Palaces, castles, stately homes and modest town houses – there are so many to nose round across the UK. You could see where your favourite writer sat at their desk; sweep around the estate as if you owned the place; see where a queen slept; or recreate your favourite Downton Abbey scene in a grand drawing room.

Castle Howard

Hatfield House

Burghley House

Charles Dickens Museum

Montacute House

Hever Castle

Chatsworth House

Blenheim Palace

Knebworth House

Haddon Hall

Inveraray Castle

Highclere Castle

Basildon Park

Handel House Museum