Station:
More4 (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2026-01-13
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From cafes to craft fairs, glamping to ghosts, Penelope meets the owners of Britain's country houses trying to keep their historic homes intact.
Next Episode is 'Episode 6' (Season 1 Episode 6) and airs on 17 Feb 2026 15:00 (CDT).
S1E3 - Episode 3
The owners of Elizabethan Pitchford Hall in Shropshire are puzzled by dangerous sinkholes on the estate, possibly caused by an extraordinary subterranean Georgian bathhouse. In Dorset, American countess Julie Mapperton is hard at work restoring Mapperton House, and Brancepeth Castle opens its doors for the annual Dragon Quest, celebrating the legend of the infamous Lambton Worm.
Air Date: 27 Jan 2026 15:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - Episode 4
At Chavenage House in the Cotswolds, James Lowsley-Williams starts to rescue a derelict and overgrown pond with chainsaws, diggers and tractors. Meanwhile, in Northamptonshire, there's a dusty restoration going on at Ashby Manor House's historic gatehouse, and in Wales, Sally and Hugh Martineau are preparing to host their first wedding of the season amid Treberfydd House's Victorian splendour.
Air Date: 03 Feb 2026 15:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - Episode 5
At Treberfydd House in Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons), the biggest wedding of the year is underway, at least if the weather holds. In Shropshire, the owners of the Elizabethan Pitchford Hall are proud custodians of what is believed to be the world's oldest treehouse, supported by Britain's oldest broadleaf lime tree, which urgently needs some restoration work.
Air Date: 10 Feb 2026 15:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - Episode 6
Wiltshire's stunning Iford Manor Gardens are in full bloom and a greenhouse refurbishment is underway. In Gloucestershire, an exceptional attic model railway is revealed at Chavenage, and the historic treehouse restoration project begins at Pitchford Hall in Shropshire.
Air Date: 17 Feb 2026 15:00 (CDT)