Historical Sites

Ashby St. Ledgers
Family Estate of the Catesby family from 1375 to 1611, famous for the Gunpowder Plot Room above the Gatehouse where the conspirators formulated their plan to blow up Parliament.

Holbeche House
The seat of Stephen Littleton, Holbeche House was the place where the "last stand" of the Gunpowder Plotters took place after the flight from Dunchurch and the failure of the Plot.

Coughton Court
Family seat of the Throckmorton family. Staunch Catholics, the Throckmortons were involved in their own conspiracies against Elizabeth I, as were their descendants amongst whom were Robert Catesby and Francis Tresham. Coughton was rented by Sir Everard Digby at the time of the Gunpowder Plot.

Baddesley Clinton
Owned by the Ferrers, but rented by Anne Vaux, Baddesley Clinton also has a long history as a safe-haven for priests. It was the home of Henry Garnet for almost fifteen years before his eventual capture.

Hindlip House
For many years Hindlip was the most important half-way house in England for newly-arrived priests. Built by the Habingtons, who were also attainted for their involvement in the Babington Plot, it was where the Jesuits Henry Garnet and Edward Oldcorne were discovered, sheltering in one of the eleven priest-holes created by Nicholas Owen.

Huddington Court
Family home of the Wintour brothers Thomas and Robert.

Alnwick Castle
Family seat of the Percys, the Earls of Northumberland. Thomas Percy the conspirator was employed by his kinsman Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland as the Constable of Alnwick Castle.

	Ashby St. Ledgers Family Estate of the Catesby family from 1375 to 1611, famous for the Gunpowder Plot Room above the Gatehouse where the conspirators formulated their plan to blow up Parliament.
	Holbeche House The seat of Stephen Littleton, Holbeche House was the place where the "last stand" of the Gunpowder Plotters took place after the flight from Dunchurch and the failure of the Plot.
	Coughton Court Family seat of the Throckmorton family. Staunch Catholics, the Throckmortons were involved in their own conspiracies against Elizabeth I, as were their descendants amongst whom were Robert Catesby and Francis Tresham. Coughton was rented by Sir Everard Digby at the time of the Gunpowder Plot.
	Baddesley Clinton Owned by the Ferrers, but rented by Anne Vaux, Baddesley Clinton also has a long history as a safe-haven for priests. It was the home of Henry Garnet for almost fifteen years before his eventual capture.
	Hindlip House For many years Hindlip was the most important half-way house in England for newly-arrived priests. Built by the Habingtons, who were also attainted for their involvement in the Babington Plot, it was where the Jesuits Henry Garnet and Edward Oldcorne were discovered, sheltering in one of the eleven priest-holes created by Nicholas Owen.
	Huddington Court Family home of the Wintour brothers Thomas and Robert.
	Alnwick Castle Family seat of the Percys, the Earls of Northumberland. Thomas Percy the conspirator was employed by his kinsman Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland as the Constable of Alnwick Castle.