Cliveden House
Built for a mistress in 1666; discretion has been house policy ever since.
Taplow, Berkshire · ££££
A Grade I-listed stately home set in 376 acres of National Trust grounds above the Thames, around 25 minutes from Heathrow. Take the whole house, all 47 bedrooms, for leadership retreats, milestone celebrations and client weekends with plenty of history and very few neighbours.
Exclusive hire includes 47 bedrooms, Spring Cottage, four dining rooms, four sitting rooms and two executive boardrooms, quoted on a bespoke minimum-spend basis. Private Thames boat trips can be added to programmes.
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