Witley Court & Gardens
Based on a great recommendation from Ren's family, we ended up at Witley Court on the morning of our final day of the trip. We have to say it was the best thing to unexpectedly walk into! We had no idea what was in store for us but we spent a long, long time here and still didn't see it all! The site, located in Worcestershire, is yet another Italianate mansion. This seems to be the growing theme in this part of the UK for this era, everything was inspired by Italian architecture. To be fair we can see why, it is absolutely stunning! The original house was Jacobean and belonged to the Russell family, but after the English Civil War they sold the house to Thomas Foley who was an Ironmaster. Foley added on two towers to the house and his grandson, also Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley, added wings which made the entrance courtyard. But then came the mansion. It was built for the Foleys in the 17th century on top of an the manor house and was further exten...
