Beauty and Yorkshire are synonymous. The county is one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, places in the world. And, we aren’t even a little bit biased. Honest.
And one of its beautiful pieces of architecture has been named the most beautiful stately home in the world. Having been there for their Christmas event, we’d have to agree. Castle Howard is an absolute delight.
People find it fascinating to visit the stately homes around the world. They offer fantastic curated gardens, woodlands and have become havens for wildlife. And, Castle Howard has all that and more in abundance.
Interest in the North Yorkshire stately home has grown thanks to shows such as Downtown Abbey and Bridgerton. People seem to be curious about these awe-inspiring pieces of architecture that leave you in wonder around how they were built.
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Some much luxury and glamour seems to be attached with them. And, Swift Direct Blinds, interior experts, have named Castle Howard the most beautiful stately home across the world.
They came to the conclusion using Yelp and TripAdvisor results as the method to find the top stately homes, which took 100 years to build.
The house is a grade I-listed baroque house and its gardens sit on the site of a village and medieval castle which burnt down in 1693.
The house features 1,000 acres of parkland, lakes, fountains, temples and woodland along with a wonderful walled garden.
Other stately homes featured in the list include Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, Oheka Castle in Long Island, USA, Burgley House in Cambridgeshire, Biltmore in North Carolina, USA, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, Monticello Court in Virginia, USA, and Hampton Court in Richmond.
