The former home of countesses, dukes and the Astor family, Cliveden House has welcomed various noteworthy guests, including Winston Churchill, The Beatles and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

And it can also be yours, for a night or two — a room in the hotel at least (an 18th century lodge revived in cosy, country house style), or Hounds Lodge ... grand fireplace antiquity of Cliveden is a ...