Britain has more than 3,000 stately homes, and many are open to us hoi polloi. Indeed, visiting a stately home has become a staple leisure activity: what could be more British than a weekend drive to ...

Stately homes are, arguably, at their most handsome at Christmas – capacious halls are filled with gigantic Christmas trees, palatial staterooms host immersive fairy-tale attractions, and majestic ...

As the final part of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" trilogy hits our TV screens, "I predict a sudden revival of the Tudor aesthetic", said historian Suzannah Lipscomb in The Telegraph. The impressive ...

A 900-year-old stately home in Derbyshire is welcoming people to enjoy its beautiful heritage over the bank holiday weekend and beyond. Haddon Hall in Bakewell is one of the country’s stunning stately ...

Many National Trust properties are "put to bed" in the winter months, to allow time for repairs and conservation, and just to give them a rest from the impact of more than 20 million visitors a year.