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CHARLECOTE PARK, Warwick Warwickshire CV35 9ER The home of the Lucy family for over 700 years, the mellow brickwork and great chimneys of Charlecote seem to sum up the very essence of Tudor England. There are strong associations with both Queen Elizabeth and Shakespeare, who knew the house well -- he is alleged to have been caught poaching the estate deer. The rich early Victorian interior contains many important objects from Beckford's Fonthill Abbey and outside, the balustraded formal garden gives onto a fine deer park landscaped by 'Capability' Brown 1ml W of Wellesbourne, 5ml E of Stratford-upon-Avon, 6ml S of Warwick on N side of B4086
FARNBOROUGH HALL, Banbury Warwickshire OX17 1DU A beautiful honey-coloured stone house, built in the mid 18th century and the home of the Holbech family for over 300 years. The interior plasterwork is quite outstanding and the charming grounds contain 18th-century temples, a terrace walk and an obelisk 6ml N of Banbury, ½ml W of A423
UPTON HOUSE, Banbury Warwickshire OX15 6HT The house, built in 1695 of mellow local stone, contains an outstanding collection of English and Continental Old Masters, tapestries, procelain, Chelsea figures and 18th-century furniture. The garden is also very fine, with terraces, herbaceous borders, kitchen garden, ornamental pools and an interesting 1930's water garden. Upton also holds the National Collection of Asters On A422, 7ml NW of Banbury, 12ml SE of Stratford-upon-Avon
COUGHTON COURT, nr Alcester Warwickshire B49 5JA One of the great Tudor houses, Coughton has been the home of the Throckmorton family since 1409. It has important associations with the Gunpowder Plot and saw much activity during the Civil War. The impressive central gatehouse and half-timbered courtyard are particularly noteworthy and inside there are fine collections of furniture, porcelain and paintings. Two churches, a lake, riverside walk, new formal walled garden and bog garden provide additional interest 2ml N of Alcester on A435 KINWARTON DOVECOTE, Kinwarton, nr Alcester Warwickshire A circular 14th-century dovecote, still housing doves and retaining its potence, an unusual pivoted ladder from which access is possible to the nesting boxes 1½ml NE of Alcester, just S of B4089
PACKWOOD HOUSE, Lapworth, Solihull Warwickshire B94 6AT The house, originally 16th-century, is a fascinating 20th-century evocation of domestic Tudor architecture. Created by Graham Baron Ash, its interiors reflect the period between the world wars and contain a fine collection of 16th-century textiles and furniture. The gardens have renowned herbaceous borders and a famous collection of yews 2ml E of Hockley Heath (on A3400), 11ml SE of central Birmingham
BADDESLEY CLINTON, Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton Village, Knowle, Solihull Warwickshire B93 0DQ A romantic and atmospheric moated manor house, dating from the 15th century and little-changed since 1634. The interiors reflect the house's heyday in the Elizabethan era, when it was a haven for persecuted Catholics -- there are no fewer than three priest-holes. There is a delightful garden, ponds, lake walk and nature walk ¾ml W of A4141 Warwick--Birmingham road, at Chadwick End, 7½ml NW of Warwick, 6ml S of M42 exit 5; 15ml SE of central Birmingham
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