Chastleton House
Chastleton House is one of the most fascinating Jacobean mansions in England — built around 1612 and virtually unaltered since, its contents and structure preserved through centuries of genteel poverty rather than deliberate restoration. The result is an atmosphere of extraordinary authenticity: crumbling plasterwork, faded tapestries, secret rooms and the very billiard room where the rules of croquet were codified in 1865.
- Virtually unaltered Jacobean interior
- Birthplace of modern croquet rules
- Authentic faded grandeur and secret rooms
Best for those who love history with an atmosphere of genuine, unvarnished authenticity.
Things to see at Chastleton House
Tick these off when you visit — open the place in Manorhop to save your progress.
- The Jacobean Great Hall
- The Long Gallery
- Original Seventeenth-Century Furnishings
- The Topiary Garden
- The Secret Garden