(Photograph taken in 1888) As a family, we first stayed at Rothay Manor in Ambleside in 1953 and it was then that I had my first experiences in fell walking, trout fishing and negotiating the nearby s

The current custodians of a Cotswolds manor have rekindled its centuries-old spirit, making a stylish and welcoming home

The acquisition of houses by the National Trust from the 1930s had less to do with the impoverishment of aristocratic families than the industrial wealth of bachelor donors, as Michael Hall reveals

At Belcombe Court in Wiltshire, a historic landscape blends centuries-old architecture, classical planting and modern garden ideas

Located in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside and surrounded by a moat, this romantic timber-framed house contains over 600 years of history within its walls

The first exhibition in decades to celebrate the life and work of Hampstead-based painter Donald Towner opens at the nearby Burgh House this month. Spanning the interwar and postwar years, Amongst the