Hugh visits three homes with surprising spaces: a modern seaside mansion, a rock 'n' roll renovated Jacobean hunting lodge and a 16th-century stately home.

Hugh visits a fantasy labyrinthine bungalow with a throne room, a modern eco mansion with a living roof and a pioneering Jacobean stately pile with a helicopter, private train and home cinema.

Hugh visits a fun-packed modern city mansion, an arty Welsh 16th-century manor house and a 40-room stately home preparing for the new generation to move in.

Hugh ascends a Victorian water tower in Surrey, travels to a wild island fortress with a private nightclub in Wales and visits a 15th-century castle with a windowless turret room.