Basildon Park - (National Trust) - Lower Basildon, Reading - "Sitting elegantly in 162 hectares (400 acres) of historic parkland and gardens, this 18th-century house was purchased by Lord and Lady Iliffe in the 1950s, when it was de-requisitioned after the Second World War. With extraordinary vision, the Iliffes brought Basildon Park back to life, acquiring a collection of fine furnishings and carefully selected Old Masters" - "The entrance to the showrooms in the mansion is on the First Floor, an additional 22 steps from the Ground Floor on a stone staircase.Partly accessible grounds, loose gravel paths, slopes, and cobbles" - www.nationaltrust.org.uk/basildon-park