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

The historian, author and former director of planning and development at English Heritage tells Anne Cuthbertson about his life and work in the capital

The garden of Penns in the Rocks, near Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex The home of Hugh and Frances Gibson

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

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

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