A stately home that featured as one of the Bridgerton filming locations has just been named the most beautiful stately home in the world. Castle Howard in North Yorkshire took the top spot in new rankings, thanks to its Grade I-listed baroque house and picturesque gardens.
The lavish house took 100 years to build, and nowadays you'll find extensive parkland and formal gardens, where you may even spot the occasional peacock, ExaminerLive reports. New research by interior experts Swift Direct Blinds, combined reviews from Yelp and TripAdvisor to uncover the world's top 10 most beautiful stately homes.
The very Viking-sounding village of Henderskelfe was cleared to make way for the house. The grade I-listed baroque house and its gardens sit on the site of Henderskelfe village which was cleared to make way for the property, and a medieval castle which burnt down in 1693. Henderskelfe Church was where the main garden stands today while the South Lake occupies the site of the old rectory.
