Belton House
A seventeenth century house run by the National Trust. It is interesting but seemed to lack the charm that Rockingham Castle has in abundance, perhaps because it is more a museum than a home. One saw the Blue Room and Marble Room made famous by the TV drama Pride and Prejudice based on the novel by Jane Austen... rooms and exteriors shown in a drama based on Jane Eyre by Bronte, which was interesting; one saw the faux kitchen range actually made of wood for a TV show called Moondial about 40 years ago... but it just does not seem to have a soul and even sells tea and coffee in recycled paper cups. A museum, not a home. It has lovely grounds, a fountain and a kind of secret large glasshouse with a fish pond. The house boasts its own silent and unused chapel, but the extant church nearby is worth a visit too.
Check out the link to wikipedia, and you may see my addendum to the Moondial entry.
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