Alan Titchmarsh goes behind the scenes at Knole in Kent, Anneka Rice visits Croome Court and Miriam O'Reilly walks in the footsteps of giants on the Jurassic Coast.
Alan reveals some surprising facts about Beatrix Potter. Joan Bakewell investigates a small island in Lake Grasmere and its role in the creation of the National Trust. Oz Clarke studies some rare plants.
Alan visits Attingham Hall in Shropshire to tell the story of the second Baron Berwick, the profligate 19th-century owner who amassed a considerable art collection and squandered the family fortune.
Alan visits an 18th-century cotton mill in Cheshire. Oz climbs the battlements of Dunster Castle in Somerset to examine the weaponry used to defend it. Clive visits Biddulph Grange in North Staffordshire.
Alan tells the rags-to-riches story of Thomas Leigh, owner of Lyme in Cheshire. In Wiltshire, Oz learns the art of restoring painted glass. In Wales, Dan discovers the ingenious ways the Romans extracted gold.
Alan reveals the secrets of the Cistercian monks of the North Yorkshire abbey. Anneka visits the last water-driven spade mill in Britain. Miriam joins a bat watch and Dan visits Giant's Causeway.
