Paddington and Mr Gruber go on a tour round Luckham Hall. Lord Luckham shows them all the family heirlooms, but Paddington is more interested in the prospect of Beef Wellington for lunch.

Paddington disrupts things as usual by finding secret passages behind the bookshelves, which the public are not supposed to know anything about, and then, to cap it all, he "helps out" in the kitchen with the Beef Wellington. Lord Luckham is distraught when he finds that the famous dish has been made from REAL Wellingtons! But a reporter from the local paper is thrilled with the day, saying it'll make all be very amusing for her readers. So once again, Paddington comes out on top...

This book is part of a book series called Paddington .

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Michael Bond has published many books including the phenomenally-successful Paddington Bear books and in 1997 received the OBE for his services to children's literature.