Hampshire Travel Guide - Historic Houses

Avington Park is a historic Georgian mansion in an idyllic location beside the River Itchen. Once the property of Winchester Cathedral, Avington was seized by the crown at the Reformation. Henry VIII granted the estate to Edmund Clerke, who built a banqueting hall.
Avington, Winchester, Hampshire, England, SO21 1DB

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Basing House was once the largest private house in England. It was built by William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester in the Tudor period, on the site of an earlier medieval castle. The house was besieged and destroyed by Oliver Cromwell in the Civil War.
The Street, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, RG24 7BH

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Beaulieu has a bit of something for everyone; an informal, homely mansion built upon the ruins of a medieval abbey, and the world famous National Motor Museum. At the centre of the estate is Beaulieu Palace House, which began as the 14th-century Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey.
Beaulieu, Hampshire, England, SO42 7ZN

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century abbey ruins

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A Tudor manor house on the edge of the New Forest, Breamore was built in 1583 for the Dodington family. It was later the home of Edward Hulse, doctor to Queen Anne, George I, and George II. The house boasts a collection of 17th and 18th-century portraits, period furniture, porcelain, and fine art. In the grounds is the Mizmaze, a turf maze of medieval origin.
Breamore, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, SP6 2DF

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One of England's great stately homes, begun in 1767 by Capability Brown, and completed by Henry Holland. Broadlands was the honeymoon home of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, but is more famous as the former home of both Lord Mountbatten and Viscount Palmerston. The interiors boast an extensive portrait collection.
Romsey, Hampshire, England, SO51 9ZD

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Chawton House is an Elizabethan manor house which has been the home of the Knight family for over four centuries. Chawton was the home of Jane Austen's brother, Edward, who was adopted by his childless Knight cousins and took the surname Austen Knight.
Chawton, Alton, Hampshire, England, GU34 1SJ

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This 12th-century Augustinian priory was converted into a private house after the Dissolution and still retains the spring or 'font' from which its name is derived. The abbey contains a drawing-room decorated by Rex Whistler and Derek Hill's 20th-century picture collection.
Mottisfont, Romsey, Hampshire, England, SO51 0LP

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A 17th-century mansion built for Sir Robert Henley, Northington Grange was one of the earliest houses in England built in classical Greek style. The original design was later drastically altered to resemble a Greek temple, making it quite unusable for habitation! The Prince Regent (later George IV) stayed here briefly.
Northington, Alresford, Hampshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: One of the best examples of Greek Revival style in the country

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Stansted Park is a delightful 17th-century mansion that recreates the experience of an Edwardian country house. Stansted was built for Richard Lumley in 1688 and rebuilt as exactly as possible following a fire in 1900. Visitors see a variety of formal rooms but also get a chance to see 'below stairs', delving into servants quarters.
Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, England, PO9 6DX

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Heritage Highlight: Grand country house servant's quarters

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A largely Jacobean house with Georgian additions, Stratfield Saye was the home of the Duke of Wellington after Waterloo. Many of the furnishings were installed by the Duke. See the tomb of Copenhagen, the horse that carried Wellington at Waterloo.
Stratfield Saye, nr Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, RG7 2BT

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Heritage Highlight: Superb French furniture and Wellington memorabilia

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