[5] Much of the historical value derives from the indifference shown by past owners to the farm and outbuildings, which were allowed to remain unimproved and generally untouched with no attempt to demolish or renovate them.

The service facilities include a large laundry and linen-care room, spaces for brewing, butter and cheese making, preparation and salting or smoking of meat and fish, preservation of fruits and vegetables, and a full range of crafts.

The estate employed carpenters and a full-time stonemason who designed and built whole buildings as well as overseeing the construction of walls, drying platforms, and other farm requisites.

These trees are also important hosts for all kinds of insects, mosses and lichens, and, coupled with the traditional vegetable and herbaceous flower beds, they are a significant wildlife habitat.

[7] The estate's former tenant farmland has now mostly been sold but the house and a considerable area of farm, garden, and parkland are opened to the public at limited hours for most of the year, but pre-booking is recommended, especially at busier times such as weekends and bank holidays.