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It's the grand mansion house where some of the most jaw-dropping scenes in Netflix drama Fool Me Once take place. And now Arley Hall and Gardens is fielding enquiries from across the world about how people can visit for themselves.
The historic estate, near Northwich in Cheshire, doubles as Farmwood in Fool Me Once, the family home of the snooty Burkett family. Matriarch of the family is Judith Burkett, played by national treasure Joanna Lumley.
The murder mystery thriller, starring Michelle Keegan as Maya Stern, has become Netflix's number one watched drama since it launched on January 1. It was revealed this week it's so far had 37 million streams across the world.
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And naturally that has put all the show's locations, like the eye-poping Farmwood Estate, very much on a world stage. Bosses at Arley Hal say their "social media has gone mad" since the show began streaming.
They say they've been getting lots of enquiries about how people can visit. The house itself is only open on select weekends each month, but the gardens are open to visit daily.
There's also a shop and lovely cafe in the historic barn on the site where you can buy hot lunches, sandwiches and an array of cakes. Arley Hall manager Bridget Roberts said there has been a huge reaction since Fool Me Once started to stream.
Particularly as Arley is so prominent. She said: "They used so many locations here that the first episode was like the Arley show! Our social media has just gone mad and the phones haven't stopped ringing with people asking when they can visit".
The house opened to the public last weekend, when it was besieged by Fool Me Once fans keen to get a look
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