Historic houses · South West England
Twenty National Trust properties worth a year of weekends
The country houses, gardens and landscapes that justify a National Trust membership.
The National Trust owns over 500 places open to the public — country houses, gardens, coast, mills, cottages, even pubs. An annual membership pays for itself after about four visits. These twenty are the essentials, ranging across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Places in this guide
Museums · East Midlands
Blickling Hall
Blickling Hall is a Jacobean stately home situated in 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of parkland in a loop of the River Bure, near the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England. The mansion wa
Historic houses · East Midlands
Kedleston Hall
Kedleston Hall — a other in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 5Galleries · South East England
Petworth House
Petworth House — historic estate museum in West Sussex, England, UK.
📷 5Historic houses · South East England
Ham House
Ham House — house in Holt, Wiltshire, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 3Gardens · West Midlands
Hidcote Manor Garden
Lawrence Johnston's 1907 Cotswold 'garden rooms' — the original outdoor-room garden.
National parks · North West England
Lyme Park
Lyme Park is a large estate south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It is managed by the National Trust and consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens and a deer park in the Peak District Na
Museums · East Midlands
Calke Abbey
Calke Abbey — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Natural landmarks · London
Polesden Lacey
Polesden Lacey — a other in england-london, United Kingdom.
Museums · London
Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey — a museum in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Stately homes · South West England
Killerton
Killerton — house in Broad Clyst, Devon, England, UK.
📷 3Castles · Mid Wales
Powis Castle
Powis Castle — Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales.
Gardens · North Wales
Bodnant Garden
North Wales NT garden — 80 acres, Italianate terraces, the famous Laburnum Arch.
Museums · South Wales
Tyntesfield
Tyntesfield — a museum in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Manor houses · West Midlands
Wightwick Manor
Wightwick Manor — a manor in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
3 additional places are mentioned in this guide but not yet in our main database.