Closed today – the House and Gardens

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Getting here – free parking for visitors

Portraits

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MARBLE HALL 

Sometimes used as a dining room, it is the place where the Salisburys would entertain their guests with lavish banquets, dances and masques. The room...
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GRAND STAIRCASE 

This elaborately carved staircase, dating from 1611, is one of the finest examples of its kind in existence. Snarling lions holding shields of arms and...
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WINTER DINING ROOM 

This room was created from what was originally a bedchamber and it’s adjoining withdrawing chamber; they were made into a dining room in the...
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LONG GALLERY

The Long Gallery now runs the entire length of the South Front, having been lengthened to 170 feet (51.8 m) in 1781. The rooms at each end were opened...