UK Stately Homes

If you would you like to visit some of the UK's most historic and grand stately homes then there are many places across the UK where you can find them. These amazing residences are open to public visitors and include palaces and castles, historic homes, gardens, and heritage sites. You may find that many of these homes have been restored to their original grandeur and offer both beauty and a chance to step back in time, whether to the glory of the Tudor age or to the days of Queen Victoria. You will find stately homes throughout Britain and the UK, and whether you enjoy history, gardening, or the decorative arts, you are sure to find a tour through one of these historic references both enlightening and worthwhile.

Many historic homes offer art collections, beautiful decor, amazing garden design and more. Portrait collections, decorative arts and more are often prominently featured in UK stately homes. Some residences, palaces and other homes even offer museums within their walls featuring items from the relevant time period. Many smaller properties are even open for visitors, allowing you to experience a wide variety of beautiful historic homes ranging from urban palaces to country manors.

Britainexpress.com can help you find a variety of interesting historic sites, homes, palaces, residences and UK stately homes. This easy to use website provides information on all of the UK, as well as some historical information to allow you to see relevant sites for periods of interest. Stately-Homes.com offers tours of many impressive palaces and manors throughout the UK. You can even arrange behind the scenes tours at some sites. The National Trust, cares for many of the UK stately homes in Britain and can help you to plan a lovely day outing or a longer holiday, seeing gardens, homes and more throughout the UK. Similar trusts exist in Scotland and Wales.

UK stately homes can offer an educational and beautiful look at the past. Explore not only the arts and interiors of times long past, but also the lives of the servants and workers at these homes. Gardens, galleries and museums are available in many of the UK stately homes, making them an all around excellent choice for a days outing. You may also wish to visit homes specific to a favourite historical period, or relevant to an interesting historical personage. Beautifully restored, the stately homes of the past allow you to step out of the 21st century and back in time to an era of gowns and horse drawn carriages.

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