Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith

2026 1 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 10.0 Documentary

From cafes to craft fairs, glamping to ghosts, join Dame Penelope Keith as she meets the owners of Britain’s historic country houses struggling to keep their homes intact. Featured properties include Ashby Manor in Northamptonshire, Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, and Mapperton House in Dorset. As these estates turn to innovative ventures to stay afloat, Keith offers insight into the challenges of maintaining these grand homes in 2025. Will their creative solutions be enough to save their history?

From cafes to craft fairs, glamping to ghosts, join Dame Penelope Keith as she meets the owners of Britain’s historic country houses struggling to keep their homes intact. Featured properties include Ashby Manor in Northamptonshire, Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, and Mapperton House in Dorset. As these estates turn to innovative ventures to stay afloat, Keith offers insight into the challenges of maintaining these grand homes in 2025. Will their creative solutions be enough to save their history?

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Episode 1

Insight into the work that goes into maintaining stately homes and gardens. In the Cotswolds, young couple James and Emm

EP 2

Episode 2

After 25 years neglect, Pitchford Hall returns to its original family, who face a huge restoration task. In the Cotswold

EP 3

Episode 3

The owners of Elizabethan Pitchford Hall in Shropshire are puzzled by dangerous sinkholes on the estate, possibly caused

EP 4

Episode 4

At Chavenage House in the Cotswolds, James Lowsley-Williams starts to rescue a derelict and overgrown pond with chainsaw

EP 5

Episode 5

At Treberfydd House in Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons), the biggest wedding of the year is underway, at least if

EP 6

Episode 6

Wiltshire's stunning Iford Manor Gardens are in full bloom and a greenhouse refurbishment is underway. In Gloucestershir

EP 7

Episode 7

Hidden secrets are unearthed at Staffordshire's Whitmore Hall. Ashby Manor's historic connections to the architect Edwin

EP 8

Episode 8

In Chillingham in Northumberland, Britain's most haunted castle reveals its secrets as four brave visitors go on a night

EP 9

Episode 9

In Northamptonshire, Nova Guest has decided to get to grips with Ashby Manor's expansive parkland, and restore the views

EP 10

Episode 10

In Dorset, rain and storms threaten Mapperton House's annual plant fair. In Staffordshire, the Cavenagh-Mainwaring famil

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Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
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