The Inspector visits a shabby-chic stately home near the M25 that’s been turned into an ‘off-grid hideout’ – and he’s smitten Birch in Hertfordshire is set in a stately home with just enough dilapidation to fit the shabby-chic mould The Inspector says it’s billed as a ‘community’ and an ‘escape from urban living’, ‘time off for … Read more
A garden created from lost stately home grounds opens to the public next week after nearly a year’s delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bridgewater, the Royal Horticultural Society’s fifth public garden, has been created from the historic grounds at Worsley New Hall, Salford, Greater Manchester, with a focus on the local community. It had … Read more
A garden created from lost stately home grounds opens to the public next week after nearly a year’s delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bridgewater, the Royal Horticultural Society’s fifth public garden, has been created from the historic grounds at Worsley New Hall, Salford, Greater Manchester, with a focus on the local community. It had … Read more
Historic buildings are being primped and preened ahead of reopening to the public on Monday. Cinemas, museums, theatres and concert halls in England will be allowed to reopen from May 17 under step three on the road map out of lockdown. Dozens of English Heritage sites will be among venues welcoming visitors indoors, with 23 … Read more
Historic buildings are being primped and preened ahead of reopening to the public on Monday. Cinemas, museums, theatres and concert halls in England will be allowed to reopen from May 17 under step three on the road map out of lockdown. Dozens of English Heritage sites will be among venues welcoming visitors indoors, with 23 … Read more
Flaming cheek! Financier’s widow is claiming £38million from insurers over fire that gutted the couple’s stately home – even though she admitted her late husband started the blaze Emma Treichl is claiming £38million from insurers for blaze that gutted home Late husband Michael told her he started the fire that destroyed Parnham House Widow is … Read more
A financier’s widow is claiming £38million from insurers for the blaze that gutted the couple’s stately home – despite admitting her late husband confessed he started the fire. Michael Treichl told his wife he took responsibility for the inferno 16 days after 500-year-old Parnham House in Dorset burnt down in 2017, legal documents reveal. The … Read more
Hundreds of temporary camping sites could be set up across the UK this summer as holidaymakers prepare to ditch sunny climes in favour of a Great British getaway. Tourism chiefs say demand for camp sites and UK holiday homes for this summer has boomed – with Britons cautious about trips abroad due to the possibility Covid … Read more
Hundreds of temporary camping sites could be set up across the UK this summer as holidaymakers prepare to ditch sunny climes in favour of a Great British getaway. Tourism chiefs say demand for camp sites and UK holiday homes for this summer has boomed – with Britons cautious about trips abroad due to the possibility Covid … Read more
Times are tough for stately home owners. Yes, really — for the aristos still hanging on to their ancestral homes, owning a palace is the ultimate money pit. Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed, is said to cost more than £1.1 million a year for the Earl of Carnarvon to maintain (before any repairs). … Read more