Gracing the banks of the River Thames, this exquisite gem survived the Civil War thanks to a shrewd political operator, and is one of the finest Stuart houses in the country

They punctuate the British landscape like few other buildings - Clare Hunt looks at the not-so humble cottage

These days, there’s a lot of talk about the politics of personality, but standing in an extensive cave system near West Wycombe, we were transported to a time when politics was at the centre of a scen

Ampthill Park House, Bedfordshire, part I The home of Sir Timothy and Lady Clifford

A blueprint for Sissinghurst IN 1925, Sissinghurst Castle ...

The grand, sweeping staircases of old country houses are loaded with centuries of architectural, romantic and ghostly allure, reveals Melanie Cable-Alexander