Visit Claydon House

During the 1750s, Ralph Verney designed an extraordinary country house at his family seat in Buckinghamshire that would outdo his rivals and dazzle his neighbors. Thirty years later, his finances were in tatters.

Today the interiors that remain are among the most ambitious and lavish ever created in the eighteenth century.

For more than 550 years, Claydon has been occupied by the Verney family; the house offers a glimpse into the family’s interesting history, from their involvement in the English Civil War to Florence Nightingale’s connection.