Canons Ashby House
Canons Ashby House is a gentle, atmospheric Elizabethan manor house in a quiet corner of Northamptonshire, built by the Dryden family in the 16th century and barely altered since. It has none of the grandeur of the great houses — instead it offers something rarer: a genuine sense of stepping back into Elizabethan and Stuart England, with formal gardens, a medieval priory church and a stillness that few National Trust properties can match.
- Intimate Elizabethan manor atmosphere
- Formal gardens and priory church
- Rare, unchanged Tudor interior
Best for those seeking quiet Elizabethan atmosphere away from the tourist trail.
Things to see at Canons Ashby House
Tick these off when you visit — open the place in Manorhop to save your progress.
- The Elizabethan Great Hall
- The Walled Garden
- The Dryden Family Portraits
- The Parish Church of St Mary
- The Priory Ruins