The staff of a historic manor in the UK went above and beyond to cheer up a heartbroken little boy.

Memories to last a lifetime.(Steven Hirschorn via BBC)

Three-year-old Ollie Hirschorn was on a trip with his family to visit Hughenden Manor when the unthinkable happened: he lost his toy lion, Liley. Any parents can tell you that this is a doomsday scenario for a little kid, and this case was no different. According to Ollie's father Steve, he was "devastated."

Fearing this exact instance, Steve had already bought a back-up Liley, but Ollie was too smart for that. He wanted his "good Liley" back. Steve reached out to the staff at Hughenden, who found Liley two days later. Most museums would have just stuck him in a lost-and-found and told the Hirschorns to pick him up in a month or he'd be incinerated, but not these heroes. They decided to send Liley home in style. As conservation assistant Charlotte Russell said:

"Our office thought it would be a nice idea to take photos of him in different places around the manor - so the boy could see he had had an adventure."

And what an adventure he had!

He surveyed the lushly-appointed parlors.(Hughenden Manor via Metro)

He got to raid the pantry.(Hughenden Manor via Metro)

He made a new friend in the garden.(Hughenden Manor via Metro)

He even took a nap in one of the luxurious beds.(Hughenden Manor via Metro)

Hughenden Manor is a historic site in Buckinghamshire, operated by the National Trust. Originally settled in the 11th century, the current manor house dates from the late 18th. In the 19th century it became the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, and during World War II, it was used as secret intelligence base, where maps were drafted for bombing missions. However, history will remember it best for this Liley episode.

The entrance facade at Hughenden. Liley should've stayed.(via Wikipedia)

Steven Hirschorn reports that Ollie was delighted to have Liley back, and enjoyed playing with the stickers the Hughenden staff sent along with him. The only danger is that now he'll leave Liley everywhere his family goes on vacation. Then he'll have the most cultured, well-travelled lion in the world.