Category
Historic houses
Stately homes, manor houses, cottages of note. The best survive complete with collections.
8,621 places in this category.
Historic houses by region
- 1,092 historic houses in South West England
- 1,014 historic houses in South East England
- 801 historic houses in Central Scotland
- 788 historic houses in London
- 710 historic houses in East of England
- 588 historic houses in North West England
- 542 historic houses in East Midlands
- 538 historic houses in Yorkshire & the Humber
- 521 historic houses in North East England
- 437 historic houses in West Midlands
Highlights
Flagship📷 10Historic houses · London
Strawberry Hill House
Strawberry Hill House — villa and house museum in Twickenham, London, United Kingdom.
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★ Iconic📷 10Historic houses · London
Borough Market
London's oldest food market — 1,000 years of trading under London Bridge.
Flagship📷 9Historic houses · South East England
Old Arlesford House
Old Arlesford House — country house in Old Alresford, England.
Flagship📷 10Historic houses · South East England
Wilbury House
Wilbury House — Grade I listed house in Newton Tony, Wiltshire, England, UK.
📷 10Historic houses · South East England
Woodlands Vale
Woodlands Vale — house in Seaview, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 10Historic houses · South East England
Great Dixter House and Gardens
Christopher Lloyd's experimental garden in Sussex — 20th-century horticultural icon.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
1 Old Palace Terrace
1 Old Palace Terrace — house in Richmond upon Thames, London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic houses · London
1 Palace Green
1 Palace Green — house on Palace Green, Kensington, London.
📷 5Historic houses · London
1–2 Orme Square
1–2 Orme Square — pair of houses in Orme Square, Bayswater, London.
📷 5Historic houses · London
10 Richmond Green
10 Richmond Green — house in Richmond upon Thames, London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic houses · London
10, Hertford Street W1
10, Hertford Street W1 — Grade I listed house in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic houses · London
10, Palace Green W8
10, Palace Green W8 — building in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
11 Downing Street
11 Downing Street — Grade I listed house in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic houses · London
11 Richmond Green
11 Richmond Green — house in Richmond upon Thames, London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic houses · London
12 and 13 Upper Belgrave Street
12 and 13 Upper Belgrave Street — building in Westminster, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
12, Upper Grosvenor Street W1
12, Upper Grosvenor Street W1 — House in Mayfair, London W1.
📷 5Historic houses · London
123 Mortlake High Street
123 Mortlake High Street — house and former town hall in Mortlake, London.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
15 Church Row
15 Church Row — 20th-century house in Hampstead, London NW3.
📷 5Historic houses · London
15, Kensington Palace Gardens
15, Kensington Palace Gardens — house in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
15, Upper Grosvenor Street W1
15, Upper Grosvenor Street W1 — building in Westminster, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
16 Charles Square
16 Charles Square — house in the London Borough of Hackney, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
172, Ebury Street Sw1
172, Ebury Street Sw1 — building in Westminster, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
1a Palace Gate
1a Palace Gate — house in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
2 And 3, Clifton Villas W9
2 And 3, Clifton Villas W9 — building in Westminster, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
2 Palace Green
2 Palace Green — 19th-century house in Kensington, London W8.
📷 5Historic houses · London
20, Dunraven Street W1
20, Dunraven Street W1 — building in Westminster, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
213 and 215 King's Road
213 and 215 King's Road — houses in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
217 King's Road
217 King's Road — house in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
22 Parkside
22 Parkside — residential property in Wimbledon, London.
📷 5Historic houses · London
22 Weymouth Street
22 Weymouth Street — grade II listed house in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
25 Park Lane
25 Park Lane — house in City of Westminster, Greater London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
27a Charles Street, 21 Waverton Street and 26 Hay's Mews
27a Charles Street, 21 Waverton Street and 26 Hay's Mews — 18th-century house and former shop in Mayfair, London W1.
📷 5Historic houses · London
3 The Terrace, 138 Richmond Hill
3 The Terrace, 138 Richmond Hill — house in Richmond, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
3, Carlton Gardens Sw1
3, Carlton Gardens Sw1 — house in the City of Westminster, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
32 Richmond Green
32 Richmond Green — house in Richmond upon Thames, London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic houses · London
32, Craven Street Wc2
32, Craven Street Wc2 — house in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
37 Stepney Green
37 Stepney Green — house in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
37-41, High Street
37-41, High Street — building in Kingston upon Thames, London, United Kingdom.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
40 Well Walk
40 Well Walk — house in Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
45 and 46, Berkeley Square W1
45 and 46, Berkeley Square W1 — Grade I listed houses in the City of Westminster, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
49 Belgrave Square
49 Belgrave Square — Grade II* listed house in Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London. It was finished in 1851, designed by Thomas Cubitt.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
50 Glebe Place
50 Glebe Place — former house of Sir Frank Lowe in Chelsea, London.
📷 5Historic houses · London
52 Cadogan Square
52 Cadogan Square — house in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
54 Mount Street
54 Mount Street — house in City of Westminster, Greater London, England, UK.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
7 Burlington Gardens
7 Burlington Gardens — house in City of Westminster, Greater London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
72 Cadogan Square
72 Cadogan Square — house in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
79 Pall Mall
79 Pall Mall — grade II listed house in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic houses · London
8 Melbury Road
8 Melbury Road — large detatched house built in Queen Anne style.
📷 5Historic houses · London
80 Coleman Street
80 Coleman Street — building in the Moorgate area of the City of London.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
84 Brook Green
84 Brook Green — house in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
85-91 Genesta Road
85-91 Genesta Road — house in Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, UK.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
9 Church Row
9 Church Row — house in Hampstead, London, United Kingdom.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
Alginate House
Alginate House — house in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
Annesley Lodge
Annesley Lodge — gatehouse in London Borough of Camden, London, England, UK.
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📷 5Historic houses · London
Apothecary House
Apothecary House — house in London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · London
Armoury House
Armoury House — house in London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, UK.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who runs the UK's historic houses?
- Britain's country houses are looked after by the National Trust (over 200 houses), English Heritage, the National Trust for Scotland, Cadw, and the Historic Houses association of privately-owned properties. We list 8,621 historic houses.
- Do you have to pay to visit a stately home?
- Most charge admission, which funds their upkeep. National Trust and English Heritage members visit their properties free; many houses open their gardens or parkland separately at lower cost.
- Are these places free to visit?
- Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
- Where does the data come from?
- Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
- How often is this updated?
- A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.