They even sent someone to pay half a crown to see my stately home.
One can take a guided tour of a stately home.
I want to say something about the problems of running a stately home, and also why one does it.
I deplore the term "stately home" because it conjures up an era that is no longer here.
We should not forget that stately home visiting is a hugely popular recreational activity.
I am sure that, if it were a stately home, it would be fiercely protected.
Environmental questions are not limited to the preservation of a skyline behind a stately home.
I think it could also be described as an historic home, and possibly even as a stately home.