Part of the UK Travel Guide on Britain Express, highlighting attractions, heritage, and tourism information
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England Travel Guide - Historic Houses Part of the UK Travel Guide on Britain Express, highlighting attractions, heritage, and tourism information |
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List of Historic Houses in England, Haddon - HardwickeA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 
Haddon Hall
Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, DE45 1LA Norman beginnings altered in Tudor and Jacobean times. State rooms mostly untouched since 18th century, kitchens also on view. MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 2 m SE Bakewell, on A6 Location map Heritage Rating:  ?
Hagley Hall
Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, DY9 9LG The family home of the Viscounts Cobham for over 250 years, Hagley Hall is a Palladian mansion built by gentleman architect Sanderson Miller for the 1st Lord Lyttelton from 1754-1760. It is built of pink sandstone, to a rectangular plan with four corner towers, and the house is set on … MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Hall Place and Gardens
Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, England, DA5 1PQ A lovely manor house built in 1537 for the Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Champneis. The interior boasts a very fine Tudor great hall with original panelling, overlooked by a minstrel's gallery. The house is now owned by Bexley Heritage Trust. MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location: on A2 Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Ham House
Ham Street, Richmond upon Thames, London, Greater London, England, TW10 7RS Red-bricked Stuart mansion, with many of the original furnishings on view. Large collection of Dutch art. 17th century still house and 18th century dairy, formal gardens. MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Hammerwood Park
East Grinstead, West Sussex, England, RH19 3QE Mansion built in 1792 for John Sperling by Benjamin Latrobe, then an unknown architect, who went on to design the White House in Washington, D.C. The interior features a fascinating full scale replica of the Elgin Marbles. The house was once owned by rock group Led Zeppilin. MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 3.5 m E of East Grinstead, on A264 Location map Heritage Rating:  ?
Hampton Court Palace
London, Greater London, England, KT8 9AU A red-brick palace built in grandiose style by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, advisor to King Henry VIII. Henry liked Hampton Court so much he took it over from the unfortunate Wolsey. The palace was later redesign by Sir Christopher Wren to create an English version of Versailles Palace on the … MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location: Off the A308 and A309 at Kingston Bridge Location map Heritage Rating:  ?
Hamptworth Lodge
Landford, Wiltshire, England, SP5 2EA Edwardian-rebuilt Jacobean manor house of brick and timber. Furnished with Elizabethan and Jacobean pieces, and featuring a collection of unique 17th century wall hangings. Lawns and wooded park, period terraced gardens. MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location: between A338 and A36, 10 miles SE of Salisbury Location map Heritage Rating:  ?
Hanbury Hall
School Road, Hanbury, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, WR9 7EA Hanbury Hall (built 1701), is a charming William and Mary house of brick that was the seat of the Vernon family for over 300 years. Now run by the National Trust, Hanbury is set in 400 acres of gardens and parkland. The 18th century garden has been lovingly restored, and … MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 4½m E of Droitwich, 1 m N of B4090 and 1½m W of B4091, from M5 junction 5 follow Droitwich signs Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Hardwick Hall
Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, S44 5QJ "Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall", describes the effect this house had on its amazed contemporaries. A lasting monument to the remarkable Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury, whose initials and crest are displayed prominently on the window-bestrewn exterior. Contents of the house have survived largely intact since it was … MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 6 m W Mansfield, off A 6175 and M1 (exit 29) Location map Heritage Rating: ?
Hardwicke Court
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 6RS A late 18th century house designed by famed Georgian architect Robert Smirke and built 1816-17 for the Lloyd-Baker family. The interiors feature a suite of attractive Georgian chambers, including a Dining Room, Drawing Room, Library, and Entrance Hall. MORE >> Attraction Type: Historic House Location map Heritage Rating: ?
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HISTORY CORNERName the Historic attractionBritish Heritage AwardsCelebrate the best of British Heritage in our annual British History QuizThis Archbishop of Canterbury authored two Books of Common Prayer and helped Henry VIII divorce Catherine of Argagon This Day in British History13 February, 1689 William and Mary jointly crowned monarchs of England Only the previous day Parliament declared a Declaration of Rights, making James II's constitutional reforms illegal Monarch MayhemThis king erected memorials to mark places where his beloved wife's body rested on her final journey to burial in London
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