I've always found Jodrel a bit disappointing for photography, LMH suffers from the no photos policy of the NT, which I see as a challenge; there is hardly any furniture inside. Perhaps the two could be done together?
As both are only about 20 minutes from me I should have some insider-knowledge of photo-ops.
The Japanese garden at Tatton Hall can be good on a nice day, maybe we could do that one as well? It's a NT property but members still have to pay.