15th-century tithe barn. The barn, with its immense stone-tiled roof, is picturesquely located on the banks of the River Severn....
Nine rustic cottages around a green. The hamlet of nine different picturesque cottages was designed by John Nash in 1809 for Quaker banker and philanthropist John Harford, to accommodate Blaise Estate pensioners....
Large medieval threshing barn. The 14th-century barn is beautifully constructed of local Cotswold stone and noted for its dramatic aisled interior and unusual stone chimney cowling....
Remains of one of the largest Romano-British villas in the country. Set in a wooded Cotswold combe, the site was excavated in 1864 and retains a Victorian atmosphere. Over a mile of walls survives and there are several fine mosaics, two bathhouses, h...
Spectacular late 17th-century mansion, garden and deer park. Dyrham Park is a beautiful baroque country house set in 110 hectares (274 acres) of garden and parkland, designed by Talman for William Blathwayt, Secretary at War during the reign of Willi...
13th-century Cistercian abbey. Founded in 1246 and once a celebrated pilgrimage site, the abbey now lies in ruins. Remains of the dramatic cloister arches survive and there is a small museum....
Celebrated 20th-century garden in the beautiful North Cotswolds. One of England's great gardens, Hidcote was designed and created in the Arts & Crafts style by the horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnston. It is arranged as a series of outdoor rooms, e...
Norman hall and 12th-century ambulatory. A Norman hall and an exceptionally fine detached ambulatory are all that remain of what is probably the oldest rectory in England. The rest of the house is not open to the public....
Rare 17th-century grandstand and Cotswold country estate. Situated on the picturesque Sherborne Estate in the Cotswolds, Lodge Park was created in 1634 by John 'Crump' Dutton. Inspired by his passion for gambling and banqueting, it is a unique surviv...
Tudor hunting lodge. This unusual and atmospheric property was built c.1550 as a hunting lodge and added to in the 1790s. It stands high on the edge of a 40ft cliff with outstanding views....
Cotswold manor house with eclectic collection and Arts and Crafts-style garden. Snowshill Manor contains Charles Paget Wade's extraordinary collection of craftmanship and design, including musical instruments, clocks, toys, bicycles, weavers' and spi...
Spectacular Victorian country house and estate. Situated on a ridge overlooking the beautiful Land Yeo Valley, Tyntesfield was inspired and remodelled by John Norton in 1864 for William Gibbs, a successful merchant. The mansion is an extraordinary Go...
15th-century gatehouse. This is the gatehouse of the College of Priests (founded in the 13th century), of which John Wyclif was prebend. There is an interesting church (not NT) nearby....
Dutch water garden - a rare and beautiful survival. Originally laid out in 1696-1705, this is the only restored Dutch water garden in the country. It was the National Trust's first garden restoration, undertaken in 1971, and is planted with species d...
Beautiful secluded Cotswold valley. The valley contains a 'lost garden' -- the remains of an 18th- and 19th-century landscape park with a chain of five lakes, fringed by woodland pasture. An unfinished Victorian mansion (not NT), is open to the publi...
One of England's finest and most complete Jacobean houses. Chastleton House is filled not only with a mixture of rare and everyday objects, furniture and textiles collected since its completion in 1612, but also with the atmosphere of 400 years of co...
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