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Q: Command Line Arguments error checking, see if whole argument is an integer int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  if(!isdigit(*argv[1]))
  {
    cerr << "Error msg" << endl;
    return 1;
  }
}

Hey guys, for part of my program, I have to check if the first argument (argv[1]) is an integer or not. If the given argument is not an integer, it prints out the error msg and exits the program, if not it continues executing. I've gotten my program to correctly find an error when the argument is a regular string, such as dzd or xy, but it fails to find an error when the given argument starts with a number, such as 1dzd or 32st. I was wondering if any of you guys could help me figure out how to change or add to the given code to make it so that it can correctly find errors for arguments such as 1dzd or 32st?
Thanks!

A: One way is to use an istringstream to check if the conversion to an int is possible:
int val;
std::istringstream iss(argv[1]);

if(!(iss >> val)) {
    cerr << "Error msg" << endl;
    return 1;
}

A: You are only checking if the first char is a digit. The following code will check if the entire argument is a number. That or you can just us the standard function strtol.
char *ch = argv[1];

while(*(ch++) != 0) {
    if(!isdigit(*argv[1]))
    {
        cerr << "Error msg" << endl;
        return 1;
    }
}

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Grade I early 17th century house by Sir Roger Townshend with interiors redesigned by William Kent dating from 1725.
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Chatsworth Gardens
Gardens free to members.
Cotesbach Hall & Manor
Cotesbach Estate today is what remains of the property bought by the Marriott family in 1759. The Estate is made up of a collection of historic buildings including Cotesbach Hall, The Manor, The Stable Yard and a walled kitchen garden.
Cottesbrooke Hall
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Haddon Hall
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Harlaxton Manor
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Hodsock Priory
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Kelham Hall
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Kelmarsh Hall
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Lamport Hall
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Melbourne Hall & Gardens
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Renishaw Hall & Gardens
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Scawby Hall
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Over 60 acres of colourful flowers, magnificent forest trees, sweeping lawns and a chain of ornamental pools along the cultivated garden valley and providing a natural habitat for wildfowl and other wildlife.
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Morris loved the house as a work of true craftsmanship, totally unspoilt and unaltered, and in harmony with the village and the surrounding countryside.
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Crenelated building, in parts dating back to Anglo Saxon times. Family home of the Scudamore family. Largest collection of Grinling Gibbons carvings in private ownership.
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Bramall Hall
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Browsholme Hall
Browsholme Hall has been the ancestral home of the Parkers, Bowbearers of the Forest of Bowland since Tudor times.
Capesthorne Hall
Capesthorne Hall, built between 1719 and 1732 and set in 100 acres of picturesque Cheshire parkland, has been touched by nearly 1,000 years of history.
Cholmondeley Castle Gardens
The Cholmondeley Family have resided in this part of Cheshire since the Norman times. The gardens were originally laid out in the early 19th Century using architectural elements from the formal gardens of the Old Hall.
Combermere Abbey
Combermere Abbey was originally a cistercian Monastery dating from 1133. It became a Tudor Manor and was then re-modelled in 1820 in the Gothic style for Viscount Combermere, one of Wellington's favourite generals. It was then bought in 1919 by Sir Kenneth Crossley, the Manchester car manufacturer, and is now owned by his great granddaughter and her family.
Quintessentially English, Dorfold Hall is a magnificent brick and stone gabled, Jacobean house.
Elizabeth Gaskell's House
Elizabeth Gaskell's House in Manchester is the former home of the famous author and her family.
Gresgarth Hall
A garden of 12 acres. The setting is in a valley cut of the surrounding fields over millennia by a tributary of the river Lune called Artle Beck.
Henbury Hall
Henbury Hall is set in under 600 acres of park and farmland with 12 acres of gardens. Several houses have stood on site and there is a house recorded here in the Domesday Book. The present house is a unique landmark house of the 20th Century which was built in the 1980's in the Palladian style, its design being based on Andrea Palladio's Villa Rotunda near Vicenza in Italy.
Hoghton Tower
Steeped in history and commanding breathtaking views across Lancashire, Hoghton Tower offers something for everyone at all times of year.
Knowsley Hall
Knowsley has been the home to the Earls of Derby since 1385, and the Hall, set in an extensive private park, houses a splendid and historically important collection of fine art.
Leighton Hall
Leighton Hall is located in North Lancashire, it is nestled in a bowl of parkland, against a backdrop of the Lake District hills.
Lytham Hall
The fine Palladian style house was commissioned by Sir Thomas Clifton in 1752 to replace a previous house on the site, the seat of the Clifton family.
Martholme
Originally the manor house of Great Harwood, Martholme is a stone medieval house.
Meols Hall
Meols Hall is a 17th-century Manor House with subsequent additions containing an interesting collection of paintings and furniture. The house has been in the Hesketh family for 27 generations and is still privately owned.
Milntown
The only country house and garden open to the public on the Isle of Man.
Peover Hall
Peover Hall is an Elizabethan house and a rare gem that boasts a fascinating history and is still used today as a family home. The hall's rich history stems back to 1585 when it was built by Sir Randle Mainwaring.
Poulton Hall
Poulton Hall is a 17th century country house, but the site has been occupied by the same family for over 900 years.
Rode Hall & Gardens
Rode Hall is a beautiful early eighteenth century country house with a fine collection of porcelain and extensive gardens set in a Repton landscape.
Tatton Park is one of the UK's most complete historic estates. It is home to a Medieval Old Hall, Neo-Classical Mansion, 50 acres of landscaped gardens, a rare-breed farm and 1,000 acres of deer park. Our speciality shops, restaurant, adventure playground, events and educational programmes combine to make Tatton one of the most popular family days out in the North West.
The Old Medicine House
The Old Medicine house is a complete C16 timber framed building with a rare timber framed chimney; 10 foot square at its base. The integrity of the restoration gives the house an atmosphere permanence and security, but it also reflects the energy off its past identities: patent medicine manufactory and pub amongst them.
Towneley Hall
Towneley Hall is set in over 400 acres of historic parkland and small formal gardens with woodland walks, trails and a large childrens play area.
A Victorian Italianate Palazzo built by the owner's great great great grandfather to designs by Sir Charles Lanyon, on a private estate of 1100 acres. It is the home of Lord and Lady Dunleath and has been in their family for 170 years.
Situated in a sheltered valley in the foothills of the Sperrin mountains in Ireland's County Tyrone, you come across an oasis of peace and tranquillity.
Benvarden
The Montgomery family have lived at this historic estate, one of the finest in Northern Ireland, since 1798.
Glenarm Castle
Glenarm Castle is the home of Viscount and Viscountess Dunluce and their family. The present castle has been in the McDonnell family since it was first built in 1636 and has been their primary residence since moving from Dunluce Castle in 1639.
Grey Abbey House
Grey Abbey House specialises in hosting historical, architectural and horticultural groups and we are able to provide lunch, tea and dinner by arrangement.
Larchfield Estate
Larchfield Estate is set in 600 acres of countryside, just 20 minutes from Belfast City Centre and 1hr 30 from Dublin. It has extensive hertiage, from stone walled barns and cottages to cobbled courtyards and acres of gardens. The Estate is family run with a multi award winning events team onsite.
Lissanoure Castle
Lissanoure Castle is situated at the foot of the Glens of Antrim and is on an island site in the heart of a private family demesne owned by Peter and Emily Mackie. It is surrounded by ornamental canals, lakes and parkland.
Montalto Estate
Montalto is a privately owned estate nestled in the picturesque surroundings of the County Down countryside.
Redhall
Redhall was probably an Elizabethan tower house which has been expanded by succeeding generations. The house is tucked away in the centre of the estate surrounded by mature woodland and parkland providing an oasis of serenity from the modern world.
Seaforde
Seaforde Gardens and Tropical Butterfly House are situated in the historic demesne of Seaforde in County Down, Northern Ireland, which has been a family home for almost 400 years.
The origins of Alnwick Castle date back to the Norman period. Since 1309 its story has been intertwined with that of the Percy family, a family with a history as illustrious as the Castle's own.
Auckland Castle
The Auckland Project is building a brand new visitor destination in Bishop Auckland, with Auckland Castle as its centrepiece. Located in and around the 900-year-old Prince Bishop's Castle, it will include new, world-class galleries, museum, restaurants and parkland.
Bamburgh Castle
With its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period, Bamburgh has dominated its volcanic outcrop and the surrounding countryside for centuries.
Brancepeth Castle
Brancepeth Castle was the stronghold of the Neville family in medieval times. The Battle of Neville's Cross, between England and Scotland, was planned in the castle's Baron's Hall.
Budle Hall
A grand Georgian country house B&B one mile from Bamburgh with afternoon teas, private garden, super-king beds & ample parking.
Bywell Hall
Home to the Beaumont family since 1810, the Palladian building sits by the River Tyne at Bywell, Northumberland.
Chillingham Castle
Chillingham Castle is a 13th century, Grade I listed stronghold in Northumberland, famed for action and battles.
Chipchase Castle
Chipchase Castle is a rugged border castle of the 14th century consisting of a great Pele tower with corner turrets.
Cragend Farm
Cragend Farm sits quietly on the edge of the famous Cragside Estate, Rothbury, near Alnwick and Bamburgh, in Northumberland, designed by Lord Armstrong of Cragside for his prize cattle.
Egglestone Hall
We'd like to welcome you to the Coach House and Gardens at Eggleston Hall, a Greek revival Georgian home redesigned in 1816 by Ignatius Bonomi, which overlooks the River Tees in outstanding surroundings.
Howick Hall
N.B. This property is not free for members of Historic Houses to visit.
Preston Tower
The Preston pele tower, which is owned by GJ Baker Cresswell, was built between 1392 and 1399, when warfare between England and Scotland was endemic.
This impressive and complete 14th-century fortress of the powerful Nevills, with nine towers set in 200 acres of landscaped deer park and picturesque walled garden, has been home to Lord & Lady Barnard's family since 1626.
Rokeby Park
Completed in 1735 by its owner, Sir Thomas Robinson, a leading amateur architect of his day, Rokeby Park represents the heyday of the Palladian-style country house.
Ushaw College
Ushaw was founded in 1808 from the former English Catholic College at Douai in France and was purpose-built in its beautiful setting four miles from the City of Durham.
Wynyard Hall
Wynyard Hall is surrounded by 150 acres of historic parkland. The opulent State Rooms boast many of their original period features, and the gardens (one of the largest rose gardens in the UK) are home to 3,000 dazzling David Austin roses.
Visit Abbotsford and discover the life, times and obsessions of one of Scotland's most important national figures; a writer, but so much more than that, too!
Ardchattan Priory Gardens
A garden has existed at Ardchattan for over 700 years, since Valliscaulian monks, from a little know order in Burgundy, first settled here, on the north shore of Loch Etive.
Arniston House
Home to the Dundas family for nearly 450 years, Arniston is a 6,000+ acre estate nestled just 11 miles from Edinburgh.
Ayton Castle
Ayton Castle is an important Scottish baronial mansion to the east of Ayton in the Scottish Borders. The present castle dates largely from the 19th century. The castle is protected as a category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant parks and gardens.
Ballindalloch Castle
Ballindalloch Castle is first and foremost a much-loved family home and one of the very few privately owned castles to be lived in continuously by its original family.
The foundation stone for Balmoral Castle was laid by Queen Victoria on 28th September 1853 and can be found at the foot of the wall adjacent to the West face of the entrance porch.
Bemersyde House
With a 16th-century peel tower at its core Bemersyde House is an imposing house set within fine gardens and grounds close to the burgh of Melrose in the Borders.
Blair Castle & Gardens
You'll find Blair Castle in the traditional Scottish village of Blair Atholl at the entrance to the Cairngorms National Park.
Bowhill House & Country Estate
Bowhill House has been the principal home of the Scotts of Buccleuch for over two centuries. The House's history gives it many great tales.
Brechin Castle
Brechin Castle stands proud on a massive bluff of rocks above the River Southesk on the site of a much older fortress belonging to the Scottish kings.
Bughtrig
A traditional Scottish family garden combining herbaceous plants, shrubs, annuals and fruit trees as well as fine specimen trees.
Cairnbulg Castle
Cairnbulg Castle is a z-plan castle situated in Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Cambo House
Cambo estate has been in the Erskine family since the late 1670s however the current house was only built in 1881 after a fire devastated the old house in 1879. Still the family home of the Erskine's, Cambo house is much more than just a country house hotel.
Capenoch
A Scottish baronial house from 1848/1855 with additions by David Bryce.
Cardross
Cardross is situated on the fringe of the Scottish Highlands and borders the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park.
Carolside House & Gardens
Carolside is an 18th century mansion in beautiful parkland, in a valley in the Scottish Borders. It's setting is romantic and serene ; framed by steep wooded hills with the River Leader running through.
Castle Leod
Situated near to the delightful Victorian spa village of Strathpeffer in Easter Ross, Scotland, Castle Leod is surely one of the most beautiful, romantic and unspoilt castles in the Highlands.
Cawdor Castle
Cawdor Castle dates from the late 14th-century, having been built as a private fortress by the Thanes of Cawdor, with the ancient medieval tower built around the legendary holly tree – wherever you look, Cawdor Castle is steeped in intrigue and history.
Corehouse
Corehouse is a pioneering example of the Tudor architectural revival in Scotland, designed by Sir Edward Blore and situated above the famous Corra Lynn Falls of Clyde.
Craigdarroch
Built by William Adam in 1729, over the old house dating from the 14th century (earliest records).
Dalmeny House
Dalmeny House was completed in 1817 and sits in rolling parkland to the West of Edinburgh. With spectacular views overlooking the Firth of Forth, the house is home to The 7th Earl and Countess of Rosebery.
Dirnanean
Dirnanean is a 1.5 hectare garden with 7 hectares of recently replanted and restored Policies.
Drumlanrig Castle
Drumlanrig Castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the 10th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry.
Drummond Castle
Drummond has all the characteristics of a courtly, 17th century Scottish Renaissance garden.
Duart Castle proudly guards the sea cliffs of the Isle of Mull, while enjoying one of the most spectacular and unique positions on the West Coast of Scotland.
Dumfries House
Georgian Gem, nestling within 2,000 acres of scenic Ayrshire countryside in south-west Scotland. Commissioned by William Crichton Dalrymple, the 5th Earl of Dumfries.
Dundas Castle
Dundas Castle is a 5 star exclusive use venue, perfect for corporate and private events and weddings. Steeped in history, the Auld Keep is 600 years old and the newer building is 200 years. Situated within its private estate of 500 acres, 20 minutes drive from Edinburgh and 15 minutes from the airport. Beautiful throughout with 17 bedrooms; ideal for residential events.
Dunninald Castle & Gardens
Dunninald Castle is a family home with an acclaimed walled garden, set in a planned landscape of woods and wild garden. Dunninald was built in 1824 by the architect James Gillespie Graham in the Gothic Revival style.
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is a dramatic and evocative ruined cliff top fortress which was the home of the Earls Marischal, once one of the most powerful families in Scotland.
Dunrobin Castle
Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms.
Duns Castle Estate
Duns Castle, named Venue of the Year at the 2017 Scottish Event Awards, is an idyllic, exclusive-use venue for weddings, film shoots, holidays, meetings and events.
Any visit to the Isle of Skye would be incomplete without savouring the wealth of history offered by Dunvegan Castle & Gardens, with its 5* grading from Visit Scotland.
Floors Castle & Gardens
What could be better than exploring a beautiful Scottish Castle? Built by architect William Adam in 1721, Floors Castle is Scotland's largest inhabited Castle and home to the 10th Duke of Roxburghe.
Foulis Castle
Foulis (Gaelic "Fo-glais" a streamlet) has of old been the home of Clan Munro. Acquired by a Munro Chief in the early 14th centruy. Plans of the original castle are long since lost, but the grounds still contain the site of an 11th-century mott (a manmade mound topped by a wooden palisade).
Royal residence of the Lyon family since 1372 and legendary setting of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.
Located in one of Scotland's finest sporting estates, Gordon Castle is an exclusive use venue available for weddings, events and corporate hire.
Gosford House
Gosford House, the seat of the Earls of Wemyss and March, is set in 5,000 acres of combined coast and parkland in East Lothian on the south side of the Firth of Forth and close to the celebrated golf courses of Muirfield, Gullane and Craigielaw.
Greywalls Hotel is uniquely situated on the edge of Muirfield championship golf course with stunning views over East Lothian and the Firth of Forth.
Hopetoun House
Hopetoun House is a unique gem of Europe's architectural heritage and undoubtedly 'Scotland's Finest Stately Home'.
House of Pitmuies
Pitmuies has known three periods – the first of a house recorded in the late 1500s. Remains of that house, with its worn stone spiral staircase, faces south over the garden.
Kelburn Castle & Estate
Our 13th-century castle has had an amazing makeover courtesy of a team of Brazilian artist and is the home of the Boyle family.
Kemnay House
Kemnay House has been home to the Burnett family for over 300 years.
Kincardine Castle
One of the more spectacular Victorian castles set in superb scenery of Royal Deeside. The castle is a late-Victorian Arts-and-Crafts fantasy on Scottish tower-house architecture. Kincardine Castle sits at the heart of the Kincardine Estate and offers world class hospitality from the laird & his wife.
Kinnaird Castle
Two recently refurbished apartments, accommodating from 2 to 16 people, have been created from the family rooms of the castle.
Kinross House Estate
Steeped in history and grandeur, Kinross House and its fabulous estate setting provide one of Scotland's finest exclusive use destinations.
Lennoxlove
A strong and well-preserved keep or Pele tower with suitably rugged interiors; Lennoxlove, at its heart, was extended in the 17th-century into a more comfortable house.
Manderston
Manderston is a stunning example of Edwardian architecture, the supreme country house in Scotland of it's era.
Marchmont is an imposing 'Grade A' listed 'Palladian' mansion built in 1750 by the 3rd Earl of Marchmont.
Mellerstain House & Gardens
One of Scotland's finest stately homes, this Robert Adam masterpiece is a 'must-see'; complemented by the fine art, period furniture, china and embroidery collections within.
Château de Missery
The Château de Missery (pronounced 'Miss-ree') in situated at the heart of Burgundy, in France.
Gardens and grounds free to members. Closed Mondays. Free entry not valid on event days
Belont is a neo-classical brick country house by Samuel Wyatt, faced in pale mathematical tiles with Coade stone dressings. The light interior includes a fine staircase, hall and interesting collections of Indian and English furniture, as well as an outstanding clock collection.
Bignor Park
The eleven hundred acre, privately owned Bignor Park Estate is situated in stunning surroundings at the foot of the magnificent South Downs.
Borde Hill Garden
Borde Hill combines outstanding vistas with tranquil outdoor garden rooms.
The Charles Dickens Museum is the leading centre for the study, appreciation and enjoyment of the life and work of Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
Charlton House illustrates a little-represented phase in the evolution of the English country house. The original oak staircase remains alongside beautiful fireplaces and plasterwork ceilings.
Chevening House
Chevening is the earliest known example of a compact double-pile house, traditionally attributed to Inigo Jones.
Chiddingstone Castle
A historic house with Tudor origins, Victorian rooms that was rebuilt in the 1800s to resemble a medieval castle, set in 35 acres of Kentish countryside.
Clementi House was the London home of Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), composer, pianist, and 'Father of the Pianoforte'.
Cowdray Ruins
Cowdray Heritage is one of England's most important early Tudor houses and is known to have been visited by both King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I.
Doddington Place
Doddington Place is surrounded by wooded countryside in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the North Downs.
Emery Walker's House
Emery Walker's House, which was a private home until 1999, has the most complete and authentic Arts & Crafts interiors in the UK.
Fairlight Hall
The Victorian mansion sits in some 90 acres of grounds including pleasure gardens, woodlands and flower meadows.
Farleys House & Gallery
Tucked away in the Sussex countryside, Farleys conjures up an extraordinary atmosphere that testifies to its position as a meeting place for some of the key personalities in twentieth century art.
Firle Place
Firle Place has been the home of the Gage family for over 500 years, and is a house with a rich history and extraordinary collection of old master paintings, porcelain and furniture.
Fitzroy House
Set in the heart of Fitzrovia, Fitzroy House is a fine example of London architecture dating back to the 18th century when this area was first built.
Folkington Manor
Folkington Manor is a beautiful grade II* listed English country home nestled in the heart of the South Downs National Park between Lewes and Eastbourne in East Sussex.
Glynde Place
Glynde Place is situated at the top of the village of Glynde and has commanding views over the Weald and Sussex Downs.
Godinton House & Gardens
Godinton is a comfortable, much-loved home; each room has a different feel, a contrast on a theme, not designed by architect or curator but for the taste and enjoyment of those who lived here over the centuries and now for visitors.
Goodnestone Park
Goodnestone Park was built in 1704 by Brook Bridges who had recently purchased the estate. The date of the house is scratched onto a brick on the main front.
Goodwood House, home to the Dukes of Richmond for over 300 years, is open to the public for 60 days a year.
Great Dixter House & Gardens
Great Dixter was the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd - it was the focus of his energy and enthusiasm and fuelled over 40 years of books and articles.
Grade II* Georgian House which is closed to the public but available for private hire.
Dating back to the 13th century, Hever Castle was once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and Mother of Elizabeth I.
High Beeches Woodland & Water Garden
A hidden gem in the High Weald of Sussex, High Beeches is a botanical treasure trove planted with many rare trees and shrubs.
Hole Park
A less well known but delightful private home, centerpiece of a rural estate situated in the Weald of Kent in a wonderful parkland setting.
Limnerslease
In 1889, seeking a winter retreat from their Holland Park house and studio and wishing to escape the smogs of London that caused George's bad health, G F and Mary Watts stayed with friends in Compton.
Loseley House is situated only a short distance from London in acres of rolling parkland with views that have changed very little in 500 years. The house is a fine example of Elizabethan architecture featuring many fine works of art. Loseley was built as a family home and it still remains so.
Lullingstone Castle
Mentioned in the Doomsday Survey, the Manor of Lullingstone came into the current family's ownership in the 14th Century.
Michelham Priory
Welcome to England's longest medieval water filled moat. This picturesque island offers a great day out for all the family.
Mount Ephraim Gardens
We're most well-known for our spectacular 10 acre Edwardian gardens featuring a topiary garden, rock and water garden, arboretum and rose garden.
Painshill is a beautiful award-winning 18th century landscape garden in Surrey.
Parham House & Gardens
Parham is a traditional stone E-shaped Elizabethan mansion, built in 1557. Idyllically set in the heart of an ancient deer park, below the South Downs, the Elizabethan house contains an important collection of needlework, paintings and furniture.
At Pashley you will discover 11 acres of beautiful borders and vistas - the culmination of a lifetime of passion for gardening and an admiration of the tradition of the English Country garden. These award winning gardens are family owned and maintained - visitors often express delight at the attention to detail displayed throughout and the intimate, peaceful atmosphere.
Penns in the Rocks
Penns in the Rocks is an early 18th-century redbrick house, built for the family of William Penn of Pennsylvania.
Penshurst Place
Penshurst Place has been home to Sidney family since 1552, making it one of the oldest family-owned estates in England.
Queen Alexandra's House
Queen Anne/Jacobean revival-style building having many original features.
Quex House
Quex House was built in 1812, and many of the passions and interests of its builder John Powell Powell can still be seen today, including a collection of Napoleonic memorabilia, a collection of naval canon and the distinctive boat-shaped curve to two of the publicly accessible rooms.
Restoration House is the amalgamation of two medieval buildings which were combined in the late 16th or early 17th-century to create a mansion house just outside the city wall of Rochester.
Riverhill House and Gardens
170 years of continual planting by six generations of the same family has created a rich and valuable plant collection for visitors to enjoy at Riverhill.
Saint Hill Manor
Saint Hill Manor, located on the outskirts of East Grinstead, is reputed to be the finest 18th century sandstone building in Sussex. It is also one of the few historical attractions that is open to the public all year round, even during the autumn and winter months.
From its conception, Spencer House was recognised as one of the most sumptuous private residences ever built in London and a building of unique importance in the history of English architecture.
St Mary's House & Gardens
Enchanting medieval timber-framed house in the pretty downland village of Bramber, with fine panelled interiors and five acres of beautiful gardens.
Stansted Park
Stansted Park is home to stunning weddings, forest walks, afternoon teas and some of the best events in the south! Visit the Mansion with its State rooms and fully furnished Servants' Quarters for a real sense of a bygone era.
The Charterhouse
Set in the heart of Clerkenwell, the Charterhouse has been living the Nation's history since 1348.
The Garth
The origins of The Garth, also known as The Garth Pleasure Grounds, go back to 1729 when the Lingfield parish drew up a contract, with a local carpenter Thomas Stanford, to build a new workhouse at a cost of £290. It provided basic schooling for boys making shoes, hats, bonnets and waistcoats.
The Queen's House
Commissioned in 1616 by Anne of Denmark, wife of James I, the Queen's House is the first purely classical building in Britain and represents a turning point in english architecture.
Titsey Place
Titsey Place in Oxted, Surrey is an impressive manor house with beautiful gardens set in the stunning countryside of the North Downs.
Thames & Chilterns
Ardington House
Ardington House is a Georgian masterpiece which we invite you to make your own for the most special of occasions.
Ashridge is one of the most beautiful and historically significant parks and gardens in England.
Benington Lordship
The garden at Benington Lordship sits on an ancient fortified site which has been occupied since Saxon times. What you see today are the earthworks of a medieval motte and bailey castle and the ruins of a Norman keep, now a listed monument.
Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle is a moated and fortified manor house near Banbury in North Oxfordshire.
Chenies Manor House
Historic Chenies Manor is open to visitors and is available for wedding ceremonies, receptions, exhibitions, events, filming and guided tours.
Claydon Gardens
Claydon's gardens and park surround Claydon House and are a classic example of fine English country house gardens.
Ditchley Park
Dorney Court is one of England's outstanding Tudor Manor Houses. Grade 1 Listed, acknowledged for its architectural and historical importance while combining great character and warmth.
Englefield House
There is an inscription on a stone staircase in Englefield Gardens which reads, "If you help towards Englefield Garden either in flowers or invention you shall be welcome thither".
Gorhambury House
Gorhambury House was commissioned by James Grimston, the 3rd Viscount Grimston and constructed in the years 1777-84 by Sir Robert Taylor.
Hampden House
Nestled in the heart of the Chiltern Hills this Grade I listed country house estate offers the idyllic setting for weddings and events.
Harlington Manor
Harlington is a medium-sized, village centre manor house, with 14th-century hall house origins.
Highclere Castle is a magnificent family home, often described as 'the finest occupied Victorian mansion in England'. Owned by the Carnarvon Family for over 300 years, we hope visitors will discover its treasures throughout the tours of the State rooms as well as exploring the Egyptian Exhibition.
Hook Norton Brewery
Brewing since 1849, Hook Norton Brewery is a proudly independent family owned, fifth generation brewery based in the heart of the Cotswold Hills.
Kingston Bagpuize House
Kingston Bagpuize House remains a family home. Surrounded by garden and parkland this beautiful early Georgian style house is in red brick with stone quoins, banding and window surrounds.
Knebworth House, Park & Gardens
Set in 250 acres of rolling Hertfordshire countryside, Knebworth House is one of England's most colourful stately homes.
With lovely views and stunning grounds, Micklefield Hall is the ideal setting for your country house wedding or private party.
Moggerhanger House
Moggerhanger Park is a 33 acre estate in the middle of beautiful Bedfordshire countryside.
Munden House
Munden is a much cherished family home and estate. It is situated in a unique location inside the M25 and 17 miles north of Marble Arch.
Nether Winchendon House
Welcome to Nether Winchendon House, an enchanting Medieval and Tudor Manor House and Country House Wedding Venue.
Shaw House is one of the best preserved Elizabethan mansions in England, built by Thomas Dolman in 1581. Over the centuries Shaw House has welcomed royalty, seen action during the Civil War, housed soldiers during World War II and schooled generations of local children.
St Paul's Walden Bury
St Paul's Walden Bury is a notable landscape garden, laid out in the early 18th-century, covering about 50 acres.
Stanstead Bury
Stanstead Bury is an intriguing house of Tudor origin. Originally a monastic property, it has been occupied for the majority of this period since the dissolution by three families: the Baeshes, Fieldes and Trowers.
Stonor Park
Stonor Park has been the Stonor family's residence for 850 years making it one of the oldest family homes still lived in today.
Stowe House
In the 18th-century, the powerful Temple-Grenville family chose to create an idyllic landscape filled with temples. Amidst these enchanting gardens, they built the most lavish temple of all, Stowe House, famous during its 18th-century heyday as an important artistic masterpiece.
Sulgrave Manor
Sulgrave Manor was built in 1539 for Tudor wool merchant Lawrence Washington, a direct ancestor of George Washington, the future first President of the United States. It remained in the ownership of the Washington family for only two generations, and was sold out of the family in 1659. Substantial alterations were made to the house in the 18th century and during the following century it was inhabited by a succession of tenant farmers.
The London home of the Duke of Northumberland, whose family were granted the former monastic site at the end of the 16th-century.
The Manor House, Bledlow
Turvey House
Turvey House is a Grade I listed country house, set in 150 acres of surrounding parkland by the river Great Ouse in Bedfordshire.
Waddesdon Manor
This splendid mansion, built by Ferdinand de Rothschild in the style of Louis XIV, boasts an extensive art collection and immaculate furnishings.
Woburn Abbey
Set in a beautiful 3,000 acre deer park, with 10 species of deer roaming free, Woburn Abbey has been the home of the Dukes of Bedford for nearly 400 years. Today it is occupied by the 15th Duke and his family.
Yarnton Manor
Yarnton Manor is a 17th Century Manor House, built in 1611 by the wealthy Spencer family.
Bodrhyddan Hall
Bodrhyddan Hall is a Grade I listed building and has been the home of Lord Langford and his family for over 500 years.
Brithdir Hall
The current owner's family have lived here since 1906.
Brynbella
Brynbella features nine acres of garden and woodland.
Bryngwyn Hall
Our beautiful grade II* house is a venue for shooting parties, simulated game shooting, celebrations, corporate events and house and garden tours.
Brynkinalt
A fine Grade II* house, built in 1612 by Sir Edward Trevor overlooking the Ceiriog Valley on the Wales/Shropshire border, which was then extended in the early 1800s.
Coedarhydyglyn
A well-preserved Grade I Listed Neo – Classical Regency Villa in the style of Edward Haycock the Elder, which is set in one of CADW's Registered Historic Parks and Gardens of Wales.
Cornwall House is the last remaining privately occupied house in main shopping steeet of Monmouth.
Cresselly House
Home of the Allen family for 250 years, the fine stone façade of Cresselly presents a lovely symmetry as you approach the house from the main drive.
Fonmon Castle
Fonmon is one of few medieval castles which are still lived in as a home. Since it was built by the St. John family c1200, it has only changed hands once.
Glyn Cywarch
Glyn Cywarch is a Grade II* listed gentry house, originally built by William Wynn in 1616. It is an ambitious building of Renaissance character, displaying a character distinctive of its region, accompanied by a walled garden. It has been and still is, the Harlech family seat since the 1800s.
Originally the seat of the Vaughan family, Golden Grove Estate was left by John Vaughan, in the absence of children of his own, to John Campbell in 1804.
Gregynog Hall
An ancient house with a Victorian facade. Situated far from any city yet at the heart of Welsh History, Art & Politics.
Hartsheath
Hartsheath is a Grade II* 18th and 19th-century country house, set in a 19th-century landscape park.
Iscoyd Park
Every inch a family home, Iscoyd is not stuffy or formal but relaxed and welcoming - a classical Georgian house with a modern attitude.
Llanover House
Stunning 15-acre garden laid out in C18. The Rhyd-y-Meirch stream creates sound and movement throughout the garden as it flows into ponds, through the round garden, over cascades and beneath flagstone bridges.
Mysevin
Picturesque Regency house in a lovely secluded setting in a remote part of Denbighshire. Welsh scholars William Owen Pughe and son Aneurin Owen, assembled the Mysevin Manuscripts, (housed in National Library of Wales).
Nantiago
A borders long house with cruck frames of circa 1540, with later extensions and Regency Gothick windows.
Picton Castle & Gardens
Surrounded by a spectacular 40 acre RHS Partner Garden, Picton Castle originated in the 13th century, with a splendid Georgian wing added in the 1790s.
Plas Brondanw
Plas Brondanw was built by Clough Williams-Ellis's ancestor around 1550. He was given the house by his father in 1908. "It was for Brondanw's sake that I worked and stinted" he wrote, "for its sake that I chiefly hoped to prosper".
Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens
Described as one of North Wales' best kept secrets is Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens.
Plas Dinam Country House
Plas Dinam has a warm and welcoming feel whilst being grand enough to create that big wow factor.
Plasglasgwm
Built circa 1573 as an estate farm by Dr John Gwynn, of the Wynne family of Gwydir, descendants of Owain Gwynedd, last king of North Wales.
Stradey Castle, near Llanelli, is the home of the Mansel Lewis family. The present House has remained virtually unchanged since it was built by the family in around 1850.
Treberfydd House
A Grade I-listed Victorian house in the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park, set in 10 acres of stunning gardens and woodlands with views across Llangorse lake to the Black Mountains.
Treowen
"A Noble Mansion. It occupies a commanding situation from whence are surveyed some of the most interesting scenes in Monmouthshire.
Trevor Hall
Trevor Hall not only holds a significant place in Welsh History, but it is now a vibrant, characterful and quirky property which is both welcoming and fun.
Ty Mawr
Ty Mawr is a Grade II* listed Manor House. The original medieval house dates to the 15th century with sections of castellated wall and arch remaining.
Y Fferm
A 17th-century farmhouse probably built by John Lloyd between 1575 and 1625.
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens overlooks the World Heritage Jurassic coast, and is situated between Bridport and Weymouth in Dorset.
Ashley Court
Small Regency Country House (Grade II) with Victorian stable block and lodge cottage, apple lofts, walled garden and woodland walk.
Athelhampton House & Gardens
The Great Hall is the heart of Athelhampton House. Built in 1485, it would have served as the entire accommodation.
Avington Park
Avington Park is a most prestigious stately home in beautiful surroundings.
Beaulieu has been home to the Montagu family since 1538, when Palace House was created from the Great Gatehouse of 13th-century Beaulieu Abbey.
Bickleigh Castle
Bickleigh Castle is an ancient water castle remodelled as a fortified manor house during the 15th Century and severely damaged in the 17th, since when it has been much restored.
Bindon Mill
Explore the stunning garden where colourful planting, wildlife and a hydro-electric power system live peacefully alongside each other.
Blackmore Farm
Blackmore is one of the finest Manor Houses in Somerset, built in 1486 by Sir Thomas Tremayll.
Boconnoc
Boconnoc is a beautiful country estate set within acres of breathtaking landscape available for exclusive hire events, weddings and parties.
Bowood House & Gardens
Bowood House & Gardens; home to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, surrounded by 2,000 acres of Grade 1 listed 'Capability' Brown parkland.
Breamore House
The magnificent Elizabethan Manor House overlooks the Avon Valley on the edge of the New Forest, just north of Fordingbridge.
Cadhay
One of the most interesting Tudor manor houses in Devon. Built in 1550, Cadhay retains the hall of an earlier house.
Caerhays Castle & Gardens
It is difficult not to be stunned when you visit Caerhays Castle and its 140 acre Gardens which are the home of the Williams family.
Canonteign Manor
Canonteign was given to the canons of St Mary du Val in Normandy circa 1125 and conveyed to the Prior and convent of Merton, in Surrey. It was granted to Lord John Russell after the Reformation, and then passed through a series of owners. It was garrisoned for the king during the Civil War and taken by Fairfax in 1645. According to Lysons it belonged to the Davy family in the 17th century, and it was later owned by the Viscounts Exmouth.
Castle Hill Gardens
Castle Hill was built in 1730 as Earl Fortescue's family home. The current custodians are the 15th generation of the Fortescue family to live in the Palladian house.
Chambercombe Manor
Chambercombe Manor is extremely interesting because of its history, location, age and legends.
Chapel Cleeve Manor
Chapel Cleeve Manor started life in the 1450s as a hostel for pilgrims attending the chapel of St Mary, which was built by the monks of Cleeve Abbey in the mid 15th century.
Chawton House
Built by the Knight family in the 1580, the house has undergone centuries of change and development as it has passed through different hands.
Coombe Trenchard
The house and gardens were designed in 1906 by architect Walter Sarel with terraces, garden buildings, paths and bridges. The house retains many original Arts & Crafts features including an incredible 'disappearing' wall, recently discovered in the main hall, and thought to be the only one of its type in the country.
Corsham Court
We welcome visitors to Corsham Court to view our historic collection.
Deans Court
Deans Court is an ancient house with fine Georgian facades, set in romantic gardens. It was formerly a Saxon monastery and has only had two owners in 1,300 years.
The present Delamore, the fourth house to be built on the Estate, was commissioned by Admiral Parker and built in 1859. Delamore has remained in the same family since 1688 when it was purchased from the Balmains by Sir George Treby of Plympton.
Edmondsham House
Edmondsham House is a charming blend of Tudor and Georgian architecture with interesting contents.
Medieval and Elizabethan house lived in by the Acland Hood family for 800 years. Woodland garden, views of the Quantocks and the sea. Naval associations.
Farringford
Farringford is a Grade 1 listed building that was the main residence of renowned Victorian Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson from 1853 until his death until in 1892.
Forde Abbey
Forde Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery dating back to the early 12th century.
Fursdon
Fursdon House has evolved from a modest cob and thatch dwelling to the elegant Georgian manor house you see today. Behind its façade lie centuries of history.
Gatcombe Court
Described in Simon Jenkins' Thousand Best Houses as being able to follow the house's development through the walls.
Great Bidlake Manor
Creating family memories for 750 years!
Great Fulford
Surrounded on all sides by its own private landscaped park the house stands witness to 800 years of history. Never demolished and rebuilt it has evolved with time reflecting the ups and downs of the families fortunes over the centuries.
Hall, in Bishops Tawton, has been home to the Chichester Family since the early 14th century.
Halswell House
View the inner workings of this full restoration project. Continuously inhabited since Domesday, Pevsner called Grade I-listed Halswell 'the most important house of its date in the county'.
Hartland Abbey
Hartland Abbey is a fascinating house. Built across a narrow, wooded valley leading to an Atlantic cove a mile away, Henry VIII gifted the Abbey to The Keeper of his Wine Cellar, whose descendants live here today.
Heale House Gardens
Heale House and its eight acres of beautiful gardens lie beside the river Avon at Middle Woodford, just north of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Much of the house is unchanged since King Charles II hid here in 1651.
Hemerdon House
Built in the late 18th-century by the Woollcombe family, the current owners' ancestors, Hemerdon House contains a wealth of local and family history, with artefacts collected by the family through generations.
Hestercombe Gardens
A unique combination of three centuries of garden design: Coplestone Warre Bampfylde's Georgian landscape garden, the Victorian terrace and shrubbery and the stunning Edwardian design by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll.
Highcliffe Castle
Highcliffe Castle is a Grade I listed mansion built in the romantic gothic style. It was built by Lord Stuart de Rothesay in the early 1830s and remained a family home until the 1950s. It is situated on the cliff top with beach access and spectacular views across to the Isle of Wight.
Holywell Estate
Houghton Lodge Gardens
Houghton Lodge Gardens has been described by visitors as 'the jewel of the Test Valley', and 'A stately pleasure-dome on the most romantic river in England'.
Iford Manor: The Peto Garden
Iford Manor is medieval in origin, the classical facade being added in the 18th century when the hanging woodlands above the garden were planted.
Kelly House
Kelly House in its many guises has been home to the Kelly family for over 900 years and reflects the lives of a Devon Squirearchy.
Longleat House
Longleat House is set within 900 acres of 'Capability' Brown landscaped gardens and is widely regarded as one of the best examples of Elizabethan architecture in Britain and one of the most beautiful stately homes open to the public.
Lulworth Castle
Built in the 17th century, this magnificent building is steeped in history.
Lydiard House
Lydiard Park is a beautiful historic estate on the western edge of Swindon, with the Palladian House, Church and Walled Garden, set in 260 acres of parkland.
Mapperton House
Mapperton House is the home of the Earl and Countess of Sandwich. The family moved here from Hinchingbrooke House, near Huntingdon, in the 1950s, bringing with it the family collection.
Maunsel House
Maunsel House is a beautiful manor house steeped in tremendous history with, we feel, more than a touch of eccentricity.
Milton Abbey School
Milton Abbey School in Dorset was a Benedictine foundation, but only part of the church now survives and is used as the Milton Abbey School chapel.
Milton Lodge Gardens
The garden at Milton Lodge was conceived about 1900 by Mr Charles Tudway, the present owner's great grandfather.
Minterne Gardens
A historic house in an unequalled setting, Minterne House is a unique family home.
A stunning Grade I listed, Jacobean Manor House found twenty minutes South of the historic city of Salisbury on the Wiltshire/Hampshire border.
Aldby Park
Small listed Georgian mansion, built in 1726. The property is arranged over four floors and is home to a life-size portrait of the Darley Arabian horse which was brought to this country in 1703.
Allerton Castle
Allerton Castle is one of England's most elegant and illustrious gothic revival stately homes.
Birdsall House
Birdsall House is home to the Willoughby family. Set on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, with breath taking views, this stunning house Is not normally open to the public and remains very much a family home.
Bolton Castle
Bolton Castle in Wensleydale provides a huge range of exciting things to do in Yorkshire.
Bramham Park was built in 1698 and its famous landscape laid out over the following 30 years by Robert Benson, 1st Lord Bingley.
Brockfield Hall
Brockfield Hall is only six miles from York, but is in parkland little changed from when Benjamin Agar built the farm and walled-garden in 1799 and his house in 1804.
Burton Agnes Hall
Built between 1598 and 1610 by Sir Henry Griffith, Burton Agnes Hall is an Elizabethan stately home that has stayed within our family for more than four hundred years.
Burton Constable Hall & Grounds
Burton Constable Hall & Grounds is East Yorkshire's finest historic day out – there is so much to enjoy and discover for families of all ages!
Carlton Towers
Nothing quite prepares you for your first encounter with Carlton Towers. Hidden away in a quiet corner of rural Yorkshire, it combines history and beauty on an epic scale.
This virtual palace was the first great work of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh in 1699 for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle.
Clifton Castle
Built in 1802, Grade II* with ornate cornicing and finely proportioned rooms, it boasts possibly the finest staircase of its date in the county. House contents include important portraits, furniture, silver, china from 16th-19th century. Featured in Country Life magazine, where Giles Worsley described it as "having generous proportions and the quality of materials and of detail is very high, the standard of plasterwork is almost opulent".
Constable Burton Hall Gardens
A delightful terraced woodland garden of lilies, ferns, hardy shrubs, roses and wild flowers surrounds this beautiful Palladian house designed by John Carr.
Danby Hall
Danby on Yore has been in the Scrope family since the sixteenth century the family being settled locally early in the twelfth century.
Duncombe Park
Duncombe Park has sweeping grass terraces, towering veteran trees, and classical temples.
Everingham Hall
Everingham Park has a landscape park and associated house. J. N. Sleed of Kensington and Thomas Knowlton are both associated with the site.
Fairfax House
Unlock the splendour within one of England's finest Georgian townhouses and let Fairfax House transport you to the glory days of city-living in 18th-century York.
Goldsborough Hall
Goldsborough Hall, built in the 1620s, is renowned for its Jacobean architecture and magnificent Robert Adam interiors.
Harewood House, built in the 1760s by Edwin Lascelles, is renowned for its magnificent Robert Adam interiors.
Hovingham Hall
This attractive family home, with its stunning architecture, was designed and built by Thomas Worsley between 1750 and 1770.
Kiplin Hall
Kiplin Hall is the delightful Jacobean country seat of George Calvert, founder of Maryland and 1st Lord Baltimore.
Langton Hall
Langton Hall is a Grade ll*-listed Georgian country house, built in about 1770 by Leonard Smelt and altered in the 1960s to its present state by the present owner's father.
Markenfield Hall
From the first glimpse of the Hall from between the farm buildings, to the moment the Mediaeval Courtyard opens up as visitors pass beneath the Tudor Gatehouse, Markenfield never fails to astound.
Newby Hall & Gardens
Newby Hall Gardens near Ripon is the perfect place to meet up with family and friends as there really is something for everyone.
Norton Conyers
Norton Conyers has a special atmosphere, resulting from almost 400 years of occupation by the same family. Recent excavations have shown that the house's origins are Anglo-Saxon.
Parcevall Hall Gardens
Parcevall Hall Gardens are a renowned historic plantsman's garden laid out from 1927 onwards by the late Sir William Milner and set in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Plumpton Rocks
Plumpton Rocks is a Grade 2* listed man-made lake and surrounding pleasure gardens against a backdrop of towering rocks eroded by the wind. It has been described by English Heritage to be of outstanding interest.
Ripley Castle and Gardens
Ripley Castle and Gardens is situated 3 miles from Harrogate in North Yorkshire on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Scampston Hall
Scampston Hall, home to Christopher & Miranda Legard and their family, is one of the finest examples of a regency country house in North Yorkshire.
Sewerby Hall & Gardens
Uniquely situated on a dramatic cliff-top position, forming the gateway to the Flamborough Heritage Coast, Sewerby Hall and Gardens enjoys spectacular views over Bridlington Bay.
Sion Hill Hall
Grade II* Arts and Crafts inspired house of outstanding neo-Georgian architectural detail.
Sutton Park is a fine example of early Georgian architecture overlooking beautiful parkland.
Temple Newsam House
Magnificent Tudor-Jacobean mansion set in 1500 acres of parkland, woodland and farmland landscaped by 'Capability' Brown.
Thornton Watlass Hall
Set within its own private Estate, Thornton Watlass Hall is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and has been in the same family ever since.
Wentworth Woodhouse
Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed stately home in South Yorkshire, with the longest façade of any country house in England. It stands in 87 acres of gardens and grounds and has extensive views over former parkland, including a deer park and lakes, which are vested in the Fitzwilliam Wentworth Amenity Trust.
6 Apr - 3 Nov 2019
Difficult Women of Burton Constable
26 Apr - 30 Aug 2019
MA Collections Care and Conservation Management
4 May - 3 Nov 2019
Life Below Stairs
1 Jul - 31 Aug 2019
The Animals of Althorp
22 Jul - 6 Oct 2019
The Bishop's Palace
The Enchanted Garden – Daily Trail
27 Jul - 1 Sep 2019
Knight School
Summer of Ceramics
Sculpture in the Garden
Photography Exhibition: To God & To Nature
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Looking for a historic house to visit with your family? All of these houses have special facilities for children, from playgrounds to trails, entertainers to special food menus.
Without a car
Our houses are extraordinary and eccentric and you needn't miss out on visiting them if you haven't got a car. All of the houses and gardens in this collection are accessible without a your own vehicle. You might need to take a couple of forms of transport but we think it's worth the effort!
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, and by 2030 it can affect approximately 23.6 million people worldwide. The culprit: high levels of bad cholesterol. Accordingly, researchers are continuously exploring ways to manage cholesterol levels. One potential measure gaining traction in recent years is the consumption of probiotics. Findings from several studies reveal that certain Lactobacillus strains can reduce cholesterol tied to heart disease risk. As a result, the global market for probiotics will likely generate up to $65.87 billion in revenue by the end of 2024. If probiotics lower cholesterol levels – as research suggests – then one of the most important benefits of taking probiotics is how it promotes heart health.
That would indeed be a tough benefit to ignore.
There is a direct correlation between gut health and heart health, which means there's a correlation between probiotics and cholesterol.
Probiotics are live bacteria naturally generated from the process of fermentation. Lactobacilli are among the most well-known types. Generally, people consume probiotics through supplements or foods like yogurt, and they add to the population of healthy microbes in the gut. Maintaining the balance between good and bad bacteria is also one of the proposed benefits of taking probiotics.
Probiotics lower cholesterol levels in several ways. They normalize cholesterol absorption through a binding process and make bile acids that can metabolize fat and cholesterol. Certain strains can also produce short-chain fatty acids. Such compounds can help prevent the formation of cholesterol in the liver.
A few companies in the space are forging ahead, armed with the knowledge that the benefits of taking probiotics include heart health.
A number of companies have armed themselves with the knowledge that probiotics and cholesterol are tied together. And with that knowledge, they have forged ahead.
UAS Laboratories Inc. is one of the pioneers in the space. The biotech company cultivates probiotics with benefits beyond digestive support. In 2014, UAS Labs acquired Micropharma Limited, and the latter's researchers developed the Lactobacillus reuteri strain. These probiotics lower cholesterol levels by producing bile salt hydrolase, which breaks apart bile acids. Consequently, the process aids the normalization of dietary and biliary cholesterol absorption.
Another company that studies how probiotics lower cholesterol levels is OptiBiotix Health PLC. The life sciences company develops microbial strains, compounds and formulations that modulate the microbiome.
What are the benefits of taking probiotics? And what's the connection between probiotics and cholesterol?
United Kingdom-based company ProVen Probiotics is also active in the sphere of developing probiotics products designed for usage in one's pregnancy, infancy, childhood and even adulthood.
Founder and Managing Director Dr. Nigel Plummer has developed the Lab4 bacteria strain that the company uses in its products.
Finally, there is ProTrea. The company's product ProTrea Cholesterol Health Probiotic contains five scientifically-researched blend of the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains. It's designed and developed to support healthy gut bacteria growth and bring about a healthy level of cholesterol in the body.
While there's a growing number of evidence that probiotics lower cholesterol levels, further research is still a must. It's necessary to determine and clarify which probiotic strains are the most effective. Advice for the most ideal doses is also imperative. Moreover, researchers must find out which groups would best reap the benefits of taking probiotics. The participants of existing trials predominantly have mildly high levels of LDL cholesterol.
There is evidence that probiotics lower cholesterol levels, but further, continuous research on the benefits of taking probiotics and on the connection of probiotics and cholesterol are still a must.
The fact that probiotics lower cholesterol levels is promising.
However, they are still not part of general diet guidelines for cardiovascular health.
For more on probiotics for gut health, read this article on probiotics as potential gut health allies. Also, check out this Bold Business interview with Dr. Steven Gundry, a world-renowned expert on the subject of gut health and its importance.