If you dream about living the privileged life of a Lord or Lady of the Manor, you won’t want to miss George Clarke’s National Trust Unlocked. This fascinating Channel 4 documentary series was filmed during the lockdown, when the National Trust, the well-loved British conservation charity, was forced to close its historic sites to the public.
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It’s difficult to imagine a more elegant, quintessentially English custom than taking afternoon tea. This well-loved meal, which typically consists of finger sandwiches, scones, cakes or sweet pastries and tea, has famously been served in fine houses and hotels for over 150 years (using the best china and silverware, naturally). But did you know that afternoon tea owes its existence to an aristocratic lady who felt peckish before dinnertime?
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The glorious South Devon town of Dartmouth, which is home to our English Seated Titles and Lord of the Manor Titles, is celebrating fantastic news: it’s been named one of the top three UK coastal resorts. As part of a survey by Which?, over 3,700 British holidaymakers rated their recent trips to the seaside to enable the UK’s largest independent consumer body to identify the best destinations.
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