Heritage, grandeur, and a weekend in history.
Having managed numerous stately home bookings, from Elizabethan manors to Victorian estates, these properties fit the bill when grandeur matters: ballrooms, panelled libraries, seemingly never-ending landscaped grounds. They lend style, glamour, and gravitas to milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings with a real wow factor.
Yorkshire
Exclusive hire Victorian stately home located in South Yorkshire. Set in 250 acres of grounds and woodland. Staycations, corporate events & weddings.
Weekends From £4,995
Weeks From £15,000
North Yorkshire
Carlton Towers is a magnificent Grade 1 listed country house, it is the family home of Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard, younger brother of the 18th Duke of Norfolk.
Weekends From £14,000
Weeks From £49,000
Devon
Cadhay: Tranquil and beautiful - the setting for a stay of your dreams...
Weekends From £3,582
Weeks From £4,975
East Lothian
Gilmerton House is a warm and welcoming 12 bedroom country house in East Lothian, perfect for family gatherings, golf trips and special occasions.
Weekends From £14,000
Weeks From £35,000
Dorset
A stunning Georgian country house on the Dorset coast for weekends, holidays, weddings, and all kinds of corporate and private celebration.
Weekends From £2,950
Weeks From £6,600
Somerset
An incredible stately home that feels like the very best sort of country house.
Weekends From £15,850
Weeks From £26,200
Gloucestershire
A quietly luxurious hotel in the Cotswolds, where time slows, space expands, and doing less becomes more than enough.
Weekends From £13,000
Weeks From £30,000
Cornwall
A stunning Grade Two Listed 17th Cornish Castle with award-winning accommodation and beautiful grounds.
Weekends From £4,550
Weeks From £12,440
North Yorkshire
Thicket Priory is nestled in the North Yorkshire countryside, however only 20 minutes drive from the center of York! The perfect celebration get-away!
Weekends From £22,000
Weeks From £48,000
Norfolk
Middleton Castle is a moated castle built in c. 1455.
Weekends From £8,000
Weeks From £15,000
Somerset
A most elegant Elizabethan country house, tucked within the wilds of Exmoor.
Weekends From £5,750
Weeks From £10,950
Dumfries and Galloway
A splendid Georgian country house set on the picturesque Queensberry Estate in Dumfriesshire, Dabton House is the perfect venue for celebrations, holidaying with family and friends, sporting or other special interest groups, and corporate retreats.
Weekends From £6,000
Weeks From £9,000
Somerset
A luxurious Grade 1 listed manor house set in 700 acres of glorious Somerset countryside. Close to Langport, Taunton and the Quantock Hills.
Weekends From £4,916
Weeks From £6,828
Devon
Huntsham Court - a combination of the posh and playful, a house of relaxed grandeur and endless opportunity...
Weekends From £13,000
Weeks From £34,500
Devon
Beautiful Georgian mansion in Devon - lovely weddings, parties and celebrations in a friendly home.
Weekends From £3,500
Weeks From £6,200
Derbyshire
A welcoming Derbyshire manor house, set in beautiful gardens.
Weekends From £3,600
Weeks From £7,200
Dumfriesshire
A beautiful Palladian Mansion, deep in the Scottish Borderlands.
Weekends From £11,000
Weeks From £30,000
Warwickshire
Beautiful 17th century country mansion with extensive riverside gardens. Sleeps up to 30 people in 13 bedrooms with 10 en-suite bathrooms.
Weekends From £5,500
Weeks From £12,000
North Yorkshire
Reimagined Grade I Georgian house for exclusive hire, set within 2,500 acres of Yorkshire countryside near the spa town of Ilkley.
Weekends From £10,000
Weeks From £35,000
Shropshire
Berwick House is a stunning Grade II mansion set on the edge of Shrewsbury Town. The Manor has been lived in and loved by the same family for 6 generations, and opened their doors for fun and games in 2022.
Weekends From £15,000
Weeks From £34,000
West Sussex
A country manor on the inimitable Cowdray Estate - a place of immense, on-going achievement.
Weekends From £14,600
Weeks From £40,000
When you rent a stately home, you’re renting more than just the space. You’re renting centuries of history in the walls. Portraits of previous owners watching from the stairs. Libraries where important people made important decisions. Gardens designed by landscape architects whose names appear in textbooks. Not just space, significance.
Our stately home collection includes Grade I and II listed properties, some open to the public during tourist season but yours exclusively when you book. You’ll find Elizabethan manor houses with original wood panelling, Georgian estates with symmetrical facades and formal gardens, Victorian mansions with turrets and conservatories. Properties where architecture matters as much as a bed for the night.
Most historic houses to rent sleep 20 to 50 guests across rooms named after their historical purpose: the Blue Room, the Library, the Morning Room. You’ll find servants’ quarters converted into modern bathrooms, kitchens updated while preserving period features, and grounds you couldn’t possibly explore completely during your stay. The kind of places you visit on National Trust open days, now available for your group’s exclusive use.
Filter by region, dates, and group size to find available stately homes.
Each listing shows history, capacity, period features, and modern amenities.
Discuss your plans with owners who know their properties intimately and take pride in hosting.
Stately homes represent British country house heritage at its grandest. We’re talking listed buildings, historic grounds, dedicated staff, and a price tag to match. Sitting at the premium end of our collection, expect to pay £8,000 to £15,000 or more for a weekend. These genuine historic houses (no modern imitations allowed) attract groups celebrating life’s most important milestones: 70th birthdays, golden wedding anniversaries, family reunions marking decades together and reuniting relatives spanning oceans, or destination weddings where impact matters. We also see a few corporate organisations host lavish retreats in these most dramatic of settings.
Prepare yourself (and your camera) for grand entrance halls with sweeping staircases, formal dining rooms a massive table and rows of imposing portraits, drawing rooms with proportions modern houses can’t match, libraries with floor-to-ceiling shelving, and grounds that stretch into the horizon. Keep an eye out for stunning original features: Georgian cornicing, William Morris wallpaper, Victorian conservatories, and even medieval great halls complete with a suit of armour. Many stately homes include housekeepers or estate managers who keep things in shape.
Yes, they’re grand, but there are a few things to keep in mind when planning your stately home weekend. First, these spaces cost an arm and a leg to heat. Georgian houses with 14-foot ceilings require serious heating that will often add £200 to £500 per week in winter on top of your rental. Then there are the little quirks that often come with older properties: ancient plumbing might mean the water pressure isn’t tip-top, you probably haven’t got bedside USB charging, and temperamental boilers mean you might want to pack another jumper. For any older, younger, or less able members of the group, grand staircases can be a hazard rather than a must-have.
We’ve been facilitating stately home bookings for 16 years. Unlike some properties, the ancient, historic and valuable nature of these properties means they call for extra respectful use. If you’re looking for party-house abandon, these places probably aren’t for you. But if you want to play at being lord or lady of the manor for the weekend, you’re in the right place. As this guest describes: “A beautiful grand building with large, high ceiling rooms with impressive fireplaces. It exudes lord of the manor finesse. Not only is it grand inside, but the views are beautiful too, with lovely gardens and landscape. We regularly stay at English country properties, and this was the only one that was perfect with no reason to have to call the host. Highly recommended!”
Great website; easy to navigate and good filter system. Prices look really competitive
Richard Chalmers
Really pleased with my experience with landed houses, was searching for a large house to celebrate my 50th and landed houses had lots of good options...managed to secure somewhere for a good price and looking forward to our dates, many thanks to Edmund and the house owner for their friendly correspondence and help, Steve
Stephen Alexander
Some great houses on offer here /all new to me! Now we are planning our next big family getogether!
Tina Metcalfe
Barbara Ryan
When I was faced with having to find a large house with a pool for a family celebration at relatively short notice, Edmund at Landed Houses came straight to my aid. He responded promptly to my email enquiries, even on a Sunday, putting me in direct contact with someone who managed a property that fitted my needs; the outcome being that a superb house, with everything I need, was secured within 24 hours of my first enquiry. Many thanks, Edmund, for making the task so straightforward. If you’re looking for that special house for a party or family gathering I can recommend Landed Houses as your first port of call.
Mrs Manors
Stately homes cost more to rent than your average large or old house. If your dream property is Grade listed, the prices start to rise even more. We’re talking a mid-range of £8,000 to £15,000 for a weekend booking in houses sleeping 16 to 24 guests. Exceptional properties reach £15,000 to £30,000 or more for the weekend. Weekly rates run at around four to five times the cost of a weekend. When budgeting, keep in mind additional costs which may include heating (£200 to £500/week in winter), staff (some include housekeepers, others charge extra), and in some cases grounds maintenance fees.
The good news is that the per person cost comes to around £400 to £750 per person for a weekend, making these exceptional properties accessible for special occasions. And guests are normally aware of and excited by the history and features that make these places so covetable.
Due to their higher price tag, stately homes typically host once-in-lifetime celebrations rather than regular holidays. For groups looking for something memorable or wanting to revel in a slice of history, there’s really no better choice.
Many stately homes hold wedding licences and host ceremonies, though policies vary. A licenced property can conduct civil ceremonies on-site, often in grand rooms or landscaped gardens, with reception facilities included. A full estate wedding is a complete package all hosted within the grounds and includes the ceremony, reception, accommodation, and coordination.
Costs for a licenced stately home wedding usually come in at around £8,000 to £20,000 in venue fees, plus £80 to £120 per person for catering. This means you should budget £25,000 to £50,000 for a wedding of 80 to 100 guests. Our advice is to aim to book 15 to 24 months ahead for peak season dates in May to September.
Couples choosing stately homes prioritise grandeur and heritage over modern luxury. The price tag pays for itself when your guests are wowed by sweeping staircases and cavernous ceilings. And the photographs will last a lifetime.
Whether the stately home you have in mind is right for a family group or group with children depends entirely on the individual property and its house rules. Some places actively welcome families, providing games rooms, outdoor space for play, highchairs, and a relaxed atmosphere. Others politely discourage children under 12 due to valuable antiques, delicate furnishings, or the more formal atmosphere.
We recommend covering these key questions with your host before booking: Are certain rooms off-limits? What items are genuinely valuable? Is outdoor play space available?
In our experience, families with responsible children (aged eight or older) manage fine at most stately homes. Families with a host of energetic toddlers should choose more robust country houses.
Yes, stately homes are usually larger than your average property rental. But you’re getting so much more for the price than just size. You’re getting front-row seats to real architectural quality. Homes built by leading architects of the time with craftsmanship standards modern construction can’t match.
The other big one is historical significance. These houses have witnessed centuries of British history. They often have documented provenance, carrying stories beyond the architecture. Perhaps a revered queen sheltered there, or a famous wealthy family spent their summers there.
Back in the modern day, many of the homes on our books have real cultural cache having appeared in popular films or TV series, giving instant recognition. If you want to live your Downton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton, or Saltburn fantasies, you’re in the right place.
Aside from the house itself, you’re also getting access to some of the most spectacular grounds the country has to offer. Stately homes typically include substantial landscaped parkland, designed vistas, ancient trees, lakes, and follies.
And what all this boils down to is a luxury rental experience. Living, eating, sleeping, and relaxing in houses designed for aristocratic entertaining. Hosting or attending soirees in grand dining rooms and breathtaking ballrooms. Simply walking the halls once walked by revered feet creates memories standard holiday homes could never.
