stately home

noun

British.

1. a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.

stately home

noun

1. a large mansion, esp one open to the public

Example Sentences

The BBC has tracked fighting kennels to unlikely places in the UK – from a busy housing estate to the grounds of a stately home.

From BBC

Executive producer Karen Wilson said the team travelled the "length and breadth of Ireland and the UK" before ending up in the North West, which had "stately homes and Dublin-style streets".

From BBC

It may be a stately home but through the years it's been known to throw one hell of a party, especially on 4 July, America's Independence Day.

From BBC

The grounds of a Georgian stately home in Essex will host the BBC radio station's flagship event, which has been an annual fixture since 2011.

From BBC

A former US filmmaker has launched a High Court battle against an English council to gain control of the ancestral stately home he spent seven years trying to save from ruin.

From BBC

Related Words

• manor 
• mansion