Thank you, Lala800, for this generous review, which we'll make sure the room guides see. I wonder if you were there on Saturday when everyone was in costume; it certainly makes all the stories of life in the house more realistic. We hope you had a lovely Easter holiday in Bath. Janey

Thank you for this kind and generous review! You would be interested to see behind the scenes today as we are currently closed for our 6weeks of annual conservation. We are hanging new portraits, new mirrors, moving paintings, cleaning carpets and painting stairs, the chandelier is sparkling and our room guides enjoying talks on 2019 exhibitions. But all will be calm again for re-opening on 16 February.

Dear Hodgson1055, Hopefully you found some 'calm' here in No. 1 after the magical but packed-out Christmas market! I'm glad you enjoyed the visit. But I just wanted to share that our Christmas dressing is authentic to the late 18th century, when people were still looking at puritan traditions...the Victorian excesses were yet to come. So foliage and herb garlands, ribbons and candles were the norm, with the most lavish decorations being applied to foodstuffs, pastries, glazed fruits and syllabubs. We're playing with history 'a little bit', 'though, by having such a lovey big Christmas Tree outside at the front door!