If you want to visit a historic house but want to avoid the tourist crowds, a new study has revealed the lesser-known places in the UK that boast the best reviews. According to the research, Holme Pierrepont Hall is the UK's fourth most historic hidden gem.
The historic hall, on the edge of West Bridgford, was built in 1500 for Sir William Pierrepont - the earliest brick building in Nottinghamshire. The Pierreponts were prominent local landowners and politicians, and two of them distinguished themselves on the battlefield in the 15th century
Today, it is the family home of one of his descendants Robert Brackenbury, whose great grandmother was a Pierrepoint. He lives there with his wife Charlotte and their children Oliver, 22 and Cicely, 19, and occasionally opens it up to the public.
