NOT all stately homes have to be formal, old-fashioned or 'stuffy'. The Paddocks on the Wynyard Estate is proof of that. Best described as a stately home for the 21st Century, The Paddocks is indeed a property with a pedigree and a historic past – it's just been updated to reflect a more modern take on the idea...while never forgetting its origins, of course. The Wynyard estate manager’s house at the time of Lord Londonderry’s ownership, the original Georgian property has undergone significant extensions and modernisation yet retains the look and feel of a traditional home with a ...