Television's favourite farmer Gareth Wyn Jones in his beloved Welsh hills with one of his dogs

Racing up the foothills of the Carneddau mountains, trying to beat the next rain pulse, my opening question for Gareth Wyn Jones is blown away by a breath – no, a howling gale – of fresh air. That’s what it is like meeting Gareth and two of his dogs, Max…

Eleanor Doughty meets the modern-day chatelaines to find out what life is like running some of Britain’s most historic stately homes, and how they make it work. They may be a little quirky, but when it comes to quintessentially British sports cars, the iconic Morgan is as close to perfection…