a walled garden and woodland play area.

A stately home that retains its period interior and furnishings, with elegant gardens and play area.

Atmospheric house containing family silver, china and books from the 1950s with a woodland garden.

Imposing 16th-century manor and grounds, with art, tapestries and porcelain. Open March-September.

Historic coaching inn-turned-pub offering warmly decorated rooms with smart TVs, plus a beer garden.

Ornate, gilded 18th-century stately home set in landscaped grounds with fountains, trails and lakes.

National Trust-run neo-classical house designed by Robert Adam, with landscaped park and gardens.

Country house and gardens offering a zoo and woodland walks.

Partially-restored 18th-century house and Capability Brown landscaped gardens and tearoom.

Picturesque manor house with walled garden and meadows, plus historical tours and arts exhibitions.

👍👍 Visited The Lord Taverners Vintage motorcycle show on Sunday 24th July. A great variety of motorbikes from the early 1900's up to current models. Great main ring action of mini trials course and afternoon parades of a lot of the bikes present. Vast Auto Jumble of bike bits. Well organised and a tr...

Colourfully-painted castle on estate with raised woodland walkways and indoor/outdoor play areas.

👍👍 Absolutely beautiful location. Wonderful grounds that run down to the river. The word beaucolic springs to mind. Weddings, birthdays, and parties, an ideal setting. It's also where I keep my bees...

Upscale hotel in a 12th-century country house with gardens, plus a restaurant & an outdoor pool.

Stately country house offering polished rooms, free full breakfast and a traditional restaurant.

👍👍 We attended a wedding here and I get the impression they are purely wedding focused, the wedding was lovely and the place was wonderful. I had no idea it existed but it is beautiful and the staff are brilliant. Well organised, helpful, attentive and courteous, but mainly they do their jobs really we...

Luxe rooms & a cottage in a plush hotel with countryside & mountain views, plus free breakfast.