10 British manor houses where you can live like a Bridgerton

If the new season of Netflix�s 'Bridgerton' has you dreaming of traveling back in time to enjoy the lavish dinners, beautiful walks in the English countryside and life in a stately British manor home, don�t worry! You don�t actually need a time machine. Just spend a few days at one of these ten historic hotels in England to live out your Bridgerton fantasies.��

Cliveden House in Berkshire�

Located just an hour outside of London this stunning Victorian mansion was built in 1851 and has served as home to both the second Duke of Sutherland and the American millionaire William Waldorf Astor. Today it�s a 47-room hotel run by the National Trust. There are two on-site restaurants as well as two restored vintage boats available for guests who want to explore the surrounding countryside or picnic on the Thames for an additional cost.�

Stroll the thousand-acre park at Luton Hoo. � Ana Iacob / Getty Images

Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire

Situated on a thousand-acre plot of land on the border between Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, Luton Hoo Hotel itself is a popular film location having appeared, according to its website, in films like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Enigma, Eyes Wide Shut, Inspector Morse, Nicholas Nickleby, Vanity Fair and Bleak House. Its 228 rooms are spread across five different buildings on the property, and there's a spa, golf courses and two restaurants. Bikes are available for rent to help guests tool around the beautifully landscaped grounds and swimming is encouraged in the nearby lake. There�s even a clay pigeon shooting school and croquet lawns for guests to enjoy.�

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Beaverbrook in Surrey

Originally built in 1866, Beaverbrook derives its name from its most well-known resident, Lord Beaverbrook, a publisher, politician and former Ministry of Aircraft Production for Britain during World War II.�

In 2011, his home and two of the surrounding buildings were transformed into a hotel and restored to reflect the period when the politician would have lived here. Artwork abounds in and outside of the home, including a sculpture of the British single-seat fighter aircraft known as a Spitfire, which Beaverbrook doubled the production of during WWII. There�s also a spa, four restaurants, a private cinema (purported to be the first home cinema in Britain),�and an activities program that includes a survival skills academy.

Artifacts from as far back as 3000BC have been found on the grounds of The Grove. � Maria Lezama / Getty Images

The Grove in Hertfordshire

The history of The Grove dates back far before the construction of the beautiful Georgian manor that houses the present-day hotel. Archeologists have found artifacts on the grounds dating to 3000 BC.

Formerly the home of the Earls of Clarendon, the interior of the hotel is quite modern. Even so, there are plenty of activities here to transport you to a bygone era. The hotel offers activities like clay pigeon shooting, hawking, archery, horseback riding and other activities that wouldn�t be out of the ordinary in the era when the manor was built.��

Lime Wood in Hampshire

A Georgian manor house, surrounded by old wood forests might seem an unlikely place for a music festival, and yet the Lime Wood Hotel�is one of the locations for the Smoked & Uncut summer music festival. When not the location of a major party, the house has a quiet elegance that blends past and present, with art-filled grounds, a luxury spa and a working Victorian greenhouse.��

Goodwood in Sussex

The estate at Goodwood has been home to the Dukes of Richmond for hundreds of years. In fact, the 11th Duke of Richmond and Gordon�owns the property to this day. The Duke and his family live on the property in Goodwood House, while guests stay in the hotel portion of the estate.

The Goodwood Hotel offers stylish rooms and four restaurants. It also makes a great stay for adventure seekers as it�s the location of several motorsport and horse racing events, and offers flying and race car driving experiences to guests for an additional cost.����

Gravetye Manor in Sussex is known for it's expansive garden. � Clive Nichols / Getty Images

Gravetye Manor in West Sussex

The garden is the star of the show at Gravetye Manor�with its 35 acres of flowers, orchards and vegetables. The gardens were designed in 1885, by the manor's most notable owner, William Robinson. The hotel�s interior on the other hand, pays homage to the building's much older roots, the manor itself was built in 1598, while still ensuring that the 17 hotel rooms still offer every comfort necessary for modern visitors.�

Hambleton Hall in Rutland

Built in 1881, Hambleton Hall still feels like a�cozy English country home. There are 17 acres of grounds here to stroll through, including a walled kitchen garden that supplies some of the produce for the estate�s Michelin star restaurant.�

Hartwell House retains much of its historic ambience to this day. � nik wheeler / Getty Images

Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire

Owned by the National Trust, this Jacobean and Georgian house boasts 90 acres of gardens and parkland designed by famous landscape architect Capability Brown, all within 40 miles of London. The historic interior and service can leave guests feeling like they�ve stepped back in time, while the on-site spa and innovative restaurant offer the comforts of the modern world.�

Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire

Originally built in the mid-18th century, this 47 room manor blends old and new with a more modern luxury interior. It�s a great estate for foodies looking for sumptuous meals; there are three restaurants and three separate bars available on-site. The Three Graces spa, with its 18-meter indoor pool, provides luxurious opportunities to relax.�

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Gram's Snow Balls

Ever year at Christmas my Gram would make her snow balls. Shes gone, but making and eating these cookies with my children brings back lots of great memories.

Gram's Snow Balls Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• cup butter

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 teaspoon superfine sugar

• 1 cup chopped walnuts

• ? cup confectioners sugar for decoration

How to Make Gram's Snow Balls

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

2. Mix together all ingredients except the confectioners sugar. Roll dough into small balls and place on cookie sheets.

3. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Roll in confectioners sugar while cookies are still warm.

Gram's Snow Balls Nutritions

• Calories: 92.4 calories

• Carbohydrate: 6.5 g

• Cholesterol: 10.2 mg

• Fat: 7.1 g

• Fiber: 0.5 g

• Protein: 1.3 g

• SaturatedFat: 2.7 g

• ServingSize:

• Sodium: 27.5 mg

• Sugar: 2 g

• TransFat:

• UnsaturatedFat:

Gram's Snow Balls Reviews

• I changed a few things on this recipe to make it the way my grandmother made them. With these changes i assure you, you cant go wrong. the directions are a little vague so here is my way. i mixed 2 1/2 cups of flour with 1/2tsp salt and set aside. then i mixed 1cup of butter with 1 egg white and 1 1/2tsp vanilla. Then i added 1/3cup of powder sugar(aka confectioners sugar) then i added the flour mixture and 1/2-1cup of finely chopped walnuts. i rolled them into small balls, a little smaller than a golfball and baked them at 400F (205c) for 8-10min then i rolled them in more powder sugar (confectioners sugar) to coat. these are great cookies with a slight crumble. full of flavor if you fallow the changes i made.

• These have become my favorite I just ate about 10 I cant keep my hands out of the cookie tin. My daughter helped me make them, they are very simple, and simply delicious. As a co-worker exclaimed, "they just explode in your mouth" We rolled them twice in the powdered sugar to really make them "snowy". I am so glad I came across this recipe. It will be a part of my Christmas portfolio now

• The balls are small and gimpy. We took them out early, but at the recommended time and temperature they probably wouldve caught on fire. They tasted like crackers covered with icing sugar. There is only one tsp of sugar for the whole recipe I would never make these again.

• This is also my favorite, but I use chocolate chip instead of nuts.

• These are great to make, especially if you have a good electric mixer with a paddle. It literally took minutes to mix and was fun for the grandchildren to help with. I have made these in the past with pecans, peppermint candies(crushed) chocolate chips(minis) but the wasnuts are my favorites. I made a double recipe last night and not one was left tonight

• These were great. After reading some of the other reviews I was a little leery but thought it was worth a shot. They turned out fabulous, way yummy. I would just warn what may have happened to one of the reviewers it is didnt ball up--DONT melt the butter. Use the same method you would do a pie crust. Cut the butter into the flour and other ingredients. Thanks B. Bell...this is one of my favorites

• Yummm

• It never would thicken to where I could roll it in balls. I was able to salvage it by finding a different recipe.

• I dont understand the bad reviews. These were fantastic and easy to make

• I followed all instructions but dough very dry I added 1 egg. The cookies are very good and easy to make. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

• I used peacons and added 2 teaspoons of almond extract insted of vanilla. The almond extract was a huge boost in flavor, otherwise they are just kind of bland.

• Christmas memories abound When my girls were young we always had a similar store bought cookie. I altered this recipe to make it gluten free and viola our favorite cookie is back Use Bobs Red Mill baking flour and a 1/4 teaspoon of xanthum gum. Enjoy

• They always turn out great

• I doubled the recipe and made these. They turned out great Delicious

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Grandma Logan's Hash Brown Casserole

This is my Grandma Logans hash brown casserole.

Grandma Logan's Hash Brown Casserole Ingredients

• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen Southern-style hash browns, thawed

• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup

• 1 cup sour cream

• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

• 1 cup cornflakes cereal

• cup melted butter

How to Make Grandma Logan's Hash Brown Casserole

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a baking dish.

2. Mix hash browns, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and Cheddar cheese in a large bowl. Place in the prepared baking dish. Mix cornflakes and butter together and spread on top of hash browns.

3. Bake in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbly and the top is golden brown, about 45 minutes.

Grandma Logan's Hash Brown Casserole Nutritions

• Calories: 345.3 calories

• Carbohydrate: 24.3 g

• Cholesterol: 61 mg

• Fat: 31.4 g

• Fiber: 1.7 g

• Protein: 7.7 g

• SaturatedFat: 17.4 g

• ServingSize:

• Sodium: 470.4 mg

• Sugar: 0.3 g

• TransFat:

• UnsaturatedFat:

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Cabbage and Apple Slaw

This is a crunchy and colorful salad that is quick and easy to make.

Cabbage And Apple Slaw Ingredients

• cup plain yogurt

• cup sour cream

• 2 teaspoons honey

• 2 cups shredded red cabbage

• 1 Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored and chopped

• 3 tablespoons minced onion

• cup chopped parsley

• salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Cabbage And Apple Slaw

1. In a salad bowl, combine and whisk together the yogurt, sour cream and honey. Refrigerate until chilled.

2. Add the cabbage, apple, onion, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and serve chilled.

Cabbage And Apple Slaw Nutritions

• Calories: 91.2 calories

• Carbohydrate: 12.9 g

• Cholesterol: 10.3 mg

• Fat: 4.1 g

• Fiber: 1.6 g

• Protein: 2.3 g

• SaturatedFat: 2.5 g

• ServingSize:

• Sodium: 34.1 mg

• Sugar: 9.8 g

• TransFat:

• UnsaturatedFat:

Cabbage And Apple Slaw Reviews

• This was excellent. I used green cabbage and an unpeeled Fuji apple instead. I also added a little sugar and 1/4 cup mayo. Best Slaw Ive ever had

• This is a great way to eat red cabbage. The yogurt dressing is the key. I used nonfat yogurt and sour cream and its still delicious. I could hardly stop eating it

• Im not a coleslaw fan, but I tasted this and thougt it was pretty good. My family requested this a second time. A change from the traditional cabbage cole slaw. Note: I used half sour crea, and half light mayonnaise since I didnt have plain yogurt. Obviously it turned out great. A good, sweet (but not by any means overly sweet)recipe.

• I liked the variety of flavors and textures in this recipe. I thought the dressing would be too bland, but it just enhanced the flavors of the ingredients. I didnt have Granny Smith apples so I used Fuji, and it tasted good. The next day the dressing seemed to break down a little, but I added some walnuts and it perked it up a bit. My 13 yo liked it, my 7 yo didnt. Id make it again

• Yummy I like the yogurt/sour cream dressing so much better than regular mayonnaise slaws - so light, fresh, tangy and crisp Perfect complement to my boston baked beans and brown bread.

• I did not like this at all. The yogurt gave the dressing a bitter aftertaste. I doctored it up with some celery seed, a bit more sugar, and a good spoonful of Miracle Whip. It was just okay, but I wouldnt make it again. Its a lot of work to chop all the cabbage for "just okay".

• This was very tasty. Ive added celery seed to make it a nice "summery" flavor. I let it sit more than 45 minutes and the slaw produced a lot of excess liquid.

• We thought this was extremely bland. After mixing and tasting, I added about a tbsp of Miracle Whip, and that didnt help either. IMO theres too much parsley and its a dish you cant make earlier in the day because it gets very runny. Perhaps using greek yogurt or draining regular yogurt overnight on paper towels over a strainer would alleviate the runniness. Otherwise, make what you plan to eat because I dont think this will be suitable to serve the next day. Sorry, this was a disappointment and didnt work for us.

• The dressing was tasty with the cabbage and apples, but I think there was too much parsley. It was a pretty side though and presents well.

• Made it without onions and parsley (for my finicky crew) and it came off great-- like a sweet fruit salad.

• Delicious I messed with it quite a bit because I thought I had yogurt, but didnt. Anyway, instead of yogurt & sour cream, I used mayo for the same quantity of both & instead of minced onions, I used 3 large shallots (just the white part). I added raisins & mandarin orange pieces because I saw that combination in another coleslaw and it turned out absolutely great No salt or pepper required. I gave this recipe a 5 because its very flexible I intend to use the yogurt & sour cream next time just because it sounds so good.

• A nice change. Enjoyed

• We did not care for this

• This didnt work for my family.

• Rocked Served with an oven baked flounder and broccoli. Only change was when we just could not discern the sweetness of the honey. I added one packet of Splenda, and that did it. Also, for color pop I sprinkled it with some black sesame seeds. Thanks SO much - deceptively simple, and we will definitely be making this again

• Very good

• Love it The honey gave just a bit of sweetness. Its crunchy and cool and is a great compliment side dish. Simple and easy to make and holds well for a few days.

• I used non-fat greek style yogurt and didnt have the liquid problems other cooks seemed to have. It was okay to eat the next day. Needs a bit more pepper and honey to really bring out the contrasting flavours. Nice dish.

• I dont know what went wrong but this was NOT good. My daughter loves anything with cabbage and even after I tried to improve it, my daughter literally spit it out and refused to eat it.

• This was a great basic recipe. I substituted plain Greek yogurt for the plain yogurt and added extra Apple.

• Added sweet peppers...yum

• Not bad, felt it was missing something so I added raisins. That did the trick

• It was just ok. There are other slaw dressings that I like better.

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