historical buildings

Parham House & Gardens

One of the country’s finest Elizabethan Houses, its tranquility and timeless beauty have changed little over the centuries. The main rooms of the House are the Great Hall, Great Chamber and Long Gallery, which contain an outstanding collection of pictures, furniture and needlework. Parham’s magnificent gardens are a series of interlocking pictures, woven into each other with a tapestry-like effect, …

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Petworth House & Park

Built in the seventeenth century the palatial house that you see today was constructed to present the wealth, taste and royal connections of just one family told through an array of art collected over the last 900 years. The estate rooms offer an infinity of paintings and sculptures, including major works by van Dyck, Turner, Flaxman and Blake. By contrast …

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