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Knebworth House from the air.
- Credit: Rob Ryder.
Royalty, well-known authors, politicians and rock stars have all visited historic Knebworth House over the years.
Famous figures as diverse as Elizabeth I, Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and Oasis star Noel Gallagher have all been guests at the Hertfordshire stately home.
The Gothic Revival mansion has also appeared on screen as the home of Bruce Wayne in Tim Burton s 1989 DC Comics blockbuster
Batman, Balmoral in Netflix series
The Crown, and as the playboy abode of flamboyant fictional Russian Eurovision contestant Alexander Lemtov in Will Ferrell s movie
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