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BRAZIERS PARK | IPSDEN, OXFORDSHIRE
In our recent podcast episode on the life and country houses of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, we focus primarily on his Jamaican retreat, ‘Goldeneye.’

But several English country houses also played a

TULCHAN LODGE | PERTHSHIRE
In our latest podcast episode we discuss the history and architecture of ‘Highland Retreats’ with architectural historian Mary Miers.

One such retreat is Tulchan Lodge, a Victorian shooting lodge set in 23,000

NEW PODCAST EPISODE | HIGHLAND RETREATS WITH MARY MIERS
The shooting lodges of the Scottish Highlands have beguiled and entranced people from all walks of life for generations. But beyond the romantic facade - the magnificent architecture and breatht

THE VACHE | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Have you listened to our podcast episode on The Vache in Buckinghamshire yet? Each September this storied Elizabethan home - a stone’s throw from Chequers and with links to the regicide of King Charles I - plays host

WILTON HOUSE | WILTSHIRE
Spotted on the Instagram page of our friends @mouldingthebuilder - Wilton House is a fabled country house near Salisbury, with an architectural pedigree second to none.

Built on the site of a Benedictine Abbey, after the Dis

NEW PODCAST EPISODE | GOLDENEYE: THE JAMAICAN HOME OF 007 CREATOR IAN FLEMING
James Bond is one of Britain’s most iconic fictional characters, and without a doubt the most famous spy in the world. And the man behind the legend - author Ian Flem

AN APOLOGY FROM US
To all our lovely followers, listeners and supporters - we would like to say how sorry we are for ‘dropping the ball’ in recent months.

We set up The Country House Podcast as a passion project/hobby to discuss architec

THE MARBLE HALL | CLANDON PARK
The Marble Hall at Clandon Park (swipe for images from before and after the catastrophic 2015 fire).

Once one of the most spectacular entrance halls in the country, this 18th century hall - built for the 2nd Lord Onslo

NEW PODCAST EPISODE | CLANDON PARK
How a fire reduced this 18th century Palladian house to a mere shell... and the questions that it raises.

This week, Geoff and Rory are joined by Cornelia Van Der Poll - an Oxford academic and co-founder of Restore

NEW EPISODE | From Venice with Love: Canaletto & ‘Canaletto Rooms’ - How a humble Venetian artist became synonymous with Britain’s country house collections...

This week Geoff and Rory are joined by renowned Canaletto expert -

NEW PODCAST EPISODE | COUNTRY HOUSE FESTIVALS
Every summer, dozens of country houses open their gates for festival-goers, with a huge array of different events hosted within the grounds of our most cherished estates. Off the back of our recent episod

LATEST PODCAST EPISODE | THE VACHE
Have you listened to our latest podcast episode on ‘Vache Baroque’ - an annual summer baroque music festival held in the grounds of the privately-owned Vache estate in Buckinghamshire?

In this fun episo

NEW PODCAST EP. | THE VACHE: BAROQUE MUSIC IN AN ELIZABETHAN SETTING
This week, Geoff and Rory are joined by countertenor, arranger of classical music and co-founder of ‘Vache Baroque’, Jonathan Darbourne, to discuss the storied history o

LATEST POD EPISODE | CAPABILITY BROWN
Have you tuned into our latest podcast episode? This week, Geoff and Rory explore the life, work and legacy of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown - the greatest landscape designer England has ever known.

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