Flying with balloons? You’re having a giraffe

Like many grand country estates, the 17th century Grade I-listed Palladian house Aynhoe Park, seat of the Cartwright family until 1959, endured a 20th century decline.

It was bought by James and Sophie Perkins as a block of retirement apartments following the dissol…

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