VISITORS flocked to an open weekend at Kelly House following its recent appearance on TV's Country House Rescue.

The Kelly family were at risk of losing their ancestral home until hard-headed businesswoman and TV presenter Ruth Watson came in to help them turn the house into a viable business venture.

Kelly House has been in the same family for 900 years and has recently been inherited by 31st Squire of Kelly, Warin Kelly, who with his wife Elizabeth, daughter Sophie and her boyfriend Chris are trying to create an income for the property.

The open days were the first of many community events for Kelly House which used to be a prominent place for gatherings in Kelly.

Thanks to TV's Country House Rescue, the Kellys have welcomed help from the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, which has been able to use the house as a training venue, and students on the surveying and environment course run by Plymouth University.