Country House Worth £3.5 Million On The Brink Of Closure | Country House Rescue | Abode 

Turn the music down so we can hear the dialogue!

Alistair died in 2016 and since then the house and gardens have been managed by Mary-Anne, now 80, and her daughter Charlie Campbell. The manor has become a wedding venue and the setting for films, the most recent being China Girl in 2018 and The Voyage of Dr Dolittle.Jun 21, 2020 Robb decided to sell Cothay Manor because she said she would like to release some equity to distribute to her children. She says she intends to stay in Somerset. In early June 2020, the property was listed for sale at £5 million, and sold in October 2020 to its new owners for £5.25M.

The government of Great Britain should have given the Robbs an award for restoring that home and creating such magnificent gardens.

Ruth:- 'that's what I like about Marianne - she's ruder than I am' This was a wonderful episode and the pair were magnificent - loved them both! Thank you for the upload

Maryanne with her wish for her heart cut out and buried, her penchant for animal rugs, statues of naked men and tortoises, and incredible decor, is one of the most eccentric and creative persons I have seen on any British series. Love this show ❣

This is without a doubt THE most beautiful English house and gardens I've ever seen. What an accomplishment. Well Done, Robbs!!! As the owner of a much less beautiful and historic home and gardens in America, but one I've worked on for 9 years, and in large part made my own, I can completely identify with wanting to die in what I've created, and never have to live anywhere else.

I love that Ruth is forthright and well-researched in her rescue plans. Is it me, or was this episode’s music track overpowering the speech track?

Marianne was absolutely in her element when she was rushing around, getting paper plates, greeting everyone and overseeing the plant sales. I’m so glad she got to share her art (gardening is an art!) with the world!

I'm no gardener but WOW that one is gorgeous and the house, oh my that house.

I've visited quite a few National Trust gardens, but none of them can compete with what I've just seen. This Manor is unparallel and it's on my bucket list now

So, Ruth's advice did not fall on deaf ears after all. In the end crawl, we are told of plans to create a tea room in 2009 - which originally, Marianne was uber resistant to. She finally I think, "got" the message, that the tours, the events, the plant sales and the teas and food are a way of sustaining her beloved gardens, as well as defraying the costs of running the place.

I've been watching " Country House Rescue " on channel TLC for several years now and I adore this serial! I'm also a fan of Ruth Watson, admiring her practical and witty advices.

Very interesting house, but the music is way too loud, difficult to understand the narrator sometimes, and the music is depressing anyway.

The sculptures really add a wonderful dimension to the terrific gardens. I see the property was sold a while ago and I hope the new owners will make it a fabulous place to visit.

That MaryAnn had me Crying Laughing. She is PERFECTION. Total package: Artist Extraordinaire

Unbelieveable what they achieved with the house. They saved it. Her heart is really in the house and the gardens. I hope it's in good hands with the new owners !

The intro is so sad, when you hear the lady of the house state, "We would like to die here." I think I would have said, "We would like to spend the rest of our lives here together." Or something to that effect. So would I. It's utterly breathtaking. What's so strange though, is that I've had dreams about this home many times throughout my childhood and as an adult. But I haven't seen this show until today, and I've never been to the U.K. It's the oddest thing.

They need a RU-vid channel and to create a non-profit where people can give.

One of my favorites! Cothway is stunning, the interiors tastefull and the gardens a marvel. Love this episode. Mary-Anne is so full of character and determination but a very strong headed person. Pitty she didn't realize that they must solve the inheritance issue as soon as possible. She clearly adores the estate but she is narrow minded about its future. Mr. Alastair died in 2015 and fullfilled his dream to die there I assume. Do we know if Mrs Robb is still alive and in good condition? She must be in her 80s now. So sad to hear that the property sold for over £5 million in 2020. It must have been heartbreaking for her and her dream to cut out her heart and burry it to the gardens...

Had to mute the sound and turn on closed captioning in the parts with background music, otherwise I missed about 90% of the dialogue.

Robb died in 2015 and the Manor sold in 2020 for 5.25M£

Breathtaking. The estate is lucky to have such care. Good daughter Charlie fights for fairness for her siblings.

What a gorgeous place - the ancient house & the beautiful gardens - it's somewhere I would definitely love to visit. But people do need food - especially if they bring their families too - you can't go anywhere for more than 2 hours without feeding kids !!! Ice creams would be good, and soft drinks, and sausage rolls & other easy finger foods. I hope that it's so successsful; that ALL their kids decide it would be great to get involved ! But in the end it's so sad that a place like this needs so much to keep it going, almost nobody can afford it without doing this ! I think those inheritancve taxes are very cruel if the country wants to keep it's heritage !

I would love to keep watching their videos on RU-vid if they had one. There’s a great potential for them to have thousands of people subscribing and being patrons.

The music is so loud! Its ridiculous. Can barely hear them speak

Apply to have it added to the National Trust....and that sinister loud music ...my my...jolly glad for fast forward abilities!

Mary-Anne is fundamentally an artist in her soul.

Glad to see a few family members stepped up to help!

turn the music down,,,its to loud and can"t here whats being said

Since I'm across the pond, I'm endlessly fascinated by these magnificent country homes in the beautiful country of my heritage. We have nothing to compare. Most here think it's better to completely remodel (turning it into a modern box devoid of any soul or personality) or tear down and start again on something rather homogeneous and unattractive. I can easily see I was born on the wrong shore. 💞

Your background music is too loud.

Several videos I have watched do play the music too loud. We are notchere to hear music.

Boy oh boy!! I agree with you. Turn the music down or OFF!!!

This is the first time I've watched this show and thought that I really need to put a location on my bucket list. These gardens (and the house) are absolutely stunning.

Wonderful house, garden and ideas! Music far too loud.

What a gorgeous home and garden! Bravo! I could not manage all that work however, especially in 70 s.

Their daughter's inheritance concerns were very valid. Parents' dismissal of them were mean and unrealistic. Are they delusional?

Can't hear dialog

It would be cool to have a medieval festival.

This absolutely exquisite home and gardens needs to be a destination wedding venue....

Many such residencies make money by allowing period films to be made using portions of such interesting homes.

Her advice at 21 minutes was so aptly paraphrased by the great P T Barnum. If you are reading this you must check out his quotes on line. He was a genius at promotion. Getting back to my point, P T Barnum said, "In every crowd their is a silver lining". In other words if he could gather a crowd he could shake the money out of them.

Has to be one of the most beautiful houses with a garden to match - amazing!

This place is the definition of enchanting, so much charm in one’s home. I’m surprised Ruth didn’t convince them to get some photographs and put it in a magazine, stunning what they gave done with the place. Hopefully when the time is right, things are more secure when their children inherit, now the argument will be the kids fight over who gets it exclusively.

Ruth: "that's what I love about Maryann....she's even ruder than I am". Yes, she is!

I wish I could have gotten my hands on it. What a glorious place! It would sell itself as a place for lodging, events, etc.

The music is way too loud. I can hardly hear the talking of the moderator.

Apparently, the UK does not have a way around Inheritance taxes? In the US we can Quick Claim deed a property to a child and remain in the property until death. No inheritance tax IF you plan ahead. .

I am really speachless about the beauty of this place. It is a so warm, cozy, historical Manor. I hope really that the family will understand the treausere that they have in their hands. It would be a real shame to let this place be blown away.

Beautiful house.

Such a great program but the music ruins it. This episode would be much improved if the music were deleted.

Program is 2008-09. The husband was already 78 and In 2015 the husband died. Wonder if they made the 7 year window for inheritance taxes? In 2018, the manor served as a film set for the Robert Downey Jr. film Dolittle (2020) about a doctor who can converse with animals. Sold for over £5 million in 2020

This is the most beautiful house and garden I have ever seen anywhere, not just on this show! KUDOS to Maryanne and Allistair for creating such a stunning home!!!

Lovely house and charming couple. I know it's beside the point, but all their children are quite good-looking as well

These people are beyond saving unless they change overnight.

The music is ENTIRELY TOO LOUD!!

That was great 👍 “You’ll be jolly lucky to get anything.” That’s what I tell my kids.

Dear LORD... I love the way these people ask for help, then argue with the expert when she gives it. ❤️🙏

Background music and sounds are overwhelmingly LOUD.

These olde Mideval manours are desirable to film companies, but never use unknown companies for any endeavour.

It needs to be owned by someone who has the money and business experience to keep it going.

I would love (LOVE) if they did a mock-sitcom of Country House Rescue with Dame Patricia Routledge as "Hyacinth Bucket" and her "home"!💐🤴

I see it was eventually sold, this place is beautiful.

"I know food is becoming increasingly popular." No kidding...

Truly fantastic and magnificent what Alaistair and Mary have done, both the house and garden. And hilarious. The couple are a real riot.

Siblings worried about inheritance but did not want to put any work in

The husband died, and the house was sold in 2020. So much for the heirs.

It's a beautiful garden and the sculptures just add to the charm. I love the sculptural chairs!

I really wish they would do some update episodes.

I only hear the music...so loud

what's the point of putting this horrendous music over the dialogue??

The artwork in the garden is gorgeous. It all works so well and looks wonderful.

What a magnificent home. Absolutely breathtaking.

The music is too loud and distracting.

....methinks that anyone who doesn't do what Ruth wants is considered very difficult. Watching this episode has been so interesting; Ruth is all money, and her clients are all heart! A tricky path to tread.

Alastair and Mary-Anne are absolutely without a doubt extraordinary and selfless. What they've created from a virtual abandoned ruin with a few Yew hedges in the garden, in just fifteen years, is monumental. Every piece of furniture, the rugs, art, and all of the other little details, including the rudimentary hides, is outstanding and ideal. The gardens are magnificent. It all looks as though a landscape architect spent years and millions of pounds creating them to look as though they been there for hundreds of years. This amazing home and it's gardens do not look like it they were created in just fifteen years. Everything presents itself as being original and added too by successive generations. This really is a jewel and a national treasure. I absolutely must make my way there before the season is over. I pray they're both still running about so that I may impress upon them how delighted and grateful I am that they've dedicated their retirement years to not only save this historic estate, but created a more spectacular home than it had been for the last hundred plus years. This was a true labor of love for them both. If this historic property was still on the market in the early 2000s it would have been snapped up, gutted, and replaced with a modern home within the midevil walls by a wealthy foreigner. All of it historic features would likely have been lost or covered up. Thankfully, due in part to the rise and success of romantic period dramas, many of our large country houses and estates are being saved or revived by the wealthy and business minded buyers looking to live out or cash in on the romance of a bygone era. It doesn't matter how these important, irreplaceable homes are saved, so long as they are. I'll admit working on a listed building is often a nightmare. The work always takes ten times longer and cost triple or more than expected or budgeted. Nevertheless we get there in the end while preserving and protecting our heritage. Again, I am blown away by this beautiful couple and the extraordinary work they've done in just fifteen years. Absolutely amazing. It doesn't matter who the property is signed over to. The details of possibly transferring ownership by the new custodian to a sibling can be manged at a later date if necessary. The important thing is to signed it over to avoid losing the estate via the £1,000,000 and growing inheritance tax. Obviously 14 years later this surely would have been worked out by now. I only say this now as a warning to warring families who find themselves in a similar position. If the children can't decide among themselves, the parents must make the decision based on which child is most suitable to handle the responsibilities of being the heir. If this is contested and the courts decide to divide up the assets, there is nothing you can do. The children destroyed your legacy themselves, not you. I've stipulated if my will is contested all assets will be sold with the proceeds going to charity. This threat should be enough to prevent finances from tearing the family apart. Greed is an extremely destructive force.

My favorite home in the series. Magnificent! I love Alistair and Maryanne. ❤

What beauty. I believe Ruth met her match -I normally believe she's right, but this time I found her too headstrong; Mary Ann clearly thought Ruth was uncouth and a "merchant" (not criticizing her, I understand she has subtler sensitivities), so there's a sort of essential resistance to her. Personally, I agree that opening the house regularly shouldn't be necessary and that the garden needs a good tea and cake place but not to become a massive affair. Another alternative could be film location? Also, it was weird how Mary Ann was hellbent on passing the house on to Charlie.

The background using is too loud! Can you tone it down so we can hear the narration?

Have weddings and reunions there. Tea parties in the spring.

"I know food is becoming increasingly popular" hahahahahahaha

The lady of the house keeps fighting every comfort level for guests. I hope she accommodates her visitors. It is a beautiful property.

The music is so loud its a struggle to hear the talking !!!!

Turn down the background sound, music.

This was the best one I’ve seen of Country House Rescue! Loved it! I laughed out loud several times - besides the property being magnificent!

I'm pretty sure that I read on one of these shows comment sections that the audio is the fault of google. I've watched some of these programs on the telly and it wasn't like they are on here.

Amazing house with an beautiful garden!

Why are owners of these homes so bloody difficult

The background music is too loud. I'd like to clearly hear what people are saying.

The website and google suggest that the house is not open often enough currently. Apparently the house has been sold.

This was I believe the hardest one to watch, because a family’s inheritance was at steak. Unfortunately the Mother has stuck her head into the sand which stopped all progress for advancement. My heart goes out to the family 😢…it feels like a real tragedy about to happen. And I truly hope things have turned around for the better. Because the mother is very rude😢and that could turn many people off. I wish the family the very best and hope they succeed.

The medieval mansion is stunning.......

The music was so loud that most of the time I couldn’t hear what the gentleman said.

Great Britain should help support this special place.

Maryann and Alistair have met their match with the lovely and talented Ruth ‼

That place is huge

Your music is so loud very little of your conversation can be heard or understood. Don't you read the comments?

Marvelously done!

I’d go just to hear the bell! Alistair’s comment about takes one to know one cracked me up!

Music too loud