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 |  | Enjoy a tour of the delightful Charlcote Park. It's one of the area's most popular tourist attractions, receiving over 87,000 visitors last year alone.
| Ìý |  | Click on the image to see a tour inside the kitchens
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So what are all these visitors flocking to Charlecote for? Well, with a bit of history to inspire you and a huge deer park to enjoy, it's the perfect place for a romantic date or to let the kids run about energetically.
The park is yours to explore, but we've done some of the house leg-work for you.
Just click on the images on this page to see virtual tours of some of the most impressive and interesting rooms in the house.
To get inside, just click on the images and explore the 360 degree views.
ÌýThe estate where Shakespeare poached
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| Ìý |  | Click on the image above to launch a tour of the Great Hall
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The Lucy family lived at Charlcote Park for over 700 years, a beautiful home that sums up the grandeur of Tudor life.
It's important associations include Queen Elizabeth. It is also said that Shakespeare was caught poaching the estate deer.
The interior is now mostly Victorian, so it has all the pomp and society trappings that fascinate today's visitors.
Outside there is a formal garden that opens onto a huge deer park landscaped by the master designer of the country house estate, ‘Capability’ Brown.
Ìý| Ìý |  | Tour the drawing room by clicking on this picture
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The rich decoration inside the house really does make you feel like you're visitng royalty.
It's not surprising, then, to learn that Queen Elizabeth I stayed here, in the room that is now the drawing room.
Decorated in lavish gold, the room is amazing, even if the style wouldn't sit comfortably in most houses today!
ÌýOwned by National Trust, Charlecote park has varied open days and times, please follow the link on the left to their website for details before you travel.
Also linked on the left are similar virtual tours and ideas for days out in the area.
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