Tranquil Elizabethan manor house set in beautiful gardens. The home of the Dryden family since its construction, Canons Ashby has survived more or less unaltered since c.1710. The intimate and atmospheric interior contains wall paintings and Jacobean...
Lyveden New Bield near Oundle in Peterborough is an intriguing Elizabethan lodge and moated garden. Begun in 1595 by Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise his Catholic faith, Lyveden remains incomplete and virtually unaltered since work stopped on his deat...
Small pre-Reformation stone building. Of interest for its architecture, the house also contains a small museum illustrating past village life....
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