Sun, Aug 30, 2020
George visits the intricately styled Dunster Castle, which pre-dates the Norman conquest of England, learns the fascinating history of Westbury Court Garden, the only fully restored 17th century Dutch-style water garden in the UK, explores Washington Old Hall, a manor house in his hometown of Washington, Tyne and Wear, where the U.S. President George Washington's ancestors lived for centuries, and takes his dog Loki for a stroll around Croome Court's enormous and magnificently designed Croome Park, which was the legendary landscape designer Capability Brown's life's work, that's filled with stunning architecture and plants brought from all over the world.
Mon, Sep 28, 2020
Gorge visits the lavish Jacobian Ham House, whose owners played a role in restoring the monarchy in the 17th-century after the death of Oliver Cromwell, explores Ham's magnificent diversified gardens for the gentry to enjoy, enjoys the ahead of its time 1960s-looking 1930s home of modernist architect Erno Goldfinger, who inspired Ian Fleming's Goldfinger, takes his dog Loki along the River Wear, which reminds him of a personal tragedy, visits Victoria Viaduct with the Trust's guide, and climbs the Pantheon-like Penshaw Monument, his childhood obsession.