Mary Berry's Country House Secrets

Mary Berry learns what it takes to keep Highclere Castle running in today's world, and creates a delicious spread including gamekeeper's stew in the estate's kitchen.

Mary Berry visits Scone Palace, the epicentre of Scottish history, where she rustles up classics including venison wellington and cock-a-leekie soup in the estate kitchen.

Mary Berry visits Powderham Castle in Devon. She whips up some classics from the region, including Devon cream tea, curried cockles and a delicate peach posset.

Mary Berry visits Goodwood House. She makes a race day breakfast, a coq au vin and a four-tier cake for a sumptuous tea set in one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world.

Mary meets staff and volunteers at Harewood House as they prepare for Christmas on a grand scale, discovering their stories as she helps them bake gingerbread and decorate the tree. In the archives, she learns about Princess Mary providing gifts for WWI soldiers. Then she heads out to the grounds to gather winter foliage for decorations. Her visit culminates in a glittering party.