County guide · The Stately Homes
Best houses in Essex
5 houses in Essex, including Colchester House - built on the podium of a Roman temple, and the largest Norman keep in Europe by ground area.
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Every house on this list - 3 in total
Audley End House and Gardens
Essex
Jacobean mansion with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown; state rooms and private apartments are shown furnished.
Paycocke's House
Essex
Timber-framed merchant's house in Coggeshall, built around 1500 by a wealthy wool merchant
Ingatestone Hall
Essex
Tudor manor house built for Sir William Petre, still owned by his descendants.