Best places: Manor houses in London, United Kingdom

A 17th-century country house within Hampstead Heath with restored interiors and notable artworks.

1930s art deco house with a medieval great hall & ornamental gardens with picnic & play areas.

Restored country house with permanent exhibit about life in the 17th century and extensive gardens.

Mansion inspired by Earl of Burlington's grand tours of Italy, with restored gardens & statuary.

Palladian villa in riverside parkland, with hand-painted Chinese wallpaper & Georgian artworks.

19th-century diamond magnate's sometimes bizarre collection of jewellery, porcelain and paintings.

😠 Avoid for hire. Beautiful location, horribly run. I rented the whole venue to shoot a simple 2-scene music video, for which we needed to use 2 empty rooms only. Shooting a dance in both. Very simple. Every request we had was met with resistance throughout the day. The on-site guy from the venue was...