Attraction type: Country Houses and Castles

Woolsthorpe Manor is a 17c Manor house which is chiefly interesting for its association with Sir Isaac Newton. An ancient apple tree makes the unlikely claim that its fruit inspired the great man. To get … Read more

Rockingham is one of the most attractive villages in our area, and the castle with its spectacular hilltop site is most picturesque. The collection is fascinating and contains some surprises like 20th century English pictures … Read more

Welbeck Abbey is a great House which was formerly the seat of the Dukes of Portland. The House is now in the capable hands of the last Duke’s grandson  William  Parente  who  pioneered  a  novel  … Read more

Grimsthorpe has been the home of the Willoughby de Eresby family (latterly  the  Earls  of  Ancaster)  since  about  1516  and  houses  a marvellous collection of pictures, furniture and other works of art. Like many buildings … Read more

Belton forms a perfect contrast to Burghley House and was built by master  mason William  Stanton  between  1685-88. It  is  as  formal, compact and harmonious in its proportions as Burghley is rambling and eclectic. Belton … Read more

Elton Hall owes its origin to a Proby who, like the first Lord Burghley, made himself useful to Queen Elizabeth I. The house is therefore mostly Elizabethan with major 19th century additions. It is very … Read more

Doddington Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in mellowed brick crowned with turrets and cupolas, 5 miles south west of Lincoln. It contains a fine collection of china, tapestries and Stuart and Georgian furniture. The … Read more

Deene Park is no exception to the rule that the houses open least are the most interesting to visit. It has a beautiful, well kept garden, charming rooms which are very much lived-in, and some … Read more

This totally lived-in house belongs to a distinguished whisky-distilling dynasty who keep the house and garden in immaculate shape. The house is a Queen Anne gem of sensible proportions and contains a uniformly splendid collection … Read more

Sir William Cecil, the first Lord Burghley was Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. His administrative and financial expertise was one of the  foundation  stones  on  which  her  very  successful  reign  was  built. Burghley  … Read more

If  you  are  lucky  enough  to  be  here  on  the  right  day  this  together  with Grimsthorpe would be my first choice of local ‘statelies’. It is more lived in than many others and one might … Read more

Although a bit further than the others, Althrop (pronounced Altrup) is on the way to the Cotswolds and can be on the way to London if you take the M1. It’s collection is quite outstanding … Read more