New on Dogstaycation!Waddesdon Manor: A Dog-Friendly Visit to This French Renaissance Château. Do you expect to stumble upon a French Renaissance château in the middle of the English countryside? I certainly didn’t. Yet that is exactly what you find at Waddesdon Manor. It was the vision of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, a member of the famous banking family… Our favourite dog-friendly castles Powis Castle Blenheim Palace Belvoir Castle