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The impressive mansion, built in the 17th century on an earlier site, was remodelled in the 1920s by the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, son of the founder of Shell Oil and later the company’s Chairman. One of the great collectors of his age, he filled the house with stunning collections of art, tapestries and porcelain, and laid out magnificent gardens in the valleys below. Amongst the outstanding collection of English and Old Master paintings presented over three floors are works by Hogarth, Raeburn, Stubbs, El Greco, Bosch, Metsu, Canaletto and Breugel, whilst the porcelain collection includes fine examples of Sèvres, Worcester tableware and figures by Bow, Chelsea and Derby. The tranquil grounds include wide lawns, a kitchen garden, dramatic terraces, water gardens, colourful borders, ornamental pools and the National Collection of Asters
a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire
(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction SE)Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century...
in the county of Warwickshire
(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NE)Traditionally known as the last outpost of the Cotswolds...
in the county of Warwickshire
(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction NW)A village to relish, set in leafy countryside bounded by quiet waterways...
a Picturesque Village in the county of Warwickshire
(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SW)Long Compton is a small picturesque village in southern Warwickshire close with the border of Oxfordshire and on the edge of the Cotswolds, just 5 miles north of the wonderful.....
a Picturesque Village in the county of Warwickshire
(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction W)Ilmington is a sprawling village, and mostly has all the Cotswold hallmarks...
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This is a delightful country park covering almost 100 acres of rugged landscape full of rich and varied historical interest. The.....
From the first moment you see Charlecote's magnificent gatehouse, you know you are in for something special, for this house is a.....
These Bronze-Age monolithic circles are third in importance only to Stone-Henge and Avebury. They are one of the most historic.....
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