So I've been wanting to visit Mottisfont Abbey for ages. Now that I have wheels and it's only about fifteen miles away one day during the week was going to be penciled in.
Imagine my surprise when 'The Sunday Times' announced a freebie offer of one free visit to a National trust property, for next weekend. I duly invested heavily, £2.00, in a copy and by doing so have saved £6.00 on the entrance fee and got enough newspaper to read for the rest of the week . Whoo-Hoo.....result.

If you're a stately home type person or even just a stately person, get to the newsagents pronto.