A 13th-century Cistercian abbey turned into a house, later bought by Sir Francis Drake after his voyage around the world. Exhibitions tell of Drake and his adventures, and Drake's Drum, which legend says will beat when England is in danger, is kept here.
The huge medieval barn, the orchards and woodland walks in the Tavy valley make a good half day.
A Tudor house of granite and slate above the River Tamar, kept almost unchanged for centuries, with tapestries, armour and old furniture in dim, atmo…
The last castle built in England, designed by Edwin Lutyens for the grocery millionaire Julius Drewe and finished in 1930.
A grand late Victorian country house rebuilt after a fire in 1881, with a gatehouse and gallery from the 17th century.
Huge geodesic domes, built in a former clay pit in Cornwall, contain two of the world's largest greenhouses.
A Regency house in a wooded valley on the edge of Exmoor, filled with the collections of Rosalie Chichester, who lived here until 1949: model ships, …
A subtropical garden in a valley running down to the Helford River, planted by the Fox family in the 1820s.
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