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Painshill, Surrey

Painshill, Surrey

Painshill is an award-winning 18th century landscape garden created between 1738 and 1773 by the Honourable Charles Hamilton.....

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Peckham Rye, Greater London

Peckham Rye, Greater London

It was on the Peckham Rye in the 1760s that William Blake claimed to have seen visions, including one of "a tree filled with.....

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Penshurst Place and Gardens, Kent

Penshurst Place and Gardens, Kent

A beautiful Medieval Manor House set in 11 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, which date back to 1346. The manor House has.....

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Polesden Lacey, Surrey

Polesden Lacey, Surrey

Regency country house with renowned Edwardian interiors and gardens, set in beautiful downland countryside...

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Quebec House, Kent

Childhood home of General James Wolfe, victor of the Battle of Quebec (1759)...

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Queen Victoria Memorial, Greater London

Queen Victoria Memorial, Greater London

The grand memorial statue to a great Queen and Empress standing almost at the doorway of Buckingham Palace, is best appreciated.....

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Reigate & Colley Hill, Surrey

Reigate & Colley Hill, Surrey

This area is one of Surrey's countryside gems. It mostly comprises of mature grassland and woodland where visitors may wander.....

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RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey

RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey

"Wisley is Britain’s best loved garden with 97ha (240 acres) offering a fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and.....

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Royal Albert Hall, Greater London

Royal Albert Hall, Greater London

Impressive venue for Gala concerts and National celebrations. The Albert Hall was built in Kensington Gardens to a design by.....

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Royal Institution of Great Britain, Greater London

Royal Institution of Great Britain, Greater London

For over 200 years, the Royal Institution of Great Britain has been 'diffusing science for the common purposes of life'. A range.....

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Sheffield Park & Garden, East Sussex

Sheffield Park & Garden, East Sussex

A large estate in East Sussex created by Lord Sheffield in 1769 who employed Capability Brown to design the estate gardens. In.....

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Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex

Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex

Southern Terminus and headquarters of The Bluebell Railway, the station was opened in 1882 at the request of the Earl of.....

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Somerset House, Greater London

Somerset House, Greater London

This new Somerset House replaced the old building which was probably begun around 1547 and demolished in the 18th-century to make.....

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Southwark Cathedral, Greater London

Southwark Cathedral, Greater London

This is believed to be the oldest Gothic building in London, it stands on a spot where religious buildings have stood for over a.....

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Squerryes Court, Kent

Squerryes Court, Kent

A beautiful 17th century manor house situated in parkland in Westerham, Kent. The property has been the home of the Warde family.....

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