Historic Britain

Basildon Park featured in the film Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s famous book. Dating back to the 18th-century, this beautiful mansion is set in extensive parkland.
Basildon Park was built in 1776 by John Carr for Francis Sykes and took 7 years to complete. It was rescued by Lord and Lady Iliffe after it had fallen into hard times during the last century.

Facilities

Restaurant with Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Baby slings and hip carriers for loan, Children’s quiz/trail, Dogs on leads permitted in park and woodland only.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Basildon Park, Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9NR

Contact Numbers

Tel: 0118 984 3040
Email: basildonpark@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Basildon Park, UK[/googleMap]

Wonderful 17th-century house set in extensive parkland with beautiful gardens. Belton House featured in the BBC’s adaptation of Jane Eyre.

Facilities

Plant shop, The Stables Restaurant, Children’s menu between 12-2, Baby-changing facilities, Children’s play area including extensive outdoor adventure playground, miniature train rides, Pushchairs permitted, Baby slings and hip-carriers for loan, Dogs on leads in parkland only.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LS

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01476 566116
Email: belton@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Belton House, Lincolnshire, UK[/googleMap]

The National Portrait Gallery work in partnership with Beningbrough. This grand 18th-century house has an impressive baroque interior surrounded by gardens and parkland.

Facilities

National Trust shop and plant centre, Walled Garden Restaurant with hot lunches served between 12-2. Gluten-free and vegan lunch options available, Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Hip carrier infant seats for loan, Wilderness play area for children including the large fort, Children’s art activities.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens, Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 1DD

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01904 472027
Email: beningbrough@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Beningbrough Hall, York, YO30 1DD[/googleMap]

Blickling Hall is a magnificent Jacobean house dating back to the beginning of the 17th-century. This impressive home is set within wonderful gardens which are delightful all year round and also the parkland.

Facilities

Open air concerts and theatre, National Trust shop with plant sales, Restaurant with Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Baby slings and hip carriers for loan, Children’s play area and quiz/trail, Dogs permitted on leads in the park and woods.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6NF

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01263 738030
Email: blickling@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Blickling Hall, Norfolk, UK[/googleMap]

Buckland Abbey dates back over 700 years and was once a monastery and later a home to Grenville and Drake who were seafarers from Elizabethan times.

Facilities

Craft fairs, Medieval re-enactments, Family activities, Walks, National Trust shop and plant sales, Guesthouse restaurant/tea-room, Baby-changing facilities, Children’s quiz/trail, Parent and baby room.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6EY

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01822 853607
Email: bucklandabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Buckland Abbey, Devon, UK[/googleMap]

Enjoy Calke Abbey, a historic house which has stood still in time. Calke Abbey, set in extensive parkland with nature reserve and walled gardens is wonderful to explore.

Facilities

National Trust shop, Restaurant including Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Baby slings and hip carriers for loan, Children’s quiz/trail as well as play area, Dogs on leads in park only.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7LE

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01332 863822
Email: calkeabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derbyshire, UK[/googleMap]

Elizabethan Manor set in beautiful gardens. Canons Ashby has been home to the Dryden family since it was built in 1710.

Facilities

Gift shops, Tea-room with Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Pushchairs and baby-back carriers permitted, Dogs permitted only on leads in Home Paddock and the car park.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Canons Ashby, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3SD

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01327 860044 (information line)
Tel: 01327 861900
Email: canonsashby@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, UK[/googleMap]

Home to Thomas Carlyle the Scottish Writer from 1834 in the village of Chelsea. The residence soon became a favoured gathering place for other famous writers including Dickens, Tennyson and Browning.

Facilities

Suitable for school groups.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Carlyle’s House, 24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, SW3 5HL

Contact Numbers

Tel: 020 7352 7087
Email: carlyleshouse@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]24 Cheyne Row, London, SW3 5HL[/googleMap]

Castle Drogo, famously known as being the last castle to be built in England by self-made millionaire Julius Drewe. With views over Dartmoor and set above the Teign Gorge, Castle Drogo is an impressive home designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Facilities

National Trust shop and plant sales, Castle tea-room with children’s menu as well as a tea-room at the visitor centre, Baby-changing and feeding facilities, Children’s play area, Children’s quiz/trail, Dogs on leads in car park and estate walks only.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01647 433306
Email: castledrogo@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Castle Drogo, Devon, UK[/googleMap]

Cherryburn was the birthplace of Thomas Bewick.
Thomas Bewick was a great artist, naturalist and wood engraver.

Facilities

Shop, Tea, coffee and soft drinks available, Baby-changing facilities, Children’s quiz/trail, Farmyard animals including donkeys, lambs and poultry.

Photos

If you have any photos of this site we’d be very grateful if you could email them to us at photos@historicbritain.org

Address

Cherryburn, Station Bank, Micklet, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7DD

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01661 843276
Email: cherryburn@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Station Bank, Northumberland, NE43 7DD[/googleMap]