House & Family History: Farnborough's brown stone West Facade dates from circa 1684 and is of seven bays and two stories with a raised pedimented dormer range. The North Facade is of circa 1750 and has nine bays with projecting two-bay wings. Farnborough contains some of the finest interior plasterwork in Britain; the Entrance Hall contains busts of Roman emperors set in front of oval recesses, with plasterwork of circa 1695 and the mid-18th century. The Drawing Room (formerly the Dining Room) contains mid-18th century stucco panels that originally contained framed paintings by Pannini and Canaletto.

Garden & Outbuildings: A superb landscaped garden of the 1740s remains largely unchanged, containing a broad terrace ornamented with temples, an oval pavilion, and an obelisk. There is also a deer larder and early 19th century Stables designed by Henry Hakewell.

House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Grade I

Past Seat / Home of: Holbech family, for 300 years.

Current Ownership Type: The National Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction

House Open to Public: Yes

Phone: 01295-690-002

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Historic Houses Member: No