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Historic Houses in England (P-R)

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Storrington, West Sussex Location map Parham Elizabethan E-shaped house. Original rooms and furnishings, as well as Jacobean additions. Long gallery really is long (160 feet). Pulborough, Storrington, West Sussex, England, RH20 4HS Location: 4 m SE Pulborough, off A283 Website: Parham Email: enquiries@parhaminsussex.co.uk Phone: 01903 742 021 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

North Brink, Cambridgeshire Location map Peckover House An early 18th century town house set in magnificent gardens. The interior features excellent plasterwork an superlative wooden decoration in rococo style. Wisbech, North Brink, Cambridgeshire, England, PE13 1JR Location: on B1441 Website: Peckover House Email: peckover@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01945 583 463 Fax: 01945 583 463 National Trust Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Bodmin, Cornwall Location map Pencarrow House Palladian house begun in 1765, approached along a wooded drive. Panelled library, music room. Many portraits of the Molesworth family, including 11 by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Bodmin, Cornwall, England, PL30 3AG Location: 4 m NW Bodmin, on A389 Website: Pencarrow House Email: info@pencarrow.co.uk Phone: 01208 841 369 Fax: 01208 841 369 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Penshurst, Kent Location map Penshurst Place Formal gardens surround this seat of the powerful Sidney family, begun in 1340. Hall with central hearth, stone staircase, long gallery. Penshurst, Kent, England, TN11 8DG Location: 3 m SW Tonbridge, on B2176 Website: Penshurst Place Email: enquiries@penshurstplace.com Phone: 01892 870 307 Fax: 01892 870 866 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Petworth, West Sussex Location map Petworth House A medieval Percy manor remodelled under Charles, Duke of Somerset (nicknamed "The Proud Duke" because that's just what he was) in 1688. More art gallery than house, with works by Turner and the omnipresent Reynolds among others. Petworth, West Sussex, England, GU28 0AE Location: in Petworth, on A272 or A283 Website: Petworth House Email: petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01798 342 207 Fax: 01798 342 963 National Trust Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Great Bookham, Surrey Location map Polesden Lacey Regency house transformed into Edwardian mansion by the social climbing of brewery heiress Mrs. Ronald Greville. Glittering formal rooms, portraits by Raeburn and Reynolds. Dorking, Great Bookham, Surrey, England, RH5 6BD Location: 5 m NW Dorking, off A246 Website: Polesden Lacey Email: polesdenlacey@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01372 452 048 Fax: 01372 452 023 National Trust Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Kenton, Devon Location map Powderham Castle Begun 1390 as the home of the Courtenays, Earls of Devon. Around this medieval core is a Gothic revival exterior by Charles Fowler, architect of the Covent Garden market. The interior is largely Georgian, with work by James Wyatt. Marble fireplaces, marvellous plasterwork. Medieval chapel. Exeter, Kenton, Devon, England, EX6 8JQ Location: 8 m SE Exeter, off A379 Website: Powderham Castle Email: castle@powderham.co.uk Phone: 01626 890 243 Fax: 01626 890 729 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Nassington, Northamptonshire Location map Prebendal Manor This 13th century manor is the oldest in Northamptonshire. The present stone house stands on a historic site, which includes two medieval fishponds, and archaeological and historical evidence of one of King Cnut's royal timber halls. Peterborough, Nassington, Northamptonshire, England, PE8 6QG Location: 9 m W Peterborough, off A47 Website: Prebendal Manor Email: info@prebendal-manor.co.uk Phone: 01780 782 575 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Preston Drove, East Sussex Location map Preston Manor A late Elizabethan manor with later additions, Preston Manor offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of Edwardian society. Visitors see not only the formal rooms, but also 'below stairs' servants quarters and the nursery. Outside, there are walled gardens and a pet cemetary. Brighton, Preston Drove, East Sussex, England, BN1 6SD Location: 2 m N Brighton on A23 Website: Preston Manor Email: museumeducation@brighton-hove.gov.uk Phone: 01273 292 770 Fax: 01273 292 771 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Padstow, Cornwall Location map Prideaux Place Set in a deer park overlooking the Camel estuary. A mix of Elizabethan and Georgian styles, this house has been owned by the Prideaux family for over 400 years. Padstow, Cornwall, England, PL28 8RP Location: on outskirts of Padstow, off A389 ring road Website: Prideaux Place Email: office@prideauxplace.fsnet.co.uk Phone: 01841 532 411 Fax: 01841 532 945 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire Location map Princes Risborough Manor House An elegant 17th century red-brick house just off the market square in Princes Risborough. The house features fine period architecture and furnishings, including a Jacobean staircase of unusual design. The Manor House was once the home of Sir Peter Lely, court painter for Charles II. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England, HP17 9AW Location: off market square Website: Princes Risborough Manor House Phone: 01494 755 573 National Trust Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Alcester, Warwickshire Location map Ragley Hall Begun in 1680 by Robert Hooke, with later contributions by James Wyatt and James Gibbs. The interior is largely Rococo, with notable Chippendale mirrors, and a Great Hall in Baroque style. Alcester, Warwickshire, England, B49 5NJ Location: 2 m SW Alcester, on A435 Website: Ragley Hall Email: ragley@ragleyhall.com Phone: 01789 762 090 Fax: 01789 762 091 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

London, Greater London Location map Red House The home of Arts and Crafts Movement founder William Morris. Not only did Morris live in Red House, it was built by architect Philip Webb to his exact specifications. Red House features lovely Arts and Crafts furnishings, including wall paintings and stained glass windows by Morris's friend Edward Burne-Jones. Morris also designed the gardens that surround the building, or as Morris himself put it, "clothe" the house. Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, London, Greater London, England, DA6 8JF Location: off A221 Website: Red House Email: redhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 020 8304 9878 National Trust Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Rousham, Oxfordshire Location map Rousham House and Garden A lovely, rambling house built by Sir Robert Dormer in 1635, surrounded by unique early landscape garden. The house, as the garden, were the work of William Kent. Much of Kent's work remains, particularly the elegant interiors. The house is still owned by the Dormer family. Steeple Aston, Rousham, Oxfordshire, England, OX25 4QX Location: 7 m W Bicester, off B4030 Website: Rousham House and Garden Phone: 01869 347 110 Fax: 01869 347 110 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

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