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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Secrets of an English Country House: A Year at Mapperton

Secrets of an English Country House: A Year at Mapperton

Montagu, Julie

Hardcover

General ArchitectureGeneral Construction & Renovation

Publisher Price: $40.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date September 22, 2026

ISBN10: 1836007280
ISBN13: 9781836007289
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: Sep 22 2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 2.74
Height: 0.99 Width: 8.60 Depth: 10.45
Language: English
Step inside a real English country house with Julie Montagu--Chicago-born countess and star of Bravo's Ladies of London--as she reveals what it truly takes to run a historic estate today.

What's it really like to live in and be responsible for one of England's great country houses? In Secrets of an English Country House, Julie Montagu opens the doors of Mapperton, the 1,900-acre estate she and her husband Luke Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, took over in 2016.

Far from the fantasy of aristocratic ease, Julie shares the hands-on reality of modern estate life: restoring historic rooms, conserving priceless objects, opening the house to the public, launching a rewilding project, and balancing tradition with the demands of the twenty-first century.

Organised around the changing seasons, you will discover:

  • An American perspective on adapting to one of Britain's most tradition-bound worlds.
  • The day-to-day realities of running a working estate.
  • The hidden histories of Mapperton and the Montagu family, revealed through letters, paintings, clothing, and archives.
  • What it takes to restore and maintain a centuries-old house while welcoming visitors.

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