Beautiful UK stately homes with accommodation you can book for holidays Mirror 6 hrs ago Marjorie Yue
Long gone are the days when you d need to be a Lord or Lady in order to bed down at a stately home.
Nowadays there are some grandiose properties which not only open their doors to the public for a day out, but boast plenty of accommodation on their grounds.
Think everything from picturesque cottages steeped in history to apartments nestled in one of the wings, all of which make for a seriously luxurious post-lockdown staycation.
Then there are the homes themselves that boast beautiful and lavish interiors, landscaped gardens and acres of beautiful parklands just waiting to be explored.
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Period dramas have a lot to answer for. Not only do they feature incredible costumes that are enough to make any woman dream about being transported back to the days of corsets, but they also showcase some of the most beautiful stately homes ever built, in which dashing young men stride about in breeches, with a wagging hunting dog by their side.
So, if you’re done checking out Anthony Bridgerton or Matthew Crawley, then soak up the sights by checking into one of these centuries-old abodes…
Highclere Castle, England You can stay in the grounds of famous Highclere Castle in Grotto Lodge (left) or London Lodge (right). Courtesy Highclere Castle
Films and novels can provide some form of cerebral escape from the daily realities of life, but they no longer need to remain the stuff that dreams are made of. We list six properties that have been made famous either on the silver screen, in pop culture or in the literary world that you can pay a visit to or even spend the night.
Highclere Castle in Highclere Park, Newbury, UK
The stately country house has appeared in several films and television series, with the most notable being the main setting for the historical drama series Downton Abbey and the 2019 film adaptation of the series.