Buckinghamshire Waddesdon Manor, a French Renaissance–style château in the middle of the English countryside in Buckinghamshire. Once finished, Waddesdon quickly became famous for Ferdinand de Rothschild’s “Saturday to Monday” house parties. His guest list included leading figures from social, cultural and political life… More Stowe Gardens, extensive landscaped gardens and parkland in Buckinghamshire. Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown started his career at Stowe Gardens in 1740. In 1741, he was appointed as the head gardener and worked in Stowe until 1751, before he became an independent landscape gardener… More Hughenden, the country home of Benjamin Disraeli, Queen Victoria’s favourite Prime Minister, in Buckinghamshire. Disraeli purchased the Hughenden Estate in 1848 for £35,000, when he became the Conservative Party leader. The place was intended to be not only a family home but also a setting for shaping his personal story… More
