BILTMORE: OUR DOWNTON | Asheville, NC

Heather Burgiss heads to America’s largest home for the holidays to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the very special people behind the place called the “Downton of the Mountains,” Asheville’s Biltmore Estate. | myhome.unctv.org/

[@NewBeginningswithBudhiandCyndi]

How awesome would it be to have a tv series of the Biltmore and the Vanderbilt family

[@texas1949]

New Beginnings with Budhi and Cyndi Yessss!!! That would be a HUGE hit!

[@crashnburn586]

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[@Beebster92]

That would be horrible. Hollywood filmed Richie Rich there and it destroyed a lot of the tapestry and wallpaper because of the big lights.

[@NewBeginningswithBudhiandCyndi]

@@Beebster92 True if props were not provided instead of the original. I agree with this statement, but put props in and not use the antiques.

[@doreenmitchell7596]

I love the Biltmore House. I love gardens and so I especially loved where the gardeners grew the flowers for the home. I also loved the lady bugs.

[@chrisallen7911]

This is fantastic! Seeing the costumes in the rooms really made the house come alive again.

[@akiwarman4168]

Biltmore estate is a very beautiful, enchanting estate indeed.

[@j.vi-geant6784]

This program was a real treat. I was brokenhearted when the series was canceled.

[@j.vi-geant6784]

@Elizabeth Porter that's even worse 😥

[@AMATEURDECORATINGLIKEAPRO]

I just had my second visit to the Biltmore! This one was second honeymoon. I loved it so much. The Downton Abbey Exhibition was exceptional. I am highlighting this video for others to watch.

[@ncredbird3998]

I've always felt so blessed to be born and raised here. It's always been a yearly treat that my family goes to the Biltmore House at Christmas. So beautifully decorated and it really takes the breath away to just be in such a beautiful home and let your imagination run with how things had to be at the time the home was occupied by family and guests. My dream world be to just be lucky enough to stay in the home intend for a whole week as if I lived there. That would be the gift of my lifetime

[@albertpeckham8708]

The real joy is that is still belongs to the original family! Very few estates have that privilege. Kudos to the family for keeping this vast estate alive and functioning! I've been there on several occasions and it's always a treat. Thank you!

[@elinaoberemok1732]

I bet your dream of staying for a week in such an estate could come true! If not in Biltmore, then I'm sure some other wonderful estates exist that offer such stays for guests :) Will make you feel an estate owner haha :)

[@melissawhite-1457]

My dream is to get married here and Be the Castles Queen.

[@jarabaa]

I knew Biltmore in the 1960s. And I find myself wondering who ... "ran" it at that time. Yes, George Washington Vanderbilt II built it, in the 1890s - and then lived there with his wife Edith and daughter Cornelia - born in 1900. But George died in 1915, Edith remarried in 1925 and must have moved away (to Rhode Island, I think) - and Cornelia herself, though she married John Cecil in 1924, left Biltmore in 1932, divorced John Cecil, and moved to Europe. She died in 1976 - in England - when her sons George and William Cecil inherited Biltmore. The implication in this video seems to be that Cornelia was some sort of grande dame of Biltmore (a la Maggie Smith), presiding over the place for decades. She wasn't. She left as a young woman - never to return. So who was in charge of Biltmore all those years - from 1932 till 1976? That's 44 years. Much is made here of the Vanderbilts, but I wonder if it was the Cecils who saved Biltmore. John Cecil was born into an English aristocratic family like the characters we see in Downton Abbey. Maybe the Cecils' know-how about running estates in England was the key to Biltmore's salvation.

[@StreetWorksMedia]

this is a really good question and something I was wondering myself. maybe one day we will get an answer, and I wonder how all of those treasures were left untouched all of those years in the house. how did they keep it in such good condition? unreal.

[@kseniahudgins9980]

There is a book called Lady on the Hill that answers your questions. But basically, you are right, William Cecil saved Biltmore.

[@LoireValleyChateaux]

Yes Cecil saved Biltmore House. Even though Edith opened it to help keep it and Asheville afloat after the depression, Cecil details the downturn and his involvement to restore it in America's Castles. He came back from Europe as banker with a plan to make it profitable.♥️🙏

[@sburris65]

I have always lived near here and visted so many times yet each time I get the same thrill to be in such a house. it's truly a special place to visit as well as Ashville.

[@phyllisarringtion5354]

me too. went many times through my growing up years. was friends with a guy whose family lived and worked at the estate so I could just drive thru the entrance to their house. rode horses for miles and miles during my teenage years. fond memories

[@dii392]

@Anthony Blue There are no "homeless vagrants by the thousands" here.....and no "making out on street corners " by anybody.

[@williamhinson8305]

@Anthony Blue You really need to learn to relax and enjoy life. It' better that way.

[@Iberianhorse2006]

Susan McKinney lived in Asheville for 6 years, miss it sooo much!

[@happyhedgewytch4573]

I used to live near Biltmore and Asheville, really was a magical area!

[@STSGuitar16]

the magic is in the mushrooms over there lmao

[@lauratibbles6598]

Such a grand home I love this part of history so classy thank you for sharing

[@triple_gem_shining]

yea racism was a great part of history.

[@alexbatter8109]

@@triple_gem_shining Oh shut up, if all you can think about is race when thinking about a historical period then you need to retake U.S. history. Racism has been alive and well since the dawn of civilization, and it's still around today. Don't pretend like the 20th century was uniquely racist.

[@piusx8317]

@@triple_gem_shining Get over it and move on. Only racists bring up the topic of race, much like yourself.

[@tammyleederwhitaker649]

Downton Abbey is always a favorite of mine. Thanks for sharing. Hands of Time⌛

[@it_sbatman_4047]

I’ve only been to the Biltmore once and it was amazing. Can’t wait to go back

[@albertpeckham8708]

What a wonderful tour! I would have loved to have seen the exhibition! I've been to Biltmore several times. Always awe inspiring! Thank you!

[@samantha-oy1qz]

I live in Texas and went to North Carolina for spring break and boi it's amazing, the mountains are soo beautiful, and I went to the Biltmore Estate, it looks amazing, I want to go again next year

[@njhawk89]

Wonderful! More of the Vanderbilt family in the book "Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt"

[@sarasmith5110]

I have been there one time, about a year ago. The ticket was $75. it was well worth it. If you go, start early and wear comfortable shoes. The tour goes on forever, I actually got tired of it You will see the Masters bedrooms, all the way down to the servants quarters. I do wish they had included the bathrooms. you can tour Candler house here in Atlanta and go into the bathrooms and the tourguides say its the most popular. Then you go visit the grounds, which also go on forever and are worth the money by itself. For the house to be the biggest private residence in the US, it is a very cosy and comfortable place. You would be happy to live there, not because it is rich, but because it is a warm relaxing place. It is not a palace with gilt all over it. Very tastefully done. When you tour where the guests stay, look on the door, there is the original place card with the guests name on it where it has been for 80 years i am amazed nobody has taken the cards. i looked up one of the names just to see who stayed there and it was the husband of one of the daughters. Also, you get a winery tour, i was halfway looped when I toured, it helped my arthritis as i walked for miles through the place. And, you will only see a portion of the house. It would takes weeks to see it all. I loved the place.

[@texas1949]

Sara Smith Thank you! Your recommendation and suggestions are very much appreciated! Also, I’m glad to know about y’all’s Atlanta house. Both of our daughters live there (Marietta and Flowery Branch) so we visit once per year. I’m surprised they’ve never told me about it! They’re both going to get a talkin’ to! Love from Texas! ❤️😂

[@Vicki1951]

Thank you for the lovely tour.

[@lovetina2010]

I LOVED THE SERIES AND THEY ARE SO OPEN AT THE END TO CONTINUE ON. PLEASE CONTINUE THE SERIES. IT TRUELY IS A MASTERPIECE.

[@pinklady6042]

I saw the movie, I just love the costumes. Beautiful.

[@MyHomeNC]

They are divine!! They are meticulous about keeping true to the time period.

[@DiscoverWithPajerico]

Excellent, loved seeing this

[@Engelhafen]

The Biltmore doesn’t need to compare itself with anything - it’s a better built and much more lavish house and estate than any English estate.

[@DalV]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I think it’s also important for people to know that although my ancestors lived a lavish lifestyle they were also incredibly charitable.

[@belsnickel9568]

Dal V they were very good people.

[@carowells1607]

They finally shamed the Astors into giving a little too😊

[@North49191]

ok Dale(fake Vanderbilt)

[@brendadavis4254]

Hi, so glad to find something from my state of North Carolina. I just subscribed and know i will enjoy this channel. Thank you for sharing with us as well as the WORLD........I used to live in Hendersonville which is just below Asheville. Really enjoyed my years there.

[@jenpeace3763]

When are we getting our own series in the 🇺🇸USA? It be such a wonderful idea

[@helened6896]

Wonderful. Thanks so much.

[@jefrossman3858]

Hello 👋👋

[@tammyleederwhitaker649]

Loved going to Biltmore. Beautiful ❤️. So long ago...

[@Dulcimertunes]

Imagine curating 2018 in a hundred years: flip flops, cut offs, thong underwear lol

[@carolinemaluca]

So true! And people will probably wear nothing by then. 😁

[@stephenmurphy7458]

Yes indeed, when I was a child in the 1950s traveling with my family by air coast to coast every summer.My father always in suit with fedora, my mother ladies suit with hat & gloves.My brother's and I wearing boy's suits.There wasn't any air-rage oh how quickly time's have changed....

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

Not really...there are still beautiful homes today. People will discuss people like Carolyn Roem. We don't really discuss the working class in the gilded age except for the fascination with 'below stairs' due to Downton's popularity. i.e. rich people still live like rich people.

[@ravenzyblack]

Caligula Longhbottom- They may live like rich people, but they still dress like trash...thongs and all.

[@sjp4u338]

Maureen Barnes our society today lacks class but there are a few people who are talking about that and there may be a trend towards civilized dress and behavior...if only but a few.

[@scottclute9547]

UNCTV does it all!!!

[@chrisharmon]

I have so many nice memories of the Estate. Best was one time when I unintentionally came dressed just like a employee. Other guest were asking me where restrooms shops were and I could answer every question. Then there was the time my mom and I went to the tasting room at the winery and we both got buzzed

[@drewhendley]

Astonishing Asheville 🥂

[@triciascharnberger7229]

Is it worth the hundreds of dollars they charge families to see it

[@cicidbourbon5261]

Is not a Home, Its a castle!!!!!

[@kenbrownfield6584]

If you visit Asheville, I would highly recommend a visit to the Biltmore House. Tickets are pricey (about $60 ) but you will never forget this castle.

[@brandonoconnor1079]

I proposed to my boyfriend at Biltmore Estate. This place is so beautiful!

[@sarabrown2663]

I went to a weeding in Eastern France in the Summer of 2012. We got to spend a week in a castle. The Duke who owned the castle had made one of the wings of the castle into a Air BnB type of place. The bride, and her family, who we are very close to had rented it for the week. They also rented the Hunting Cabin. It was so cool to stay there. We also got a tour of the entire castle. It was awesome. .

[@cedricsmith8188]

Oh, my stars, and wonders Biltmore is woW.😍

[@FastLaneLyfe]

It really is I work there 5 days a week

[@grandmemaw3605]

Love going to the Baltimore when I visit my son and his family in Cornelius North Carolina Visiting the Biltmore made me curious to check out Dowton Abbey. Love to visit really enjoy it 65 fireplaces so amazing the size of it.

[@carmenlangland1393]

In Europe I group up in home like that,my family crest,go long way,Asheville is BEUTIFUL place,I loved💗💗💗👍

[@DalV]

Great documentary

[@lucyrosales9797]

Really love this documental

[@chuckoboy952]

Thak you all . More please, thankyou

[@bootsfrost6890]

I love all the stories. I been trying to find my relatives for years. I hope I can find some on here or FACEBOOK

[@sjp4u338]

Beulah Reinhardt ancestry.com could help you with that I’m sure.

[@jefrossman3858]

Hello 👋👋

[@marcosgarcia2643]

Vaccuum cleaner was the best invention for the housekeepers. Not so much dust on the furniture, chandeliers.

[@1065Olivia]

Just visited recently and it was wonderful!

[@greenvillegreer247]

I live about a hour away. We are going back for Christmas.

[@piusx8317]

06:30 Biltmore it's that much newer than Highclere. Highclere was rebuilt in 1842-1849 and I believe the interiof wasn't fully completed till 1878.

[@m.layfette6249]

Sadly, I've lived in NC alll of my life and have yet to visit the Grand estate in Asheville. Mainly because when I do, I'm going to want to move in. 😉💜

[@MarcusLeepapi]

Looking very very nice...

[@Littleathquakes]

Jared is hot. And they need to invest in more swiffer dusters to get rid of all the dust. brushing just moves the dust around.

[@jasonmcneely6883]

Jared is a little entitled bitch. I bet that woman knows more about how to keep house than he ever could dream of. get real

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

@@jasonmcneely6883 Thats what I was thinking....how did a young male become head of housekeeping. I doubt he ever dusted an inch in that house.

[@larikipe940]

Jared needs that sweet ass pounded.

[@sbnsbaker1]

I have watched a video of a very old lady who was one of the child in the Biltmore village in 1896. She and her sister received only ONE doll to share between them!!! Boy, if that ain't cheap of the Vanderbilt family!!!

[@sjp4u338]

Wonderful

[@othernewsid2]

Nice people. nice video :)

[@Purplefishish]

A comparison to Downton Abbey and one of the first things is someone talking about vacuuming the pooltable? PURLEEEEESE!!!!! One does not vacuum a pooltable, it is brushed clean by hand with soft brush for that purpose lol

[@DalV]

Purplefishish you are right

[@carowells1607]

Purplefishish That's very true for people who lived before the onset of home electricity. Or for some wealthy English folks who had access to technology but feared it anyway. It was, as Lady Grantham once put it, just the typical English distaste for comfort.

[@organboi]

Haha. So they're ruining it with the vacuum. Idiots.

[@King_Flippy_Nips]

@@organboi i'd bet money that with the proper vacuum and care it would do less damage than brushing by hand and do a better job

[@robinrose9133]

I visited Biltmore Dec 11th. It was wonderful but I don't think I was shown the entire mansion. Are there some parts they don't show on the tour?

[@sharongauss9298]

There are extra tours, upstairs/ downstairs, rooftop, etc that cost extra

[@nadiamaslo8724]

Biltmore House - это особняк в стиле Шато в Эшвилле, Северная Каролина, построенный Джорджем Вашингтоном Вандербильтом II между 1889 и 1895 годами. Это самый большой частный дом в Соединенных Штатах, площадью 175 000 кв. Футов (16 300 м2) и включает в себя 250 комнат , Все еще принадлежащий одному из потомков Вандербильта, сегодня он является одним из самых выдающихся примеров эпохи позолоты и значительных садов в садах джардин-а-ля-франц и английских пейзажных садов в Соединенных Штатах.

[@TheCarnivalguy]

Can someone recommend a great book on the history of Biltmore; planning, design, building, furnishings, etc.?

[@wardharrah55]

The only book I know of that covers all of that is one that they sell in the giftshop at the Biltmore estate...it covers just about everything you mentioined though

[@TheCarnivalguy]

@@wardharrah55 Thank you. I will look into that.

[@anaofficial6264]

Wow

[@jacquelynnefoster8650]

Xuan Mai .

[@teresahinson5909]

was very breathe taking

[@label1877]

It is breathtaking!

[@jamesr1703]

Didn't Gloria Vanderbilt (the mother of Anderson Cooper) live there at one time?

[@pamelagruno9722]

No

[@m.layfette6249]

I believe the Late Gloria Vanderbilt is a very, very, very distant relation to the Vanderbilt's of Biltmore. I believe she married into that name. By the Grace of God she is smiling down from heaven over her grandson. #BabyCooper

[@piusx8317]

@@pamelagruno9722 Yes!! Even Anderson said so himself in an interview

[@seekeroftruth399]

I was doing some background reading on the van der Bilts and learned that Cornelia van der Bilt's fourth great-grandparents were a mixed-race pirate from Morocco and a self-acknowledged woman of the night. Jackie Kennedy Onassis is also related to the same pirate ancestor. The local people in New Amsterdam were disgusted with their moral character and threw them out of their community. They were involved in many lawsuits. CNN broadcaster Anderson Cooper should be proud to have descended from such good stock.

[@King_Flippy_Nips]

I'd be willing to bet the same is true for a lot of wealthy families, pirates back then were quite often wealthy people from good families or military men that were given a privateers license by the monarchy of their respective countries which made it "legal" for them to commit piracy on the ships and colonies of countries they were considered to be at war with, so someone considered to be a pirate by many may well be a respected member of a king or queens court

[@laserbeam002]

So whats your point??? I'm willing to bet EVERY single family today has a few skeletons in their closet. Yours too. Remember the bible verse, "ye who is without sin cast the first stone".

[@albertpeckham8708]

PS: I remember seeing a Knabe Ampico piano which, at the time did not perform. As I remember, it was a walnut case.

[@LoireValleyChateaux]

I would work for free at Biltmore House if I could work for Jarrod Palmer. He's an absolute dreamboat!

[@FastLaneLyfe]

I work there. It’s pretty cool working there. They treat us like family.

[@cheypam]

Aww at 01:49 the cooks are holding the ropes of 4 cute little baby cows 🐮 I wonder what they're going to do with them?

[@jbates725]

Nothing good for those babies, surely. :/

[@barbarajohnson1772]

I have loved this Love that time.

[@johnscanlan6337]

Biltmore is our Blenheim Palace - learn your stately British homes!!!!

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

Not sure... Blenheim is far grander than Highclere Castle IMO. Ironically though, a Vanderbilt did live at Blenheim.Blenheim is laid out like a traditional palace with the enfilade style room layout.Highclere is closer to Biltmore and the grand hall at Highclere does remind one of Biltmore's dining room.

[@piusx8317]

@@caligulalonghbottom2629 You really do write crap don't you 😂

[@sharleew.7807]

How in the world can he be head of housekeeping?!?!? How much hands on cleaning time does he have under his belt?

[@missimoppet]

Wasn't it originally built for the Payseurs? I can't even imagine how many kids were sacrificed in the basement!!

[@realolivertwisted]

Jesus, I had to read/skim a lot of comments before I found one *not* written by a brainwashed normie. These ppl do NO research and question NOTHING.

[@larryquisno5267]

This without taxes wealthy lived

[@carowells1607]

Larry Quisno Well, they always paid property taxes, just no personal income tax.

[@tammyleederwhitaker649]

May he RIP🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹1111.

[@drivenhome7840]

The parties where probably something out of the Shinning.

[@carowells1607]

Driven home smh

[@organboi]

Shining. One n.

[@setfreetm5821]

My curiosity got me curious..Has anyone ever given report of the mansion being haunted?I immagine it would be..

[@belsnickel9568]

I think it’s hilarious that they have their own line of food. I was just in Ingles one day and did a double take when I saw Biltmore cheesecake.

[@jasonmcneely6883]

Actually not when you realize their dairy provided for lots of folks in NC years ago. I grew up in the foothils about an hour away from Asheville. I was born in 1980 and we had Biltmore dairy milk in the lunchroom at our school.

[@dii392]

And it's "hilarious " why? Biltmore also has its own wine and other food products and is self sustaining, providing many local jobs. Meanwhile what have you done for the world?

[@laserbeam002]

The Biltmore cheesecake is fantastic. Best I have ever eaten.

[@belsnickel9568]

@@dii392 Jesus Christ man. Chill your panties

[@dii392]

@@belsnickel9568 Chill your own .I don't put up with pretentious nonsense from no nothing slobs. And I'm not a man.

[@rubiferrer4492]

The house keeper manager is very hunsome😍

[@mariadivinadesousa1507]

com tanto lugar bonito na na mansão mostram mais a cozinha ea parte de fora isso não é mansão é um palácio

[@flowerpower8722]

The sound is wsy out of sync. Otherwise very good.

[@lindagovea1164]

I t was near seeing it

[@gloriahanes6490]

Why doesn't someone have a production of the Biltmore made exclusively for the time period the Vanderbilt would have been in their glory. If Downton Abbey is such a success for the English, why haven't the Americans produced our version?

[@theresah6839]

I understand that Julian Fellows is now making a new series with HBO called the Gilded Age which will focus on the Upper Class New York Elite such as Vanderbilts, Rockefeller etc. I haven't heard much recently about it so I'm not sure if it's still in the works or not. Let's hope so!

[@jefrossman3858]

Hello Gloria 👋👋

[@jakewilliams2497]

The same time period? Hijackers Castle was built 200 years before Biltmore and Downton is set about 70 years before

[@MyHomeNC]

You are correct about the architecture. We are referencing the storyline of the Titanic and the following years from 1912-1926. Thanks for watching!

[@tfh5575]

Looks larger than Highclere Castle

[@MyHomeNC]

That's a good question T! We will investigate!

[@carowells1607]

It is larger than Highclere

[@tsmorris2393]

Highclere Castle sits on 6000 acres, is 120,000 square feet and has 300 rooms. Biltmore sits on 8000 acres, is 175,000 square feet and has 250 rooms.

[@bethlehemeisenhour8352]

Any Bibles in there?

[@laserbeam002]

I've been to the Biltmore estate twice and love it. A couple people I work with have also went because I suggested it and they too really enjoyed the tour. Well worth the price of the ticket.

[@tammyleederwhitaker649]

ROSE🌹 Titanic 🌹

[@King_Flippy_Nips]

I think my own Nipmore estate is far grander and stands majesticaly erect and firm especially in the winter months

[@label1877]

If you were a wealthy man in 1905 Asheville and wanted to build a new house... your goal would be to build the 2nd best house. Somewhat a downer. Lol 😆

[@albertnimessightleriii4654]

I should have never sold it.

[@PitchTorgue1]

has anyone else ever wondered how they got there money?

[@bettyward3981]

steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises.

[@phyllisarringtion5354]

railroad tycoons

[@belsnickel9568]

PitchTorque1 railroads

[@OgburnJim]

It didn't hurt that they knew that the word you meant to use is "their" and not "there."

[@paracletusrevelation4080]

Ore mines, trains and railroads, navigation, etc...

[@angelacreasman6277]

No one lives there we said empty empty house not even mr. Cecil he doesn't he doesn't want to lift up either

[@angelacreasman6277]

Mr. Cecil doesn't even want to live there I don't know why because I would

[@tsmorris2393]

While still privately owned, the current owners like their privacy (over 1 million people tour the house annually)!

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

@@tsmorris2393 Could still be done...Vaux le Vicomte is also privately owned but they still live in it.

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

@@tsmorris2393 The other major difference in British Stately homes and American gilded age homes is that the British ones are still lived in. We treat 19th century replica Louis XV stle furniture as precious and wear white gloves when dusting...but they use furniture literally once owned by Marie Antoinette or Elizabeth the First...

[@backandstillbgmsdangerusda5493]

@@caligulalonghbottom2629 - You just can't help yourself from hating everything in America can you? Who are you, what grand, superior English home do you live in, do you always travel 4 star, and how over the top wealthy are you? Did you watch just to try to impress with your insults and self-imposed superiority? Your comments say a lot about your character, none of it good.

[@donde2k]

I’m watching this on March 27, 2020, thinking of all these good people sent home and prevented from working because of the fake crisis that’s been foisted on the nation (and the world). How will it be when the lockdown is lifted? How will Biltmore be able to run with a fraction of the visitors?

[@laserbeam002]

I went to Biltmore today. Absolutely packed. Three shuttle busses going full time taking all the visitors from the parking lots to the main house and back to the parking lots. Everyone was wearing mask and being extreamly polite to each other. No problems.

[@mariejosf]

You do not need to live in a grand, luxurious place to be happy..... What a shame to be in such a huge place and have only ONE child! What I mean is : the place you live in, however big, luxurious, magnificient.... and so on, is just a "empty shell". It is what you are and what you do that will fill it with sadness or happines.

[@laserbeam002]

From what I have read the Vanderbilts were a very happy loving family. Edith was especially kind to all of the estate staff.

[@jotaann9173]

RESEARCH TRUTH. BILTMORE REALITY. TITANIC hmmm..my ancestor perished as first class passenger. RESEARCH-THESE PEOPLE KNEW MORE THAN US...

[@larryhawkinson1871]

back ground music was annoying

[@missourigal333]

What the hell is the deal with audio?????!

[@jdstep97]

I'd love this video more without all the background music. But that's just me. I'm probably alone in this feeling. Ugh!!!

[@larainejones4641]

I concur

[@craigparham7992]

NO comparison - Biltmore is magnificent - Highclere - Tiny - poorly furnished and run down

[@organboi]

Interesting observation.

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

Disagree. Biltmore isn't even that large either... theres a few grand rooms but most of it is meh and not that well preserved and not that great of furnishings. You can tell most of the furniture is 19th century replicas of Louis XV and Louis XVI style and alot of it is scratched. Highclere...sure isn't the most impressive stately home but Biltmore can't compare to Chatsworth or Blenheim or Burghley House.

[@tamaracarter1836]

@Craig Parham Of course you’re welcome to have that opinion, but I must say I disagree - “tiny” well they are both similar sizes, “poorly furnished” that’s subjective I suppose (I personally disagree) and “run down” it certainly isn’t. However if it isn’t to you’re taste that’s fair enough (it certainly isn’t the finest house the country has to offer). If you’re interested, I’d like to give you a (rather long) list of all different types of castles/ stately homes in mostly England (but some from elsewhere in the UK), that I made for an Australian friend of mine who wanted to visit as many as he could when he came over. I’ve ordered them into different categories so it should be easy to follow depending on what you want, for example houses similar to “Chatsworth” would be under the section I titled *“Palaces”/ stately homes (Classical styles e.g Palladian or Baroque [est.1616-1830]):* anyway hope you’re interested. I’d just like to also say that you’ll obviously find beautiful castles/ Palaces etc all over Europe, I’m just showing one’s from the UK as I know these the best. Plus I Biltmore is fantastic and well worth a visit for anyone who wants a different experience to any in Europe!

[@tamaracarter1836]

@Craig Parham *Here’s the list of some of the best Castles/ Palaces/ Great Estates/ Cathedrals etc. (mostly in England, but some from other parts of the UK) that I made for an Australian friend of mine:* - Castles (‘proper’ castles with medieval origin): -Bodiam castle, -Alnwick castle, -Conwy Castle (Wales) *UNESCO world heritage site, -Warwick Castle, -Caernarfon Castle (Wales) *UNESCO world heritage site, -Bamburgh Castle, -Leeds Castle, -Tower of London *UNESCO world heritage site, -Dover Castle *plus roman lighthouse, -Castle Rising *tiny compared to the others, but is one of the finest examples in Europe of a Norman keep (Rochester and Hedingham Castles are other excellent examples), -Dunster castle, -Arundel Castle, -Harlech Castle (Wales) *UNESCO world heritage site, -Berkeley Castle (Gloucestershire), -Stirling Castle (Scotland), -Rochester Castle, -Raglan Castle (Wales), -Windsor Castle *largest and oldest (started in 1070) ‘inhabited’ castle in the world, -Caerphilly Castle (Wales), -Chillingham Castle, -Beaumaris Castle *UNESCO world heritage site, -Bolton Castle, -Edinburgh Castle (Scotland), -Norwich Castle *made of french Caen stone with a museum inside, -Portchester Castle *small compared to the others, but very interesting as it’s built in a roman fortress - with well intact Roman walls, -Middleham Castle, -Pembroke Castle, -Framlington Castle, -Carisbrooke Castle (Isle of Wight), -Ludlow Castle, -Chepstow Castle (Wales), -Warkworth Castle, -Dirleton Castle (Scotland), -Manorbier Castle (Wales), -Newark Castle (Nottinghamshire), -Hedingham Castle, -Prudhoe Castle, -Mont Orgueil Castle (Jersey), -Carlisle Castle, -Durham Castle *next to the cathedral overlooking the river (UNESCO world heritage site along with it), now part of the university of Durham, -Colchester Castle *the largest Norman stone keep in Europe, partly built with Roman materials on top of a Roman temple, now with a museum inside, -Lancaster Castle *previously a prison, -Oxford Castle *previously a prison, *This list gives a wide variety of castles, which are all different sizes and in different states of preservation. - “Palaces”/ stately homes/ other Castles (Medieval e.g moated Manor Houses, castles without the typical defences or smaller/ medium sized castles [est. pre-1485]): Haddon Hall, Hever Castle, Stokesay Castle, Oxburgh Hall, Herstmonceux Castle *unique in England as it’s a ‘medieval’ brick castle, Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland), Knole House *part medieval, part Elizabethan, Ightham Mote, Sudeley Castle, Penshurst Place, Tattershall Castle (Lincolnshire) *unique in England as it’s a ‘medieval’ brick castle, Corfe Castle *although ruins, it looks both unique and beautiful perched on a hill above the village, Castle Stalker (Scotland), Raby Castle, Glamis Castle (Scotland), Caerlaverock Castle (Scotland) *only moated triangular castle in the world, Powis Castle (Wales), Brockhampton Estate, Herefordshire *’miniature’ moated manor, Scotney Castle, The Old Palace Hatfield House, Goodrich Castle, Clifford’s Tower, Baddesley Clinton Manor, Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, York *built in 1357, it’s one of the best preserved medieval guild halls, Lord Leycester Hospital Warwick *unlike any other on the list, but included as it’s a very good example of medieval courtyard architecture, Gainsborough Old Hall, Dunstanburgh Castle *iconic castle ruin overlooking the sea, Fyvie Castle (Scotland) *lots of alterations, Maxstoke Castle, Rye Castle, Great Chalfield Manor, Conisbrough Castle, Broughton castle, Richmond Castle, St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, Rockingham Castle, Oakham Castle *very unassuming as it’s not a castle, but is one of the finest examples of domestic Norman architecture in Europe, Helmsley Castle, Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Kenilworth castle *plus Elizabethan gardens, Aydon Castle, Weobley Castle (Wales),p Harvington Hall *part Elizabethan - great example for priest holes, Long Crendon Manor, Eltham Palace (Medieval Great Hall) *very unusual place, the great hall from a medieval palace is connected to a massive 1930’s Art Deco manor, Cawdor Castle (Scotland) *medieval tower house, other parts built slightly later, Lindisfarne Castle, Clevedon Court, Vicars’ Close, Wells *the oldest purely ‘residential’ street in Europe; with all its original buildings still intact (construction started in 1348 and all the buildings were finished by 1430), Examples of very early domestic houses: Jew’s House Lincoln (built 1150), Norman House Lincoln (built 1170) and the Ancient ram inn, wotton-under-edge (built 1145), *there are others (but they are private homes so you can’t visit them), these are some of the oldest in Europe, curiously two of them are on the same street - Steep Hill in Lincoln, Winchester Castle *only great hall survives, with a very old Arthurian round table (built sometime around 1250) hanging on the wall, Buckland Abbey, Orford Castle, Belsay Castle *rectangular peel tower, Edlingham Castle, Old Soar Manor, Brougham Castle, Castle Cornet (Guernsey), Kings wear and Dartmouth castles *look romantic sitting at opposite ends of the river, protecting Dartmouth harbour, Muncaster Castle, Farnham Castle, Guildford Castle, Vale Castle (Guernsey), Athelhampton house, Bywell Castle, Medieval barns: Great Coxwell Tithe Barn and Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn, Caister Castle *only a romantic medieval brick tower remains, Newark Castle (Port Glasgow, Scotland), Acton Burnell Castle, Barley Hall, York, Barnard Castle *have to use your imagination, but has such a commanding position overlooking the water, Scaleby Castle, Clifton Hall, Cumbria, Elizabeth Castle (Jersey) Norham Castle, Dacre Castle, Cockermouth Castle, Lambeth Palace *official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Samlesbury Hall *part restaurant, Donnington Castle *gatehouse remains only, Dudley Castle, Wolvesey Castle, Westwood Manor. *Lots of different types of medieval buildings from miniature manors/ castles to large *Continues below*

[@tamaracarter1836]

@Craig Parham *Continued* - “Palaces”/ stately homes (Tudor [1485-1558], Elizabethan [1558-1603], Jacobean [1603-1625]): Hampton Court Palace *half Tudor, half baroque, Burghley House, Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, Little Moreton Hall *smaller than others, more of a Manor House but beautifully unique, Blickling Hall, Longleat House, Knole house *part Elizabethan (the exquisite ballroom being just one of the Elizabethan rooms), part medieval, Wollaton Hall, Syon House (exterior) *Neo-classical Robert Adam interior, Cotehele House, Audley End House, Stanway House, Felbrigg Hall, Sudbury Hall, Kentwell Hall, Apethorpe Palace *still in the process of being restored by a French Baron and his wife, Longford Castle, Rushton Triangular Lodge *not a big Manor House, but an extremely unique ‘coded’ triangular building that perfectly sums up the Elizabethan era, Bolsover Castle *Jacobean/ renaissance pleasure Palace, as opposed to the typical Jacobean house, Ham House *with classical wing and embellishments, St. James's Palace, Sherborne Castle, Gawthorpe Hall, Corsham Court, Crows Hall, Anne of Cleves House (Lewes) *late medieval, early tudor, Melford Hall, Packwood House, Doddington Hall, Barrington Court, Montacute house, Chastleton House, Rousham House, Upnor Castle *Elizabethan artillery fort, Deal Castle *Tudor artillery castle (shaped as a Tudor rose), Fountains Hall *in a UNESCO world heritage area, Kirby Hall *part ruin, Chavenage House, The vyne (Hampshire), Hutton-in-the-Forest, Cumbria, Canons Ashby, Rufford Old Hall, Deene Park, Moseley Old Hall, Speke Hall, Doughton Manor, Kelmscott manor *with William Morris Arts and Crafts interiors, Avebury Manor *was featured on a tv show, where people came together to dress each room in a different time period - inauthentic interiors, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage *half medieval, Hall’s Croft, Shakespeare’s birthplace, Black and White House (Hereford), Owlpen Manor *now a hotel, Washington Old Hall *ancient house now mainly Jacobean with few remnants from the 13th century, and Sulgrave Manor *built about 1540, are both ancestral homes of George Washington’s family, - “Palaces”/ stately homes (Classical styles e.g Palladian or Baroque [est.1616-1830]): Chatsworth House, Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace *UNESCO world heritage site, Hampton Court Palace *half baroque, half Tudor, Holkham Hall, Houghton Hall, Wilton House, Belton House, Dyrham Park, Syon House (interior) *incredible Neo-classical Robert Adam interior, Wentworth Woodhouse *It has the longest country house facade in Europe, but is very different from normal stately homes as this one is under a 30 year restoration, planned to cost over £200,000,000. Sadly it’s in very bad condition, but you can actually take tours of the building to see how these massive houses are restored, Boughton House, Chiswick House, Holyrood Palace (Scotland), Kedleston Hall, Lyme Park *part Elizabethan, Basildon Park, Woburn Abbey, Harewood House, Stourhead House, Goodwood House, Badminton House, Petworth House, Queen's House (Greenwich) part of a UNESCO world heritage site along with the incredible baroque maritime buildings *Queen’s House was the first house of it's kind in England, the prototype for all those to follow, Osterley Park, Althorp House *Princess Diana’s childhood home, Kensington Palace *you cannot get a sense of what it was like inside (as one palace), because so much has been split up into apartments for the royal family, Saltram House, Ickworth House, Tredegar House (Wales), Wimpole Hall, Kenwood House, Grimsthorpe House, Erddig Castle (Wales), Attingham Park, Dumfries House (Scotland), Bowood House, Croome Court, Calke Abbey *a museum inside, Stowe House *now a school, Lamport Hall, Hanbury Hall, Kinross House (Scotland) *now a hotel, Kingston Lacy House, Goodnestone Park, Antony House, Wrest Park, Newhailes House (Scotland), Cirencester Park, Berrington Hall, Shugborough Hall, Polesden Lacey *Built later than the others and is an Edwardian classical house, Godmersham Park, Easton Neston House *not open to the public, but it’s a miniature version of a great stately home, Fanborough Hall, Duncombe Park, Uppark House, Buscot Park, Mottisfont Abbey, Sausmarez Manor (Guernsey), Claydon House, Haddo House (Scotland), Dudmaston Hall, Upton House, Wallington Hall, Belsay Hall and castle *no furniture in either, Cottesbrooke Hall, Hinton Ampner, Cliveden House *now a hotel, Dalemain House, Ditchley Park, Spencer House and Apsley House - London's great town house versions of the country estates, Piece Hall (Halifax) *fantastic example of an 18th century cloth hall, Banqueting house Whitehall *only surviving building left to what would have been the “new” baroque palace of Whitehall in London. - “Fake” castles (built in 18th and 19th centuries to resemble castle like structures): Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey), Inveraray Castle (Scotland), Floors Castle (Scotland), Harlaxton manor *now an American school, Castle Drogo *the last castle to be built in England, Dunrobin Castle (Scotland), Waddesdon Manor, Palace of Westminster *UNESCO world heritage site, which is not a ‘palace’ in the traditional sense, but the Houses of Parliament for the United Kingdom. Built in the Victorian era to replace the old Palace of Westminster - the only part that remains of the original structure is the 1000 year old Westminster Hall, Crathes Castle (Scotland) *16th century, Knebworth House, Craigievar Castle (Scotland), Culross Palace (Scotland) *actually a late 16th century merchants house, Eastnor Castle, Castle Coch (Wales), Elton Hall, Balmoral Castle (Scotland), Belvoir Castle (Leicestershire), Brighton Pavilion *King George IV’s unique ‘Indian inspired’, regency holiday home, Strawberry Hill House *exaggerated gothic interiors, Lowther Castle *gutted by fire. *Continues Below*

[@gracell6131]

Absolute disappointment! 27 mins of Downton and hardly no footage of Biltmore or fuzzy hazy outdoor shots. A more constipated with- holding of Biltmore for commercial reasons- get off it people- this is a national treasure- share!

[@mschau7413]

Yea stop trying to compare to Downton Abbey. It wasn't.

[@edithlepagecrete9356]

No, you should not compare Biltmore to Downton Abbey . It's very inappropriate .Actually, it's almost indecent.Analogy is possible only in the mind of those that have no notion of history. You are comparing a Hamburger to a Beef Wellington ....Just saying since comparison is so important in this sale pitch. Lets be serious , Highclere Castle was built in 1679 and it's history steeped in British aristocracy. Highclere Castle has hosted prime ministers, kings and queens. Biltmore, built in 1895, was the residence of a family that quickly struggled to up keep the grandeur of the estate and had to converted it into a tourist attraction. By saying so, I do not wish to smother any beauty of Biltmore Estate. The comparison is so ridiculous that it impoverish the image of Biltmore Estate.

[@craigparham7992]

WTF ? seriously

[@edithlepagecrete9356]

@@craigparham7992 Elaborate please.

[@North49191]

shut up smart ass

[@organboi]

I would tend to agree with you. Thanks for the info. The comparison is probably just a sales pitch. To get viewers.

[@edithlepagecrete9356]

@@North49191 what your dreams just took a tumble?

[@artartful854]

Very nice of course but let us not forget just who built these palaces. They were very skilled and low skilled labor...paid almost nothing and with monopoly profits that illegally awarding the Vanderbilts many 100s to1000s of times what the labor was paid.

[@jdstep97]

If Eugenia's cat had been my cat... that cat better have had 9 lives. Those decorations would have been awesome to pass down from generation to generation. They would be prices by now. Stupid cat.

[@tankersleyj390]

There is no caparison between the two houses. get a grip.

[@carowells1607]

Tankersley J No, not really. Biltmore is grander and is probably in between shape these days. I don't think any of these houses see much excitement these days but in their hay day, the Vanderbilt houses often tended to have bigger, splashier parties than many of their English counterparts. I think it was at the first dinner dance that Alva Vanderbilt threw at her Marble House in Newport that had a specially built dining table made for the occasion. It was a French marquetry piece with fire gilded legs that had a trough running down the middle and filled with pure white sand. Each dinner guest was given a Tiffany sterling pail & shovel and was invited to dig through the sand, where a fortune in diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and amythests were buried as party favors.

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

@@carowells1607 Its not grander...its faux grand. The furnishings are subpar. Highclere is filled with actual antiques, Biltmiore is filled with cheaper furniture...gilded age new money. Honestly, I wish they would have picked a different house for Downton... Burghley House would have been great or even Knole House would have been amazing.

[@karoljarnuszkiewicz5451]

Not Downton Abbey - Highclere Castle. You Americans do not distinguish between fiction and reality, do you?

[@dii392]

Actually, very well, thank you.

[@triple_gem_shining]

what about racism

[@JOHNSmith-hn1tj]

Lol ROFL wat about it snowflake

[@piusx8317]

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