Rhiannon is English and dislikes BP. So am I and so do I.
I wasn't referring to you or Rhiannon.
But I guess some people just find big historical houses, boring.
Not much point in you being a member of the National Trust then, I guess.
We are always visiting places of interest, Roman ruins, Pompeii, museums, historical houses, churches, Egyptian temples, palaces various........
I know others prefer to visit Debenhams shopping even when abroad, but it's not our scene.
I like old buildings, they had have atmosphere.
They also have interesting architecture which is lost if they become flats.