We’ve toured the British Isles to bring you 25 of Britain’s best stately homes, including Blenheim Palace and Highclere Castle

Here they are... the 50 best castles in Scotland. This collection is mind-blowing. Photos for each. For the truly spectacular, multiple photos. You'll love these castle structures - ruins and structures still in use today.

Seen from the gardens at the rear of the house. An impressive late 17th century mansion house in Lincolnshire.

English stately homes, like its castles, have been a feature of the British landscape for the past 500 years. A key part of a gentleman’s status, along with the accompanying gardens, a fine country seat was essential for

Burghley House is one of the Treasure Houses of England. I've wanted to visit it for almost two years. Several movies have been filmed here such as The Da Vinci Code and Pride and Prejudice. It's a really pretty house, obviously. And the gloves belonged to Queen Victoria. We spent the day wandering through the enormous rooms and enjoying lunch in the garden. It was a really lovely day to celebrate my veteran. We walked hand in hand through the sculpture garden pondering when we would be able to afford our own mansion and sat together on a bench by the lake. We even shared an ice cream cone. My husband is so dreamy (I'm only being a little bit sappy here). Thankfully, we had wonderful weather for Memorial Day. We have been sunning ourselves the past few days to prepare for our first cruise in a week. It has kind of been a sunny miracle. Our pasty selves have really needed it since the temperature hasn't really topped 55F in the past few weeks and we are pretty excited to finally have some summer in our lives. This week in the Mediterranean may be all the summer we get if the last month has been any indication. Stupid English weather.

See the best of the Great Expectations filming locations in England used for the 2012 Mike Newell film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Jeremy Irvine.

A fanastic place to visit with masses to explore. The first house in the world to be lit by hydro electrics apparently.

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In 2016, Blenheim Palace celebrates "Capability" Brown's 300 birthday and opens the private apartments for the first time. Good reasons to visit.

Jasper Conran has launched a campaign to stop a farmer building a slurry lagoon near his £8.5 million country mansion.

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