The Whistler Room at Mottisfont is an amazing piece of artwork. In 1938, Maud Russell commissioned Rex Whistler to redecorate the entrance hall and turn it into a saloon during her modernisation of the house. Originally, he was told to keep it simple with cream colours which he found difficult considering his skill as an artist, and so he deviated a bit from his brief. However, he has created a masterpiece that contains elements of Mottisfont’s history as well as various code

Come and stay with us while you immerse yourself in the world of Jane Austen! This year is particularly significant as it is marking 200 years since her death and at the Jane Austen’s House Museum, Chawton, they are celebrating her life with ‘Jane Austen in 41 Objects’. Jane Austen lived in this house from 1809 to 1817 with her mother, sister (Cassandra) and a family friend. It was here that she revised previously written manuscripts and wrote three others that would later be

The rooftop restoration project at The Vyne is a unique and fascinating experience. For this £5.4 million project, they have erected scaffolding over the house, so you can walk around the rooftops and watch as they strip back the outer layers of the roof to repair it. The most interesting part of this project is that the house has many layers of history which can be seen in the roof; it was once a great Tudor house that fell into disrepair and was saved by Chaloner Chute, who