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Whitmore Hall in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the county of Staffordshire
This charming house is approached via a broad avenue of limes. The building is impressive, with rich red brickwork with stone...
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Trentham Gardens, Summer 2006.  Following the extensive restoration of the Italian Gardens

Trentham Gardens in the town of Stoke-on-Trent, in the county of Staffordshire
These pictures are of the garden and lake of Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This was the former home of the...
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The River Trent, Shugborough Estate

Shugborough Estate in the town of Milford, in the county of Staffordshire
Shugborough Hall with its vast surrounding estate has been the seat of the Earls of Lichfield, the Anson family, ever since it...
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Monkey Forest, Trentham, near Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

Monkey Forest in the town of Trentham, in the county of Staffordshire
This is an outstanding tourist attraction for children and adults of all ages. Here, in a vast wilderness of trees 140 Barbary...
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Biddulph Grange Garden

Biddulph Grange Garden in the town of Biddulph, in the county of Staffordshire
This remarkable garden surrounds a grand house with a history of fluctuating fortunes. The gardens were originally the creation...
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Ancient High House, Stafford

Ancient High House in the town of Stafford, in the county of Staffordshire
Dominating Stafford's Greengate Street, is an impressive Elizabethan building that has stood at the centre of the town for over...
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Alton Towers

Alton Towers Theme Park in the town of Alton, in the county of Staffordshire
Alton Towers is the number one theme park in England. Dating back to the Victorian times, Alton Towers closed during the outbreak...
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Collegiate church - Church of St Mary's in Warwick

Warwick Church of St Mary in the town of Warwick, in the county of Warwickshire
St Marys Church is believed to date back to pre norman times. Roger Earl of Warwick made it a collegiate church in 1123, giving...
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Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Warwick Castle in the town of Warwick, in the county of Warwickshire
The first military encampment was built on the banks of the river Avon in Warwickshire by Ethelfleda, sister of Edward the Elder,...
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Butterfly Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Stratford Butterfly Farm in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warwickshire
Enjoy the unique pleasure of watching hundreds of the world's most spectacular and colourful butterflies flying all around. You...
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Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.  Shakespeare's childhood home

Shakespeare's Birthplace in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warwickshire
At the heart of busy Stratford-upon-Avon lies one of the most visited places in Europe; the magnificent half-timbered building of...
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A picture of Okens House

Okens House in the town of Warwick, in the county of Warwickshire
The black and white fronted Oken's House houses one of the finest collections of early dolls and toys in the country. It was the...
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A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital in the town of Warwick, in the county of Warwickshire
One of the most interesting building's of Warwick to survive the great fire in 1694 is the Lord Leycester Hospital. This historic...
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Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough Hall in the town of Farnborough, in the county of Warwickshire
Honey-coloured stone house with exquisite plasterwork and fine landscaped garden.
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Coughton Court, Front

Coughton Court in the town of Coughton, in the county of Warwickshire
Imposing Tudor house set in beautiful gardens with a fascinating collection of Catholic treasures.
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Charlecote Park, Warwicks

Charlecote Park in the town of Warwick, in the county of Warwickshire
From the first moment you see Charlecote's magnificent gatehouse, you know you are in for something special, for this house is a...
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Anne Hathaway's cottage

Anne Hathaway's Cottage in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warwickshire
This is the most charming of all the Birthplace Trust's properties, not only is it tinged with romance as the place where William...
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Southwell Minster, nottinghamshire

Southwell Minster in the town of Southwell, in the county of Nottinghamshire
Historically a monastery was probably founded here in the 10th century, with the church being begun around 1108. The building...
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Young Buck

Wollaton Hall in the town of Wollaton, in the county of Nottinghamshire
From the outside, Wollaton Hall could easily be mistaken for a grand Victorian mansion - even though it was built when Sir...
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Walled flower garden at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire.

Newstead Abbey in the town of Ravenshead, in the county of Nottinghamshire
A beautiful historic house set in a glorious landscape of gardens and parkland within the heart of Nottinghamshire, England....
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The ruins of Newark Castle on the banks of the River Trent. Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Newark Castle in the town of Newark-on-Trent, in the county of Nottinghamshire
The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English...
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July 2010

Clumber Country Park in the town of Worksop, in the county of Nottinghamshire
The peaceful landscape of this delightful country park gives visitors lovely summer memories of time spent ambling around...
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Tissington Hall

Tissington Hall in the town of Tissington, in the county of Derbyshire
Dating from Jacobean times, Tissington Hall has been lived in by the FitzHerbert family for 500 years and is set in the beautiful...
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire

Kedleston Hall in the town of Kedleston, in the county of Derbyshire
The home of the Curzon family for over 800 years. The present mansion was originally designed for Sir Nathaniel Curzon in around...
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Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire

Melbourne Hall in the town of Melbourne, in the county of Derbyshire
This magnificent mansion was once the home of Victorian Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, who as the young Queen Victoria's first...
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Bridge across the Lake

Sudbury Hall in the town of Sudbury, in the county of Derbyshire
This delightful historic house which was built in the early 17th century for the Lords Vernon, has all the ingredients for a...
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Hardwick Hall in the town of Doe Lea, in the county of Derbyshire
This magnificent Elizabethan house was begun by Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) in the year 1591. For the...
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Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle in the town of Elvaston, in the county of Derbyshire
The first view of this impressive early 19th-century house nestling above sweeping lawns is quite tantalizing, giving visitors a...
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Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House in the town of Bakewell, in the county of Derbyshire
The magnificent Classical mansion that is Chatsworth House, is one of the most celebrated Historic Houses in England. Built in...
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire

Calke Abbey in the town of Ticknall, in the county of Derbyshire
Calke Abbey was built between 1701-1703. The building, in the Baroque style, was built for Sir John Harpur. It is an...
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The Senses

Bolsover Castle in the town of Bolsover, in the county of Derbyshire
The early morning sun streams down on a piece of Derbyshire's proud heritage, as into view come the magnificent ruins of Bolsover...
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A picture of Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle in the town of Lincoln, in the county of Lincolnshire
A fine Norman motte-and-bailey castle built in 1068 on the site of a former Roman fortress. It is interesting for its two...
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Grantham House in the town of Grantham, in the county of Lincolnshire
Handsome town house dating from 1380, with architectural features from various eras and walled riverside garden.
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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey in the town of Crowland, in the county of Lincolnshire
Crowland Abbey was founded in 716 by King Ethelbald, in memory of St.Guthlac who had built a cell on the Fen island. It has a...
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Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park in the town of Leicester, in the county of Leicestershire
Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country...
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Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle in the town of Grantham, in the county of Lincolnshire
A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the...
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Abbey Park, Leicester, Leicestershire

Abbey Park in the town of Leicester, in the county of Leicestershire
Abbey Park in Leicester is an attractive public park through which flows the river Soar dividing the park in two. The park was...
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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall in the town of Corby, in the county of Northamptonshire
Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great...
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Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens

Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens in the town of Kelmarsh, in the county of Northamptonshire
Kelmarsh Hall is a James Gibbs 18th century country house surround by romantic garden and over 3,500 acres of Northamptonshire...
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Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire. Ancestral home of George Washington's family

Sulgrave Manor in the town of Sulgrave, in the county of Northamptonshire
This delightful Tudor house is the very epitome of the comfortable English country home, and yet it embodies all that is best of...
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Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden in the town of Coton, in the county of Northamptonshire
"This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm...there is something for everyone here. This garden could not fail...
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Belton House

Belton House in the town of Belton, in the county of Lincolnshire
Belton is the perfect example of a home belonging to an English country gentleman, and yet it is a delightful Anglo-Dutch...
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