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EXPLORE REMOTE MANORS
AND RURAL ESTATE WALKS
Walking Britain's manors and small mansions to discover facts and accounts.
COUNTRY HOUSES OF THE UK
Connect to the rural past
We unlock the UK’s forgotten halls and manors, and tell the stories of their occupants and communities. Discover them for yourself, then explore their historic settings with mapped walks.
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The national country house map, plus houses we’ve written about.
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Grasp the grandeur under your nose
Our countryside masks relics of rich history. From mysterious minor manors to secretive stately parks; tens of thousands of country houses are hiding in plain sight, largely forgotten in their changed landscapes.
We’ve made it our mission to put together the most comprehensive country house map available, and we think we’ve succeeded.
Join us as we use it, gradually moving in the shadow of Pevsner through counties and villages of the UK. But this is the slow way. The road less travelled. Journeying into the past means following fading footpaths, ancient rights of way, holloways and drovers roads – leaving geocaches for our community as we walk.
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Burton Park
Twice destroyed by fire. Criss-crossed by public footpaths. Burton House is a rare ancient Greek-style phenomenon from the 1820s. Find maps, an itinerary, and archive
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Architectural styles: a timeline
The essence of English country houses explained. Scroll on for the list of 11 main country house styles.
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Heveningham Hall
Magnificent neoclassical indulgence and former ancestral home to the Vannecks. Site of a regicide’s house.
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Wolterton Hall
Facts and accounts of Norfolk’s forgotten power house. Erstwhile home of the late Lord Robert “Robin” Walpole; the unlikely descendent of Britain’s first prime minister.