Packwood House, Warwickshire

National Trust.
The house surrounds a front lawn on three sides, and was originally a timber-framed Elizabethan house. It still retains its massive Elizabethan chimneystacks and many gables, but has been greatly altered and updated over the centuries, being largely reconstructed in brick. The last private owner of the house, Graham Baron Ash (his name, not his title) undid much of the Georgian and Victorian alterations and re-introduced all manner of period features, such as leaded casements, floors, beams and chimneypieces from other old buildings. He also built a long gallery and converted a barn into a great hall to complete his vision of how a Tudor house should be.
Today, the house contains period furnishings, including fine Jacobean panelling, mostly introduced by Graham Baron Ash. Some of the contents came from Baddesley Clinton nearby. The elaborate gardens are also a showpiece.
A visit here doesn’t disappoint, and there is plenty to see inside and out.