Stanley
The house that decided Bosworth Field in 1485, when Lord Stanley's intervention put the crown on Henry Tudor's head. As Earls of Derby they ruled Lancashire and, for three centuries, the Isle of Man as Lords of Mann.
Ancestral seats
- Knowsley Hall, Merseyside
- Lathom House, Lancashire
- Castle Rushen, Isle of Man
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Knowsley Safari, Merseyside
On the Stanley family's Knowsley estate; the hall itself is not open for general visits.
Castle Rushen, Isle of Man
Medieval castle at Castletown, seat of Stanley rule over Mann.
Also recorded as
de StandlegaAudley-StanleyTravelling to Stanley country
Cashel Travel has arranged clan gatherings and heritage tours across Scotland and Ireland since the 1990s, including full gatherings for Clan Gordon, Hay, Keith, Lindsay, Hunter, Dunbar, Graham, Sutherland and MacLaren. We research the family history, build the itinerary around it, and arrange access to places that are not normally open to the public.