Historic Houses in Gloucestershire

A marvellous Victorian house built on the ruins of a medieval castle slighted by Parliamentary troops in the Civil War. Sudeley Castle was used by Prince Rupert as a base in the war; now only the shell of the castle's banqueting hall survives. In the house are mementoes of Catherine Parr, who died here, and Charles I, who might have wished he had. Worth a visit.
Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5JD

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Set in an idyllic Cotswold landscape beside the River Eye is Upper Slaughter Manor, an Elizabethan manor house built on an earlier medieval cellars. The manor house stands in superb gardens, including a small lake and formal rose garden. The house holds an internationally renown lace collection.
Upper Slaughter, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 2JG

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Heritage Highlight: A quintessential Cotswolds manor house

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Westonbirt House is a superb Victorian mansion, built from 1862 to house the art and furniture collections of Robert Holford, one of the wealthiest men in England. The house stands in 25 acres of grounds and across the road from the famous Westonbirt Arboretum, begun by Holford in 1829.
Westonbirt, Tetbury, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL8 8QG

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Heritage Highlight: Superb Victorian architecture

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A lovely 16th-century manor house built of Cotswold stone, Whittington Court stands on the site of a much earlier medieval house and is surrounded by a moat. The house stands beside the parish church of Whittington, a small village near Andoversford.
Whittington, Andoversford, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 4HF

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Heritage Highlight: Elizabethan core of the house

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Woodchester Mansion is an unfinished Victorian mansion set in 400 acres of superb Cotswold countryside. Historian David Verey called Woodchester 'one of the great achievements of 19th-century domestic architecture in England', and it is easy to see why.
B4066, Uley, Gloucestershire, England, GL10 3TS

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding Victorian Gothic carving detail

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