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Mapperton’s piece of chocolate history

Mapperton House, now the family seat of the 11th Earl of Sandwich, opens its doors to visitors on Easter Sunday. And chocolate lovers have reason to thank the 1st Earl of Sandwich for introducing the 17th century’s fashionable treat that could have led…

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Mapperton to open its doors to more visitors in 2016

Following last year’s record number of visitors to Mapperton House and its gardens, the Jacobean mansion - which featured in the 2015 film of Far from the Madding Crowd - will be open for guided tours in the afternoons, five days a week, from Easter Sunday until the end of…

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Mapperton was turned into a farmyard in Far from the Madding Crowd

[av_image src='http://mapperton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1487-1030x773.jpg' attachment='4717' attachment_size='large' align='center' animation='no-animation' link='' target='' styling='' caption='' font_size='' appearance=''][/av_image] Mapperton's elegant front courtyard was turned into a mud-caked 19th century farmyard for the filming of Far From the Madding Crowd, which is released in cinemas on 1 May.…

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