Sally Lindsay’s Posh Sleepover is offering a rare glimpse inside the 900-year-old Ugbrooke House in Devon, complete with 80 rooms, a private lake and an ancient chapel hidden behind a bookshelf.
The Channel 5 programme, which airs tonight at 7pm, follows the presenter as she visits some of the UK’s wealthiest families to learn about their privileged lives and enjoy a tour of their beautiful properties.
Tonight’s episode will see Sally travel to Devon, where she will stay at the stunning stately home, which is owned by the Honourable Alexander Clifford, 33, the elder son of Lord Clifford of Chudleigh.
Alexander was just 28 when he took over the 80-room house, which has been the seat of the Clifford family for over 400 years, and has spent £500,000 putting his own stamp on his incredible home, including splashing out £30,000 on bedroom wallpaper.
Channel 5’s Sally Lindsay’s Posh Sleepover is offering a rare glimpse inside 900-year-old stately home, complete with 80 rooms, a private lake and an ancient chapel hidden behind a bookshelf (pictured, the dining room)
A look at Ugbrooke’s beautiful blue dining-room, which was restored using traditional methods in order to keep the house’s historical heritage alive
Sally meets the live in husband wife team, butler Alex, and chef Tina, as well as the dedicated gamekeepers who help the estate run smoothly.
She tries several super-posh firsts during her stay – from pigeon for dinner, to shooting clays and dressing up in Alexander’s ancestors’ armour.
Alex explains: ‘The house I’ve got about six staff, and outside we’ve got about 25. It’s a bit of a family here, but we all try to pull together to keep things running.’
He goes on to compare a portrait of his father to a ‘cross between Montgomery Burns and Hugh Hefner.’
A look at the 3,000 acre of garden surrounded the stately home, which follow the design of 18th century landscaper Lancelot Capability Brown
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