Attingham Park in Shropshire is a house I visited but was unable to take any photos due to the most horrendously bad weather.  So the only picture on this page is that from a postcard purchased at the property.  Hopefully one day I will be able to go back when it is not throwing it down with rain and blowing a gale.

Not withstanding the lousy weather the afternoon spent at Attingham Park was not wasted as there is a lot to see in the property itself.

The property is now one of many National Trust properties having been bequeathed to the Trust in 1937 by Thomas, 8th Lord Berwick.

There are various rooms open to the public and begin in the Entrance Hall which is in fact not as it was originally intended to look, the original being better lit and more spacious.  The guidebook explains how this was altered when the Picture Gallery was inserted into the building.

The tour continues on a circular tour around the building going through the Drawing Room, the Sultana Room and various others all lavishly displayed.  I especially liked the music box with the monkey conducting the harp.

However by far my favourite room in the property was the aforementioned Picture Gallery which contains numerous paintings and portraits and handy guide sheets are in the room so that if you want to know about any of the paintings it is easy to just pick a sheet up and discover more.

The staircase leading off of  the Picture Gallery is also very impressive and of an unusual design, being straight to the landing and then circling around above.

There are then further rooms to visit including the Library and Dining Room before visiting the Servants' Hall and the Vaults.  Once outside there is also a further room that is easily overlooked, the same being the Outer Library which is rather isolated from the rest of the rooms on the tour.

Finally there are extensive grounds to visit but, as indicated above, I had the worst weather on the day I visited and thus had to give the grounds a miss.