Hanbury Hall and Garden, Worcestershire

Hanbury Hall is a beautiful William-and-Mary-style house built in 1701 by Thomas Vernon, a lawyer and whig MP for Worcester. Inside a mix of interiors await to be discovered, from the restored Hercules Room and recreated Gothick Corridors, to the recently decorated parlour and stunning staircase wall paintings by Sir James Thornhill. Surrounding the house are eight hectares (twenty acres) of recreated early 18th-century gardens and 162 hectares (400 acres) of park. Features include the intricately laid out parterre, fruit garden, grove, orangery, orchard and bowling green.