Bathrooms were installed where there had been none. Fortunately maids storage rooms abounded and were transformed into hidden bathrooms. In the bedrooms, panneling will swing in to reveal a marble bathroom straight from your dreams. The rooms are large, furnished witth antiques. But like the bathrooms, modern comforts are right at hand but quietly disguised to blend with the period furnishings.
Many rooms have huge four poster beds.
The main living room is one of the loveliest in all Britain. But for all the formality of the interior, it remains a real family home of the Smedley's. Green gum boots, coats, walking sticks and hats decorate the foyer. Lolling dogs have the run of the place. In winter, fires blaze in the grates pouring forth welcome warmth for the guests after a brisk walk around the parkland landscaped by Humphry Repton.