When you set out to visit this Elizabethan manor house it will be the “big house” of Poldark that you are looking forward to see, no doubt. Thereafter, it will remain in your memory as the most fascinating place you have ever set foot in. Not just for the edifice, its setting or contents, but for its history as recounted by the family members that continue to live there; a narrative which includes many personal and often hilarious episodes during their tenure. The contents become mere window dressing for the guided tour and some of the props from the numerous film and TV series that have been filmed there have been adopted to become permanent fixtures – and of course there are loads of photographs of the actors that have appeared therein. The tour concludes with tea and cake – served by members of the family. A true gem – an absolute must.