Highclere Castle Competitors

The Devonshire Group brings together the charities, businesses and estates in the care of the Devonshire family, including Chatsworth in Derbyshire, the Bolton Abbey Estate in North Yorkshire, the Lismore Estate in County Waterford, and the Compton Estate in Sussex. The Group’s main enterprises span visitor, retail, food and drink and accommodation businesses, residential and commercial property and property development, and sustainable forestry and farming, employing over 1400 people in the UK and Ireland. The Devonshire Group is committed to preserving, restoring and enhancing the heritage assets in its care for future generations, and to being a significant contributor to the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of its communities.

The Stowe Group comprises of Swanbourne House School, Winchester House School and Stowe School. This page is administrated by the Old Stoic Society and exists for members of the Stowe Group community. The Old Stoic Society is the formal pupil society for Stowe School. The Society supports Old Stoics on their departure from Stowe throughout the rest of their lives by means of support, activities, connections and members' services.

"One of the top 10 buildings you must visit in your lifetime" The Telegraph, 2018 Open to the public since 1952, Castle Howard is a diverse working rural estate and visitor attraction just outside York. Built over 300 years ago for the Howard family it remains a family home and today is also an award winning Yorkshire visitor attraction welcoming almost 250,000 people a year to the house and gardens. A changing programme of events, two gift shops, a farm shop, garden centre and four cafés make up the visitor attraction. Wider estate businesses include farming, forestry, let property and a holiday park. It is also available for private hire for weddings and corporate functions.