The Inspector visits a stately home off the M25 that’s been turned into an ‘off-grid hideout’

The Inspector visits a shabby-chic stately home near the M25 that’s been turned into an ‘off-grid hideout’ – and he’s smitten Birch in Hertfordshire is set in a stately home with just enough dilapidation to fit the shabby-chic mould The Inspector says it’s billed as a ‘community’ and an ‘escape from urban living’, ‘time off for … Read more

Landowners across UK to turn their stately homes, farms and even racecourses into pop-up campsites

Hundreds of temporary camping sites could be set up across the UK this summer as holidaymakers prepare to ditch sunny climes in favour of a Great British getaway. Tourism chiefs say demand for camp sites and UK holiday homes for this summer has boomed – with Britons cautious about trips abroad due to the possibility Covid … Read more

Staycation in 18th Century Oxfordshire stately home so desirable Liz Taylor tried to buy it

Yours for £28,000-a-week – the ultimate staycation in 18th Century Oxfordshire stately home so desirable Liz Taylor tried to buy it on the spot For the first time in its history, Grade I listed Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire, can be rented out for £28k a week Allowing up to 16 guests, it boasts eight bedrooms, landscaped … Read more

Stately home Knebworth House that starred in the Crown needs more than £70,000 of emergency repairs

Stately home Knebworth House that starred in the Crown, The Kind’s Speech and Batman needs more than £70,000 of emergency repairs due to cracks blamed on climate change Knebworth House, in Hertfordshire, was awarded £74,175 by Historic England Funds granted for urgent repairs to cracks caused by rain and high temperatures The manor has featured … Read more

Stately home Knebworth House that starred in the Crown needs more than £70,000 of emergency repairs

Stately home Knebworth House that starred in the Crown, The Kind’s Speech and Batman needs more than £70,000 of emergency repairs due to cracks blamed on climate change Knebworth House, in Hertfordshire, was awarded £74,175 by Historic England Funds granted for urgent repairs to cracks caused by rain and high temperatures The manor has featured … Read more

Owner of Downton Abbey stately home hits out at ‘catastrophic’ roadmap

The owner of the stately home used in Downton Abbey has hit out at the Government’s ‘catastrophic’ road map for easing coronavirus restrictions. The Countess of Carnarvon questioned why Highclere Castle in Berkshire would not be able to open its doors to visitors until May 17 at the earliest under the timetable set out by … Read more

Sally Lindsay’s Posh Sleepover offers glimpse inside 900-year-old stately home Ugbrooke House

Sally Lindsay’s Posh Sleepover is offering a rare glimpse inside the 900-year-old Ugbrooke House in Devon, complete with 80 rooms, a private lake and an ancient chapel hidden behind a bookshelf.  The Channel 5 programme, which airs tonight at 7pm, follows the presenter as she visits some of the UK’s wealthiest families to learn about … Read more

Netflix’s Bridgerton and The Crown are ‘competing for the SAME stately home filming locations

Bridgerton and The Crown are reportedly ‘competing’ for the same stately homes to film their next seasons in.  The two Netflix hits have both seen huge success and have already used the same locations, including Somerley Estate in Hampshire and Wilton House in Wiltshire. However a source has now told The Sun that scheduling for the upcoming … Read more

Couple find themselves stuck in Co Down stately home during lockdown – so renovate it

A couple who found themselves living alone in a stately manor during the pandemic have used the time to revitalise its historic interior. Neil Watt, 36, moved into the top floor of the Castle Ward mansion in County Down with his partner Kris Reid, 29, in March after being appointed collections and house manager of … Read more

Many of the stately homes we love to visit are in crisis as public tours are banned

Noel Coward may have sung ‘The stately homes of England, how beautiful they stand, to prove the upper classes have still the upper hand’ – but that was in 1938, and today they are yet another casualty of coronavirus. While the landed owners of such magnificent historic piles might not receive – nor expect – … Read more