BURGHLEY HOUSE
Less than an hour's drive on the other end of Lincolnshire (approximately 90 miles north of London) is Stamford's Burghley House. This is another jaw- dropping experience. It's one of the largest and grandest houses of the first Elizabethan Age. Built between 1555 and 1587, it has 35 major rooms on the ground and first floors. There are an additional 80 lesser rooms, as well as hallways, corridors, bathrooms and service areas. Talk about a pimp daddy house! The place may look familiar, because it was used in the recent remake of "Pride and Prejudice" (link to Pride And Prejudice Info). The interiors will also be featured in the Da Vinci Code movie as Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence). Filming here took two weeks, and it's worth a tour. In honor of the film the Burghley house has created its own "Burghley Code." Visitors can crack its code through clues in the 17th-century Italian paintings on display in the state rooms. Be sure to walk the grounds, and look for the 300-plus fallow deer that roam around. Open daily except Fridays from April 1 to October 29. Admission: adults �9 ($15.60), children (5 to15) �4 ($7), families �22 ($38). The Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire; tel.: 1780-752451 (outside UK 44-1780-752451).

TIME OUT FOR LUNCH
Eat lunch at the Orangery Restaurant, a caf� in the Burghley House that serves good, reasonably priced food. They even have venison. Hmmm�I wonder where they get it from?! Orangery Restaurant; tel.: 01780 752451 (outside UK 44-1780-752451). For more click HERE.