Travel into pastoral County Down by coach to visit a Neo-classical country estate considered one of Northern Ireland’s most elegant. This celebrated National Trust property has been home to the Londonderry family for generations, and Lord Castlereagh’s house has played host to many prominent political figures. Beneficiary of an extensive restoration effort, the house has never shone more brightly, as you will see on your guided inside tour. New rooms and significant collections of family memorabilia are on show to the public for the first time, along with fine furnishings, porcelain and paintings. Outside in the romantic gardens, you will be tempted to stroll forever within this expansive landscape of unique and artistic plantings, colorful flower beds, and grand formal and informal vistas. First planted in the 1920s, these gardens are a living treasure, as meticulously cared-for today as ever, and were recently voted among the top ten gardens in the world.