Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith(2026)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2026-01-13
Average Runtime: 47m
Rating: 10.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
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?
Keywords
country houseestateunited kingdombritish historymanagementinnovationtourismheritagecraftsglampinghistoric
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Series 1
Episodes: 10E01
Episode 1
Air Date: 2026-01-13
Insight into the work that goes into maintaining stately homes and gardens. In the Cotswolds, young couple James and ...
E02
Episode 2
Air Date: 2026-01-20
After 25 years neglect, Pitchford Hall returns to its original family, who face a huge restoration task. In the Cotsw...
E03
Episode 3
Air Date: 2026-01-27
The owners of Elizabethan Pitchford Hall in Shropshire are puzzled by dangerous sinkholes on the estate, possibly cau...
E04
Episode 4
Air Date: 2026-02-03
At Chavenage House in the Cotswolds, James Lowsley-Williams starts to rescue a derelict and overgrown pond with chain...
E05
Episode 5
Air Date: 2026-02-10
At Treberfydd House in Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons), the biggest wedding of the year is underway, at least...
E06
Episode 6
Air Date: 2026-02-17
Wiltshire's stunning Iford Manor Gardens are in full bloom and a greenhouse refurbishment is underway. In Gloucesters...
E07
Episode 7
Air Date: 2026-02-24
Hidden secrets are unearthed at Staffordshire's Whitmore Hall. Ashby Manor's historic connections to the architect Ed...
E08
Episode 8
Air Date: 2026-03-03
In Chillingham in Northumberland, Britain's most haunted castle reveals its secrets as four brave visitors go on a ni...
E09
Episode 9
Air Date: 2026-03-10
In Northamptonshire, Nova Guest has decided to get to grips with Ashby Manor's expansive parkland, and restore the vi...
E10
Episode 10
Air Date: 2026-03-17
In Dorset, rain and storms threaten Mapperton House's annual plant fair. In Staffordshire, the Cavenagh-Mainwaring fa...
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