Jeremy Musson visits the quintessentially English manor of Chavenage House in the Cotswolds, and gets involved in the working life of the estate.

The supposedly haunted Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, home of Sir Humphry Wakefield, hosts an old-fashioned weekend party.

Jeremy Musson visits Bellamont in the Dorset countryside, whose Gothic arches and castellations are not quite what they seem.

Jeremy Musson meets a disco-dancing baronet at Castle Leslie in County Monaghan, Ireland, where Paul McCartney and Heather Mills tied the knot in 2002.

Lady Victoria Leatham, resident of Burghley House in Lincolnshire, invites Jeremy Musson to spend a weekend exploring her family home's long and rich history.

Flower-arranging and a stint in the kitchen garden are on the agenda as Jeremy Musson visits Bryngwyn, a magnificent Grade II-listed house in Powys, Wales.