Dancing lessons with a Strictly Come Dancing champion and a tour of Highclere Estate and Gardens, where Downton Abbey is filmed, are among the experiences up for grabs at a new auction. Other offerings in The Country Trust sale include a private tour of Cosprop costumiers in London, the creators of costumes in Downton Abbey, Howards End, A Room With A View, Poldark, Game Of Thrones and Peaky Blinders. The global online auction will feature more than 100 lots and run from Thursday October 31 to Sunday November 10, hosted by independent auctioneers Lacy Scott & Knight.
A tour of the Highclere Estate is among the lots in the auction (The Country Trust/PA) Flavia Cacace-Mistry, who will host the dancing lessons for eight people and won the BBC dancing show in 2012 with British artistic gymnast Louis Smith, said she was looking forward to supporting the rural education charity which she said she had a “strong connection” with. Flavia Cacace-Mistry said she has a ‘strong connection’ with the charity (The Country Trust/PA) “So, moving to a smallholding in south Devon has really given me a hands-on experience of looking after animals, managing land and growing our own food. “Farming is hard but such vital work, which is why it’s great that children facing disadvantage are given the opportunity, through The Country Trust, to connect with those who produce our food and look after the land.
” The charity aims to help disadvantaged children in urban areas by giving them ac.