Earlier Houses: There was very likely a Medieval house on the site of the current house.

House & Family History: It's possible that Sir Christopher Wren began work on the current house in the early 1680s. Charles II made a home here with Louise de Keroualle, one of his mistresses. The scandalous 1744 secret marriage of Elizabeth Chudleigh and Augustus Hervey took place in the chapel at Lainston.

Garden & Outbuildings: The grounds contain the longest line of lime trees (planted in 1716) in England.

Country Life: XLV, 252, 1919.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Grade II*

Current Ownership Type: Corporation

Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

Ownership Details: Owned by Exclusive Hotels and Venues

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Website: https://www.exclusive.co.uk/lainston-house/

Historic Houses Member: No