County guide · The Stately Homes
Best houses in Shropshire
8 houses in Shropshire, a Welsh Marches county studded with Norman border strongholds - Ludlow's among the most complete.
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Every house on this list - 7 in total, 1 you can stay overnight in
Attingham Park
Shropshire
Neoclassical mansion built for the first Lord Berwick, with a picture gallery roofed in cast iron and glass
Weston Park
Shropshire
Former Earls of Bradford seat, now run by an independent charitable foundation.
Boscobel House and the Royal Oak
Shropshire
Timber-framed 17th-century house where Charles II hid in a priest's hole after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Wilderhope Manor
Shropshire
Elizabethan limestone manor house on Wenlock Edge, operated as a YHA youth hostel
Benthall Hall
Shropshire
Tudor stone house with fine 17th-century oak panelling and plasterwork
Dudmaston
Shropshire
Late 17th-century house with a collection of modern art assembled by the Labouchere family
Sunnycroft
Shropshire
Victorian gentleman's suburban villa in Wellington, with its gardens and outbuildings largely intact