Apethorpe Palace, Northamptonshire — a seat of Baron and Baroness von Pfetten — is as grand as a country house can get, especially since its recent restoration work. Jeremy Musson celebrates the spectacular renewal.

Fig 1: Apethorpe Palace, seen from the north-east, a layered house arranged around three courtyards brought back from the brink of disaster. Apethorpe Palace, Northamptonshire. ©Historic England
Apethorpe Palace, Northamptonshire — a seat of Baron and Baroness von Pfetten — is as grand as a country house can get, especially since its recent restoration work. Jeremy Musson celebrates the spectacular renewal of one of England’s great Jacobean houses.