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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

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park (4514855446)📷 5

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

nationaltrust.org.uk
Kedleston Hall, The Marble Hall, One of twelve niched Italian sculpture copies - geograph.org.uk - 7042414📷 3

Historic houses · East Midlands

Kedleston Hall

Kedleston Hall — a other in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

nationaltrust.org.uk
Petworth House📷 5

Galleries · South East England

Petworth House

Petworth House — historic estate museum in West Sussex, England, UK.

Grade Inationaltrust.org.uk
Ham House📷 5

Historic houses · South East England

Ham House

Ham House — house in Holt, Wiltshire, England, UK.

nationaltrust.org.uk
Hidcote Manor Garden★ Iconic📷 3

Gardens · West Midlands

Hidcote Manor Garden

Lawrence Johnston's 1907 Cotswold 'garden rooms' — the original outdoor-room garden.

nationaltrust.org.uk
Lyme Park - geograph.org.uk - 4523969📷 3

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

historicengland.org.uk
2022 Commonwealth Games final Calke Abbey Interior 4 (52322450821)📷 3

Museums · East Midlands

Calke Abbey

Calke Abbey — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

nationaltrust.org.uk
The Little Room - geograph.org.uk - 3022800📷 5

Natural landmarks · London

Polesden Lacey

Polesden Lacey — a other in england-london, United Kingdom.

Lode - Anglesey Abbey - Fireplace - geograph.org.uk - 6897747📷 5

Museums · London

Anglesey Abbey

Anglesey Abbey — a museum in england-london, United Kingdom.

Killerton📷 5

Stately homes · South West England

Killerton

Killerton — house in Broad Clyst, Devon, England, UK.

nationaltrust.org.uk
Powis Castle📷 3

Castles · Mid Wales

Powis Castle

Powis Castle — Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales.

Grade Inationaltrust.org.uk
A470-Ffordd Trallwyn junction - geograph.org.uk - 2481968Flagship📷 3

Gardens · North Wales

Bodnant Garden

North Wales NT garden — 80 acres, Italianate terraces, the famous Laburnum Arch.

nationaltrust.org.uk
Cabinet inside Tyntesfield House - geograph.org.uk - 7071373📷 5

Museums · South Wales

Tyntesfield

Tyntesfield — a museum in wales-south, United Kingdom.

nationaltrust.org.uk
Settle by G.F. Bodley, Wightwick Manor - geograph.org.uk - 5472442📷 3

Manor houses · West Midlands

Wightwick Manor

Wightwick Manor — a manor in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

nationaltrust.org.uk

3 additional places are mentioned in this guide but not yet in our main database.