Heady heyday: Lord Beaverbrook (left) was the Canadian-British media mogul who hosted the great and gilded at his Surrey estate, which keeps his name. And for any bride who has reached the stage where she needs some rest, Beaverbrook offers reflection and nurturing in the most fantastical surroundings. Read More Having a non-stop summer? Equally, the olfactory blast of the vast Cire Trudon in the hallway. And then there are the colonnaded and Italianate gardens made for sipping an icy martini as you take in the sweeping views across landscaped gardens to the wild woodlands and rolling hills beyond.