"A site with a layered history that began as a medieval palace and Tudor royal residence before being transformed in the 1930s into an extravagant Art Deco mansion by Stephen and Virginia Courtauld. The interiors showcase quirky period details — including the heated sleeping quarters once used by the couple’s pet lemur — and the house is surrounded by 7.6 hectares of gardens with a pleasant adjoining glasshouse café." - Astrid Hofer