About 30 minutes northeast of York lies the estate of
Castle Howard, ancestral home to the Howard family. This stately home has a centuries-long history as the seat of the Howard family, who have been involved at the top levels of English politics and society. Touring the indoors and the grounds, we found its grandeur to be remniscent of Hearst Castle (I'm sure it's much more proper the other way around) and its history to be richly deep and interesting. The grounds were gorgeous, as you can see:
In addition to fighting slavery, championing Irish causes, and being involved with many other liberal efforts, apparently the Howards like peacocks, too.
This home was also used as the set for the BBC television production and later the Miramax cinema production of "Brideshead Revisited". I'm not personally familiar with either, but Jen says it's in the Netflix queue now...
In addition to fighting slavery, championing Irish causes, and being involved with many other liberal efforts, apparently the Howards like peacocks, too.
This home was also used as the set for the BBC television production and later the Miramax cinema production of "Brideshead Revisited". I'm not personally familiar with either, but Jen says it's in the Netflix queue now...
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