Perhaps the best thing about some of the most iconic fictional homes and residences in television and movie history is that they actually exist in real life.
If you ve ever watched Bridgerton or Downton Abbey, I fear I may have to puncture your fantasies. For as I ve discovered the daily reality is rather different.
The Falcon (built in 1594) has been transformed by the 75-year-old 7th Marquess of Northampton
There are 22 rooms, some in the main building, some in an annexe and one or two in nearby cottages
The hotel s chef worked at Gordon Ramsay s Petrus and there is a multi-course menu offered at £60 per head
Remember. The Inspector pays his way - and tells it like it is.