Tyntesfield, Wraxall, North Somerset

Spectacular Victorian country house and estate.

The mansion is an extraordinary Gothic Revival extravaganza bristling with towers and turrets. It survives intact with an unrivalled collection of Victorian decorative arts, an insight into life below the stairs and a sumptuously decorated private chapel. Its surrounding 500 acres of land include formal gardens and a wonderful walled kitchen garden.

Tyntesfield was saved for the nation by the National Trust in June 2002 with funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, other heritage partners and a £3 million public appeal.