They sure don't build them like they used to! Thankfully not, when you think of early eighteenth-century plumbing, heating, lighting and other essentials. Rest assured: while the ivied Great Hall and coach house at Wychnor Park remain architecturally inviolate, all the latest interior luxuries have been adeptly retrofitted in preparation for your visit. Your recreational options provide a similar balance between times past and today's pastimes. You might follow a winding path to the water's edge and try a little of what the locals have long known as coarse fishing (no salmon, no trout, bream and tench aplenty). Croquet and bowls on manicured lawns conjure images of Victorian garden parties, enhanced if you craft a few cucumber sandwiches in your kitchen. And anytime you're ready, you can step back into the present on a treadmill at the gymnasium. But why? You can do that at home, can't you.