Those mansions originally built for the aristocracy and gentry and set now or originally in the countryside. This includes post-medieval castellated mansions.
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- Hammerwood Park The Greek Revival house near East Grinstead was built in 1792 to the designs of Benjamin Latrobe. Scholarly history by Michael Trinder and a virtual guided tour.
- Blenheim Palace This baroque masterpiece - a World Heritage site - was built (1705-22) for the 1st Duke of Marlborough to designs by John Vanbrugh. The official site supplies an illustrated history and visitor information.
- Grimsthorpe Castle and Gardens The official site for this stately home in Lincolnshire, remodelled in 1715 to the design of Sir John Vanbrugh. Includes a few images and very brief history, amid the visitor information.
- Castle Howard One of England's grandest Baroque mansions, designed for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. History, images, news and visitor information.
- Lulworth Castle Official web-site of this early 17th-century mock-castle in Dorset, gutted by fire in 1929 but partly restored and open to the public.
- Belchamp Hall The official site of this Queen Anne period family home in Suffolk has photographs, some history, and description of facilities offered.
- Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens The publishers of the guide to heritage properties in Great Britain and Ireland maintain this directory of links to web-sites of historic houses and gardens.
- Sutton Park The official site of an early Georgian house in Yorkshire gives a history, photographic tour and visitor information.
- Scotland's Castles and Historic Houses Articles, with photographs and plans, on Traquair, Mary Queen of Scots House, Linlithgow Palace, Hermitage Castle, Castle Urquhart, Crichton Castle, Strome Castle, Threave Castle and Caerlaverock Castle, from Scotland HolidayNet.
- Coleton Fishacre Article by Jane Johnson in Britannia on this Art Deco mansion in South Devon built in 1926 to the designs of Oswald Milne (1881-1967), assistant to Lutyens. Photographs, history and visitor information.
- English Country Houses Britannia's collection of illustrated articles: regional studies and the histories of specific houses.
- Beaulieu Palace House Formerly the Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey, Palace House has been home to the Montagu family since 1538. The official site offers photographs and visitor information.
- Longleat House and Safari Park The house is widely regarded as the best example of high Elizabethan architecture in Britain. Visitor information includes details of the library and archives assembled by the Thynne family since the 1540s.
- Chartwell House Sir Winston Churchill's family house, managed by the National Trust. Photograph and description of the collection of Churchill memorabilia.
- The DiCamillo Companion to British and Irish Country Houses A database that aims to list every British and Irish country house from circa 1500 to 1945, standing or demolished. Also an online shop.
- Burton Constable Hall This Elizabethan house has been the home of the Constable family since it was first built. Photographs of superb later interiors, visitor information, teachers' resource packs.
- Renishaw Hall The stately home of the Sitwell family in Derbyshire, built mainly in the Georgian period around a 17th-century core. Brief history and engraving, visitor information.
- Boughton House The palatial Northamptonshire home of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Includes history and tour of this Baroque house influenced by French architecture. Visitor information.
- Duncombe Park Baroque mansion set in several hundred acres of parkland. Information for visitors and teachers.
- Layer Marney Tower This Italianate masterpiece built c.1515 is the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England and was originally intended to rival Hampton Court. Includes a history and photographs.
- Hatfield House The official site for this magnificent Jacobean house built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and still home to his descendants includes a brief history, visitor information and interactive aerial view.
- Burton Court This 14th-century manor house in Herefordshire was re-fronted by 20th-century architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. Includes history and information on the holiday flat, exhibition and soft fruit farm.
- Turncroft Hall A history of this small country house in Lancashire, two centuries old and refronted in the simplified classicism of the early Victorian period.
- Highcliffe Castle The official web site of this early Victorian romantic fantasy castle in Dorset, incorporating medieval stone-carving and stained glass from France, includes history and photographs.
- Coughton Court The National Trust describes the largely Elizabethan family home of the Throckmortons, built around a Tudor gatehouse. Includes history, images and visitor information.
- St Michael's Mount Crowning an island off the coast of Cornwall is the home of the St Aubyn family, incorporating parts of the priory that once stood there. Includes history and room tour.
- Waddesdon Manor This astonishing Renaissance-style château was designed by French architect Destailleur in 1874 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Includes history, images and visitor information.
- Woodchester Mansion A 19th-century masterpiece of Cotswold stone deserted during construction. History, photographs, restoration, conservation training and visitor information.
- Acton Court A Tudor courtier house built by Nicholas Poyntz at Iron Acton, near Bristol. Illustrated history and description of the house and grounds today, plus visitor information including calendar of events and location map.
- Columbine Hall A moated manor house in Suffolk. Built around 1390 it has been through several phases of additions and alterations. History, images, and visitor/lodging information.
- Owlpen Manor This fine Tudor manor house in the Cotswolds is open to the public. Includes a history of the manor and description of its architecture, and visitor information.
- Haddon Hall The home of the Manners family in Derbyshire is one of the finest medieval and Tudor houses in England. Includes an online tour and family history.
- Lost Heritage Matthew Beckett provides a list of the many country houses which have been demolished in England since 1800, with images and history of a featured selection.
- Chatsworth House The magnificent home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, remodelled to designs by Talman 1686-1707. Includes a history and highlights of the house, along with visitor information.
- Mellerstain This great house in the Scottish Borders was begun in 1725, overseen by architect William Adam and completed 70 years later by Robert Adam. History, photographs, news and attractions.
- Titsey Place, Oxted, Surrey The official site gives a history, guided tour and visitor information for this Georgian mansion set in extensive gardens.
- Woburn Abbey The official site offers an illustrated history and tour of the Georgian stately home built on a monastic site. Visitor information, activities programme.
- Anglesey Abbey The National Trust describes this Augustinian priory in Cambridgeshire converted into a country house at the start of the 17th century. Includes history, photographs and visitor information.