This circa 1730 Palladian mansion features an outstanding two-story marble hall, as well as collections of 18th-century furniture, porcelain, textiles and carpets acquired in the 1920s; also contains the Ivo Forde Meissen collection and several Mortlake tapestries. The gardens contain a parterre, grotto, sunken Dutch garden and a Maori house. Open April-October; gift shop and restaurant on site. Tel: +44 (0)1483 222 482, Fax: +44 (0)1483 223 479