Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Warwickshire

‘Richard II' was the first episode in

a seven-part series of Shakespeare's history plays that transmitted in 2012 and 2016 filmed at this sixteenth-century manor house.

The series was part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, a programme of cultural events that accompanied the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The cast was stellar, the opening scene alone featuring Patrick Stewart.

Visit the much-restored Tudor house, park and gardens and see the culmination by Graham Baron Ash: salvaged objects and exotic pieces come together in a Jacobean meets Edwardian style. Beautiful, homely, warm and welcoming. A house to dream of, a garden to dream in.

Larita (Jessica Biel) at the Gothic Tower set in the Wimpole Estate. Pictured above: Ben Whishaw as Richard II in