Edwardian opulence

The garden at Salthrop Manor, Wiltshire The home of Sophie Conran

Two great houses, rich with fascinating history and beautifully apportioned, put the county on the map

Marble Hill, Richmond-upon-Thames, Greater London In the care of English Heritage

Home to a marquess and an RAF air crew – and believed to be the birthplace of a Queen – this red-brick Jacobean mansion contains stories spanning centuries

“ I met Charles Dickens today, except he had clearly been so busy working on The Mystery of Edwin Drood that he had fallen asleep, so I didn’t get to speak to him!” I laughingly proclaimed to Ro when

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