Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall is an 18th-century country house surrounded by sprawling grounds. The house features a Marble Hall with and impressive 50ft dome ceiling and elegant walls of English alabaster (not marble as the name suggests). Plus a grand staircase that leads to a myriad of state rooms, from the Saloon with its rich, red walls, gilded coffering, and lofty ceiling; to many sumptuous bedchambers where royalty once laid, state dining rooms adorned with exquisite porcelain, galleries of statuary and art by the Old Masters, libraries bursting with books and manuscripts and of course, the Old Kitchen with its rows of polished copper pots, pans, and moulds. The surrounding parkland is alive with deer and mighty oaks, a walled garden bursting with blooms and heritage, a nature reserve thrumming with wildlife, farmland abundant in wildflowers and hedgerows, and an expansive beach backed by sand dunes and pine forests. (Holkham, Norfolk, England)
