Peover Hall

An Elizabethan house dating from 1585. Fine Carolean stables. Mainwaring Chapel, 18th century…

Rode Hall

The Wilbraham family have lived at Rode since 1669; the present house was constructed in two stages, the earlier two storey wing and stable block around 1705 and the main building was completed in 1752. Later alterations by Lewis Wyatt and Darcy Braddell were undertaken in 1812 and 1927 respectively. The house stands in a Repton landscape and the extensive gardens include a woodland garden, with a terraced rock garden and grotto, which has many species of rhododendrons, azaleas, hellebores and climbing roses following snowdrops and daffodils in the early spring. The formal rose garden was designed by W Nesfield in 1860; there is a large walled kitchen garden and a new…

Tabley House

The finest Palladian House in the North West, Tabley a Grade I listing, was designed by John Carr of York for the Leicester family. Set in landscaped parkland it contains one of the first collections of English paintings, including works of art by Turner, Reynolds, Lawrence and Lely. Furniture by Chippendale, Bullock and Gillow and fascinating family…

Woodhey Chapel

Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House

Blackwell, completed in 1900, is the largest and most important surviving example of work by architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott. Designed as a holiday retreat for Sir Edward Holt, the house survives in a truly remarkable state of preservation retaining many original decorative features. Visitors are encouraged to sit and soak up the atmosphere in Blackwell’s fireplace inglenooks and are free to enjoy the house as it was originally intended, without roped-off areas. The period rooms are furnished with Arts & Crafts furniture and decorative arts,…

Brantwood

Brantwood, the former home of John Ruskin, is the most beautifully situated house in the Lake District. Explore Brantwood’s estate and gardens or experience contemporary art in the Severn Studio. Brantwood’s bookshop, the Jumping Jenny…

Carlisle Cathedral

Conishead Priory & Buddhist Temple

Gothic mansion on Morecambe Bay. Reception rooms with decorative ceilings, vaulted great hall, amazing stained glass, grand staircase, 48m cloister corridor. Now international Buddhist Centre with unique Temple. Cafe, Gift shop. Guided tours explain the healing work since…

Dove Cottage, The Wordsworth Museum & Art Gallery

Situated in the heart of the Lake District, Dove Cottage is the beautifully preserved home of William Wordsworth. Visitors can take a guided tour of the cottage then discover more about the poet…

Heron Corn Mill & Museum Of Papermaking

A fascinating visitor attraction. An 18th century corn mill and…