A river runs right through the estate at Ashburnham, dotted with cascades and one big private waterfall.

Sorry this pic is a little grainy but we like it - Ashburnham well and truly out on its own. And yes, that is a pool slide.

You pass this field on a short-ish walk up the village road from the house. It’s an ideal late afternoon stroll.

This from the Family Room, looking up towards Mount Hunasgiriya.

As a working estate we have 20 ladies plucking tea almost every day. They’ll happily taking any extra hands on offer.

Vishwam has been at Ashburnham for nearly 20 years. Initially a junior gardener he is now very much ‘head of house’. “Keep calm and ask Vish.”

We’ve only 6 bedrooms and have 100 acres to enjoy - so there’s plenty of space to explore and unwind.

With afternoons of tennis and tea on the terrace you can feel like you’re back in the ‘30s. Fun from time-to-time!

The main house faces west and from the front terrace we’re often treated to magical sunsets.