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Britain's Grand Country Houses

Palaces of the aristocracy — the birthplace of Churchill, the real Downton Abbey, and treasure houses of art set in landscapes designed to dazzle.

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Highclere Castle

2

Blenheim Palace

3

Chatsworth House

4

Castle Howard

5

Hampton Court Palace

6

Waddesdon Manor

7

Burghley House

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Britain's stately homes are private palaces — built by dukes and earls to show off wealth, taste and power, and filled with art, libraries and grand staircases. This map gathers the most spectacular: a baroque palace given to a victorious general, the castle that plays Downton Abbey on screen, and treasure houses ringed by some of the finest gardens and parkland in Europe. Time your visit for the rhododendrons.