Portmeirion is a surreal and fascinating place - as soon as you step in you’re transported into a colourful world that looks like you’re anywhere but the UK. With the gorgeous weather on the day we went you’d not be far off thinking we’d been on a trip somewhere exotic from the pictures.

Calke Abbey is really rather special and very different to all of the other National Trust properties, they call it the 'un-stately' home. Instead of restoring Calke to its former glory, the National Trust did the necessary repairs to halt the decay of the house but left its interiors as they found it.