Alan reveals the secrets of the Cistercian monks of the North Yorkshire abbey. Anneka visits the last water-driven spade mill in Britain. Miriam joins a bat watch and Dan visits Giant's Causeway.
Alan visits an 18th-century cotton mill in Cheshire. Oz climbs the battlements of Dunster Castle in Somerset to examine the weaponry used to defend it. Clive visits Biddulph Grange in North Staffordshire.
Alan reveals some surprising facts about Beatrix Potter. Joan Bakewell investigates a small island in Lake Grasmere and its role in the creation of the National Trust. Oz Clarke studies some rare plants.
Alan tells the rags-to-riches story of Thomas Leigh, owner of Lyme in Cheshire. In Wiltshire, Oz learns the art of restoring painted glass. In Wales, Dan discovers the ingenious ways the Romans extracted gold.
Alan Titchmarsh goes behind the scenes at Knole in Kent, Anneka Rice visits Croome Court and Miriam O'Reilly walks in the footsteps of giants on the Jurassic Coast.
Alan visits 16th-century Derbyshire mansion Hardwick Hall, once the home of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, commonly known as Bess of Hardwick. From humble beginnings, she amassed great wealth, land and a title.