The Edwardian country house of the society hostess Margaret Greville, where kings, maharajas and politicians came to stay. The rooms glitter with gilding and her collection of art and porcelain; the future George VI and Queen Elizabeth spent part of their honeymoon here.
The rose garden and walks through the North Downs estate are lovely in summer.
A chalk hill on the North Downs with one of the best-known views in south-east England, from the Salomons Memorial across the Weald.
A 17th-century house on the Thames, home of the Duchess of Lauderdale and kept with much of its original furniture and decoration.
The water meadow beside the Thames where King John agreed to Magna Carta in 1215, the charter that became a foundation of law and liberty.
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, in south-west London, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hold one of the largest collections of living plants in the wor…
A Tudor mansion transformed by Robert Adam in the 18th century for the Child family of bankers, with some of his finest interiors, from the Etruscan …
A garden made by the Messel family, plant collectors who brought rare trees and shrubs from around the world.
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