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1930s glitz and glamour

A shimmering golden house built in the golden age of country house living by the heir of the Shell oil fortune, Walter Samuel, an avid art collector.

Vibrantly atmospheric in its flashes of Art Deco design, the house still buzzes with the excitement of its 1930s heyday.

Let the present world pass you by as you nestle down into an over-sized chair in the Inglenook to read a book, tune into the wireless to hear the latest news leading up to World War II or pot a ball on the billiard table, to get a feel for what life was like as a 1930s millionaire.

Be welcomed into the house through an elegant entrance hall which leads upstairs to a stunning bright red and silver Art Deco bathroom.

At the back of the house graceful flat lawns offer serenity and views over the rolling hills of Warwickshire. However, nothing is ever as it seems on this estate. Peer over the edge of the lawn for an unexpected series of terraces with herbaceous borders which cascade downhill to a tranquil mirror pool and working Kitchen Garden.

Don't miss

  • Feeling like a 1930s dinner guest as you join the household busily preparing for a weekend party
  • Bright and colourful displays of the National Collection of Asters throughout September in the garden
  • Elegant English and French eighteenth century porcelain on display