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Houses near London
44 stately homes sit within 40 miles of London. The closest is Spencer House, about 1 mile out, and the best-known nearby is Chartwell. Sorted by real distance, not a rough guess.
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Every stately home on this list - 44 in total, 9 you can stay overnight in
Spencer House
London · 1 mi away
18th-century townhouse built for the Spencer family, open to the public on selected days.
Apsley House
Greater London · 1 mi away
Former London townhouse of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner, remodelled by him between 1819 and 1829.
The Charterhouse
London · 2 mi away
Former Carthusian monastery and almshouse complex in Smithfield, run by an independent charity.
Carlyle's House
London · 2 mi away
Georgian townhouse in Chelsea, home of writer Thomas Carlyle
575 Wandsworth Road
London · 3 mi away
Georgian terraced house whose interior was elaborately decorated by clerk and artist Khadambi Asalache
2 Willow Road
London · 4 mi away
Modernist house designed by architect Erno Goldfinger as his family home
Fenton House
London · 4 mi away
Late 17th-century merchant's house in Hampstead with a keyboard instrument collection
Sutton House
London · 4 mi away
Tudor merchant's house in Hackney, one of the oldest surviving houses in East London
Ranger's House - The Wernher Collection
Greater London · 6 mi away
Georgian villa in Greenwich now displaying the Wernher Collection of over 700 works of fine and decorative art on a long-term loan.
Syon House
London · 8 mi away
London home of the Percy family, with interiors by Robert Adam.
Eltham Palace and Gardens
Greater London · 9 mi away
1930s Art Deco mansion built by Stephen and Virginia Courtauld directly onto the surviving medieval Great Hall of the former royal palace.
Kenwood
Greater London · 9 mi away
Remodelled by Robert Adam and set on Hampstead Heath, the house is free to visit and displays a world-class art collection including a Rembrandt self-portrait.
Marble Hill House
Greater London · 9 mi away
Palladian villa in Twickenham, the last complete survivor of the riverside villas that once lined the Thames between Richmond and Hampton Court.
Ham House
London · 9 mi away
17th-century house on the Thames, described by the Trust as one of Europe's most complete Stuart houses
Osterley Park
London · 10 mi away
Neoclassical villa remodelled by Robert Adam for the banking Child family
Eastbury Manor House
London · 10 mi away
Elizabethan gentry house in Barking, one of the few surviving of its kind in Greater London
Red House
London · 12 mi away
House in Bexleyheath designed for William Morris, regarded as a birthplace of the Arts and Crafts movement
Rainham Hall
London · 14 mi away
Early Georgian merchant's house built by a wealthy sea captain
Down House (Home of Charles Darwin)
Kent · 14 mi away
Darwin's family home for 40 years, where he wrote On the Origin of Species; the gardens served as his outdoor laboratory.
The Homewood
Surrey · 16 mi away
1930s Modernist house designed by architect Patrick Gwynne for his family
Hatfield House
Hertfordshire · 18 mi away
Jacobean house, childhood home of Elizabeth I
Quebec House
Kent · 19 mi away
Gabled brick house in Westerham, childhood home of General James Wolfe
Polesden Lacey
Surrey · 20 mi away
Regency villa remodelled by Edwardian society hostess Margaret Greville
Chartwell
Kent · 20 mi away
Family home of Sir Winston Churchill for over 40 years
Chenies Manor House
Buckinghamshire · 21 mi away
Tudor manor house once visited by Henry VIII, privately owned and open seasonally.
Knole
Kent · 22 mi away
One of England's largest houses, former home of the Sackville family and childhood home of Vita Sackville-West
Hatchlands Park
Surrey · 23 mi away
18th-century house with interiors by Robert Adam, home to the Cobbe collection of keyboard instruments
Shaw's Corner
Hertfordshire · 23 mi away
Edwardian house that was the home of playwright George Bernard Shaw
Owletts
Kent · 24 mi away
Modest 17th-century red-brick house, birthplace of architect Sir Herbert Baker
Cliveden
Buckinghamshire · 24 mi away
19th-century Italianate mansion overlooking the Thames, former home of the Astor family, now run as a hotel with grounds open to visitors
Ightham Mote
Kent · 24 mi away
Moated medieval manor house dating from around 1320
Ingatestone Hall
Essex · 25 mi away
Tudor manor house built for Sir William Petre, still owned by his descendants.
Knebworth House
Hertfordshire · 26 mi away
Home of the Lytton family for over 500 years, also a major concert venue.
Penshurst Place
Kent · 27 mi away
One of England's best-preserved medieval manor houses, home of the Sidney family.
Standen
West Sussex · 28 mi away
Arts and Crafts house designed by Philip Webb, decorated with Morris & Co furnishings
Hughenden
Buckinghamshire · 29 mi away
Country home of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Loseley Park
Surrey · 29 mi away
Elizabethan mansion, home of the More-Molyneux family since it was built.
West Wycombe Park
Buckinghamshire · 31 mi away
18th-century Palladian mansion built for Sir Francis Dashwood, set in landscaped parkland
Stonor Park
Oxfordshire · 35 mi away
Home of the Stonor family for over 850 years.
Stoneacre
Kent · 35 mi away
Late medieval timber-framed yeoman's house near Otham
Ascott
Buckinghamshire · 37 mi away
Jacobean-style house built up by the Rothschild family, noted for its Chinese porcelain collection
Wrest Park
Bedfordshire · 37 mi away
19th-century mansion built in the style of a French chateau, set within gardens spanning 300 years of design history.
Audley End House and Gardens
Essex · 38 mi away
Jacobean mansion with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown; state rooms and private apartments are shown furnished.
Stratfield Saye House
Hampshire · 39 mi away
Country seat of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817.
Distances are straight-line ("as the crow flies"), not driving or train time - check the operator's own site for real travel options before you go.