The dining room
The dining room is also known as the Palmyra room and has hand painted walls and ceiling similar to those in the hall but these were substantially restored in the 1970s. The room has three portraits of Sir Francis Dashwood, the 2nd Baronet, with one depicting him dressed as the pope. Busts include those of Sir Francis Dashwood, the 11th Baronet, and Paul Whitehead, the steward of the Hell-Fire Club. The dining table was installed in 1994 by Pinewood studios for the filming of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’.
The tapestry room
The tapestry room was formerly the dressing room to the adjoining state bedroom. The 18th century Flemish tapestries were inherited by Sir Francis Dashwood, the 2nd Baronet, from his uncle the Earl of Westmorland. A key feature of the room is the rare painted decoration on the dado, frieze, cornice and chimneypiece, resembling plasterwork in white and gold.
The yellow saloon
This is the central and main reception room of the house with commanding views of the gardens, the lake and temples. The ceiling decoration is a copy of a scene in a fresco by Raphael in Rome and the superb doorway of white carved marble is surmounted by a bust of the 7th Earl of Westmorland, the guardian of Sir Francis, the 2nd Baronet. The room contains a number of Dashwood family portraits including Sir Francis, the 1st Baronet, his four wives and his brother Samuel.