Cambridgeshire
Anglesey Abbey
 © NTPL / Andreas von Einsiedel
A Jacobean style country house with a unique collection of treasures, the Abbey is set in formal and informal gardens and with its own working 18th century water mill.
Peckover House
 © NTPL / Andrea Jones
A lovely town centre retreat, this Georgian merchant's house and garden boasts many fine features including an orangery, summerhouses, fernery, roses and a croquet lawn.
Wimpole Hall
 © NTPL / Rupert Truman
This magnificent 18th century house with fine interiors and fascinating servants quarters is set in an extensive wooded park complete with a Gothic folly and serpentine lakes.
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Hertfordshire
Shaw's Corner
 © NTPL / Matthew Antrobus
Home to George Bernard Shaw for more than 40 years, this Edwardian Arts & Crafts influenced house contains many personal possessions. Shaw's revolving writing hut is at the bottom of the garden.
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Norfolk
Blickling Hall
 © NTPL / Nick Meers
One of England's great Jacobean houses, Blickling is famed for its Long Gallery, Library and collection of furniture, pictures and tapestries. The gardens are full of colour throughout the year.
Felbrigg Hall
 © NTPL / Nadia Mackenzie
Felbrigg Hall is one of the finest and least altered 17th-century houses in East Anglia. You can follow one of the waymarked walks through the surrounding park and woodlands.
Oxburgh Hall
 © NTPL / Matthew Antrobus
This quintessential Tudor house has a magnificent gatehouse and beautiful gardens and woods. The rooms at Oxburgh Hall show the development from medieval austerity to Victorian comfort.
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Suffolk
Ickworth House
 © NTPL / Rupert Truman
Ickworth's extraordinary oval house contains an important collection of paintings. Outside you can enjoy the adventure playground, family trails and cycle routes in the surrounding parkland.
Melford Hall
 © NTPL / Rupert Truman
This celebrated Elizabethan house entertained Queen Elizabeth 1 in the 1500s. Melford Hall retains its classic Tudor interior and has some delightful garden and parkland walks.
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