Mentmore Towers

#894 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Mentmore Towers, historically known simply as "Mentmore", is a 19th-century English country house built between 1852 and 1854 for the Rothschild family in the village of Mentmore in Buckinghamshire. Sir Joseph Paxton and his son-in-law, George Henry Stokes, designed the building in the 19th-century revival of late 16th and early 17th-century Elizabethan and Jacobean styles called Jacobethan. The house was designed for the banker and collector of fine art Baron Mayer de Rothschild as a country home, and as a display case for his collection of fine art. The mansion has been described as one of the greatest houses of the Victorian era. Mentmore was inherited by Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery, née Rothschild, and owned by her descendants, the Earls of Rosebery. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 430 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°52'6"N, 0°41'26"W

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Nearby attractions include: Ascott House, St Mary the Virgin, Mentmore Towers, Ivinghoe Beacon.

2 miN
Historical place, Garden, History museum
Ascott House, Leighton Buzzard
51 min walk • Ascott House, sometimes referred to as simply Ascott, is a Grade II* listed building in the hamlet of Ascott near Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. It is set in a 32 acre / 13 hectare estate. Ascott House was originally a farm house, built in the reign of James I and known as "Ascott Hall".
3.4 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe
88 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe, is a Church of England, Grade I listed church in the village of Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, in the United Kingdom. It stands on the main High Street of the village surrounded by a churchyard.
~1720 ftSW
Golf
Mentmore Towers
9 min walk • Mentmore Towers, an architectural marvel nestled within the lush countryside of Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, is a quintessential example of 19th-century grandeur and opulence. This stately home, built in the 1850s for the Rothschild family, is a masterpiece of the...
3.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Hill, Hiking trail
Ivinghoe Beacon
101 min walk • Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in Buckinghamshire, England, 233 m above sea level in the Chiltern Hills, close to Ivinghoe and Aldbury. Dunstable, Berkhamsted and Tring are nearby. The Beacon lies within the Ashridge Estate and is managed and owned by the National Trust.
3.6 miSE
Windmill
Pitstone Windmill, Tring
93 min walk • Pitstone Windmill is a Grade II* listed windmill in England which is thought to date from the early 17th century. It stands in the north-east corner of a large field near the parish boundary of Ivinghoe and Pitstone in Buckinghamshire, and belongs today to the National Trust.
3.4 miN
Church
Church of All Saints, Leighton Buzzard
87 min walk • All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard, is the fine Early English parish church for the town of Leighton Buzzard in the English county of Bedfordshire.
3.6 miN
Area
Linslade, Leighton Buzzard
93 min walk • Linslade is a town in the Central Bedfordshire unitary authority area of Bedfordshire, England. It borders the town of Leighton Buzzard, with which it forms the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade. Linslade was transferred from Buckinghamshire in 1965. Before then, it was a separate urban district.
3.4 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Greensand Ridge Walk, Leighton Buzzard
88 min walk • The Greensand Ridge Walk is a long-distance walk of 40 miles that traverses the county of Bedfordshire in England, with brief sections in the neighbouring counties of Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire.
3.6 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge, Leighton Buzzard
94 min walk • Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge is an escarpment which runs through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Cambridgeshire in the south and east of England. A pathway runs along the ridge from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay.
4.1 miSE
Archaeological site
Icknield Way
104 min walk • The Icknield Way is an ancient trackway in southern and eastern England that runs from Norfolk to Wiltshire. It follows the chalk escarpment that includes the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills.
4.2 miE
Church
Eaton Bray Village Hall
107 min walk • Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967. The arcades of the nave and the font date from the Early English period. There is a 16th-century communion table. The church was completely reconstructed in the 15th century though the core is 13th-century.