Braxted Park is a beautiful Georgian Grade II* listed mansion set in 450 acres of landscaped and undulating parkland uniquely surrounded by a 4 ½ mile red brick wall. It is one of only five Grade II* Registered Parks or Gardens of Special Historic interest in Essex. The main mansion house was designed by Sir Robert Taylor and boasts his signature octagonal sash windows which lend it its unique and extraordinary character.

The Park is located just 45 miles from central London and can be reached within 40 minutes by train from Liverpool Street or 90 minutes by car and is thus highly convenient to those flying into London. It is only 30 minutes’ drive from London Stansted and just 1 hour from the beautiful university town of Cambridge.

The Estate is still owned and run by the Clark family who remain in residence and manage every aspect of the estate’s enterprises which include a thriving wedding and celebratory events business, a private 9 hole golf course, a celebrated pheasant/partridge shoot, a cookery school, a farm and a property business. The current owner is Duncan Clark who lives on the estate with his wife, Nicky.

Essex is well known for the great 19^th century English artists John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough and Alfred Munnings all of whom have museums dedicated to their names within a 30 minute drive from the house. www.braxtedpark.co.uk

Goodwood is one of England's finest sporting estates and the ancestral home of the Dukes of Richard and Gordon, direct descendants of King Charles II. Today, it is lived in by the present Duke, the Earl of March and Kinrara, with his wife and family. The art collection includes magnificent masterpieces of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the celebrated views of London by Canaletto and superb sporting scenes by George Stubbs. It is world-renowned for its Horse Race Meetings as well as the Goodwood Revival and Festival of Speed (automobile events). It has its own golf course and on-site hotel and its own aerodrome. www.goodwood.com

• Home of the Earl and Countess of March
  
• One of the nation’s most significant private art collections
  
• Visit the State Apartments in all their Regency splendour
  
• Home of world-famous Goodwood Racecourse, the Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival
  
• On-site accommodation at Goodwood Hotel, part of Estate
  

Blenheim Palace is a monumental country house situated in  Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the principal residence of the dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and circa 1722. Blenheim Palace was designated a UNESCO  World Heritage Site in 1987.  www.blenheimpalace.com

• Birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, home of the Dukes of Marlborough
  
• World Heritage site with 300 years of history
  
• Located in Woodstock, near Oxford and Bicester Village
  
• 2000 acres of parkland and magnificent gardens
  

Newby Hall

Newby Hall is an eighteenth-century country house situated on the banks of the River Ure at Skelton-on-Ure, near  Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire, England, and is a Grade I listed building. The house contains a collection of furniture, painting and precious artefacts. The River Ure runs along the south side of the grounds, which have extensive herbaceous borders and woodland walks. The Georgian stable block, leased as offices, and the Church of Christ the Consoler are also Grade I listed. www.newbyhall.com

• Built by Sir Christopher Wren
  
• 1690’s, Yorkshire
  
• 40 acre gardens
  
• Miniature Railway
  
• Toy Bear Collection
  

Hever Castle

Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near  Edenbridge, 30 miles (48 km) south-east of London, England. It began as a  country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539 it was the seat of the Boleyn, originally 'Bullen', family. Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of  King Henry VIII of England, spent her early youth there, after her father, Thomas Boleyn had inherited it in 1505. He had been born there in 1477, and the castle passed to him upon the death of his father, Sir William Boleyn. www.hevercastle.co.uk

• Birthplace of Anne Boleyn
  
• Dates from 1270 and built as a medieval defence
  
• 17 miles from Gatwick Airport
  
• Jousting and archery events and championship golf course
  
• On-site 5 star accommodation for up to 50 guests
  

Manderston

Manderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver-plated staircase. The proprietor, Sir James Miller, 2nd Baronet (1864–1906),told the architect, John Kinross, that there was no budget: "It really doesn't matter". www.manderston.co.uk

• The Lord Palmer in residence
  
• Scotland
  
• Edwardian, 1790’s
  
• 56 acre gardens and park
  
• Shooting Parties
  

Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in  Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Aylesbury Vale, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) west of Aylesbury. The house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French château between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898) as a weekend residence for grand entertaining. www.waddesdon.org.uk

• Built for the Rothschild family
  
• Buckingham, dates from 1870's
  
• Gardens and Aviary
  
• 10,000 bottle wine cellars
  
• Vast collection of Art and Furniture