Historic Houses in Warwickshire

A superb Elizabethan mansion set in a lovely 18th-century landscape garden, Arbury has been the home of the Newdigate family for over four centuries. In the late 18th century the Hall was rebuilt by Sir Roger Newdigate in ornate Gothic style.
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, CV10 7PT

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A superb moated manor of built of brick, stone, and half-timber, set around a small courtyard garden. Baddesley has it origins in the 13th century, but the current house is largely Elizabethan. Baddesley is remarkable in that there are not one but two hiding holes for priests. Both hidden chambers were needed, and in very dramatic circumstances The gardens that suurrounded the manor include stewponds, a small lake, and both walled and kitchen gardens, as well as a lakeside walk and nature meadow.
Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, B93 0DQ

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Heritage Highlight: Secret chambers for hiding priests

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Charlecote Park has been the home of the Lucy family since the 13th century. It is a magnificent Tudor mansion built by Sir Thomas Lucy on a level site beside the River Avon, on the foundations of an even earlier medieval house.
Charlecote, Warwickshire, England, CV35 9ER

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Compton Verney is a fascinating art gallery set within in an elegant stately home designed by neo-classical master architect Robert Adam. Compton Verney house stands in a landscape of over 120 acres of landscaped gardens and parkland laid out by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The gallery inside the house has 6 permanent exhibit areas as well as an ongoing programme of temporary exhibitions.
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England, CV35 9HZ

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Coughton has been the home of the Throckmorton family since 1409, and though the main property is administered by the National Trust, the Throckmorton's still remain. The Court is a wonderful Tudor mansion, set around a timber-framed courtyard, and entered through a huge stone gatehouse. A few steps from the house are two churches, one Catholic, one Anglican. The Throckmorton family was involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and a fascinating exhibit in the house tells the story of the plot and its impact on the family.
Throckmorton Estates, Coughton Court, Alcester, Warwickshire, England, B49 5JA

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Farnborough was the home of the Holbech family for over three centuries. The Hall is a lovely Grade I listed late 17th-century country house built by William Holbech in 1684 and extensively remodelled between 1745-1750 by William Holbech the Younger.
nr Banbury, Farnborough, Warwickshire, England, OX17 1DU

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Heritage Highlight: Superb 18th-century plasterwork

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Packwood House is a lovely Tudor mansion famous for its topiary garden. Packwood has its origins in the 15th century, but it is the major rebuilding of 1556-60 that we see today. The core of the house is a two-storey high square block. To this was added a 17th-century wing, forming an L shape.
Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Warwickshire, England, B94 6AT

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The first house at Ragley dates to at least the 14th century, for in 1381 Richard granted a license to crenellate the hall to its owner. The current Ragley Hall is a superb 17th and 18th century stately home, designed by Robert Hooke for the Earl of Conway. The list of later architects to take a hand in the development of Ragley reads like a who's who of famous British designers. That list includes James Gibbs, Robert Adam, and James Wyatt. The Baroque Great Hall of Ragley is one of the finest examples of 18th century architecture in Britain. Much of the interior is rococo in style, with a notable collection of Chippendale furniture. The parkland surrounding the house was landscaped by Capability Brown in the 1750s.
Alcester, Warwickshire, England, B49 5NJ

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Stoneleigh Abbey is a magnificent stately home that grew out of the remains of a 12th-century abbey. The story of Stoneleigh goes back to 1154 when Henry II granted land here to a group of Cistercian monks. The monks began building Stoneleigh Abbey in 1155 and lived here until the abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1535.
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, CV8 2LF

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Heritage Highlight: Magnificent 18th-century saloon with plasterwork ceiling

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A 17th century stately home built upon the foundations of a late medieval manor. In 1695 Upton was purchased by a wealthy merchant named Sir Rushout Cullen, and he began the process of rebuilding the house in clasical style. Today the National Trust has restored the interiors as they were when Lord and Lady Bearsted lived here in the 1930s. The interior is an exhibition space for a marvellous collection of art and ceramics, Terraced gardens spread out from the house, down to a peaceful lake.
Banbury, Warwickshire, England, OX15 6HT

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