I wanted to visit this house for some time, so when my brother-in-law and his wife came down last summer we eventually went to visit.

Here are some photos I took.

Part of the gardens. Not exactly a walled garden, but the same idea.

This is the entrance

The courtyard, just inside the main gate.

This little window intrigued me. It was from one room to another, but I’ve no idea what it was originally there for.

The music and entertainment room.

I took very few inside the house. I don’t know why, really.

The house was built in the1340s around a courtyard. All four sides are surrounded by a moat. There were alterations made in the 15th, 16th and 17the centuries.

It is now owned by the National Trust, a body that owns many of the UK’s great houses and also land. It is a Charity.

I don’t know of any other houses that are completely moated, but there are likely to be a few as many houses in the middle ages were fortified.

Do you know of any?

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