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Polesden Lacey — Best Manor House Tours
You're drunk. Leave the room at once.
— Margaret McEwan Greville
When it comes to touring English country manor houses, there are tours and then there are
terrific tours. Polesden Lacey fits squarely in the latter category. It helps that the estate in-
herited a wealth of history and wonderful stories along with its fine furnishings and art.
To take a tour at Polesden Lacey is to feel like a guest at Dame Margaret Greville's week-
end house parties. Even in the winter off-season when many manor houses shutter up until
spring, weekend visitors can book behind-the-scene tours at Polesden Lacey for a chance to
see areas of the house not normally open to the public.
Born in 1863 under shrouded circumstances, Margaret Greville was reputedly the illegitim-
ate daughter of William McEwan, founder of the famous Scottish brewery business. (Al-
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