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Alderley Edge (No Comments)

Posted in Cheshire, Countryside, Family facilities/activities, North West, The National Trust

Countryside with impressive views across Cheshire and the Peak District. Read More

Arlington Court and The National Trust’s Carriage Collection (No Comments)

Posted in Church, chapel, Countryside, Devon, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Historic Houses, Holiday cottages, Other buidlings, Park, South West England, The National Trust

Regency house set within a 2,700 acre estate full of wildlife including deer park and renowned for its rare lichens, bats, dormice, hares, otters and owls. The estate also accommodates the National Trust’s internationally important collection of 50 horse-drawn carriages within the Stable Block. Read More

Ashdown House (No Comments)

Posted in Berkshire, Countryside, Gardens, Historic Houses, South and South East England, The National Trust

Dutch style house with spectacular views. Read More

Ashridge Estate (No Comments)

Posted in Countryside, Family facilities/activities, Hertfordshire, Other buidlings, South and South East England, The National Trust

Chalk downs and woodland available to walk around covering a vast area of over 5000 acres. Read More

Avebury (No Comments)

Posted in Archaeological, Countryside, English Heritage, Family facilities/activities, Holiday cottages, Monuments, Other buidlings, South West England, The National Trust, Wiltshire

Managed by the National Trust and under guardianship of English Heritage, Avebury stone circle is a world heritage site. Some of the stones were re-erected in the 1930s by the archaeologist Alexander Keiller. Read More

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park (No Comments)

Posted in Countryside, East of England, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Historic Houses, Holiday cottages, Norfolk, Other buidlings, Park, The National Trust

Blickling Hall is a magnificent Jacobean house dating back to the beginning of the 17th-century. This impressive home is set within wonderful gardens which are delightful all year round and also the parkland. Read More

Bradley (No Comments)

Posted in Church, chapel, Countryside, Devon, Family facilities/activities, Historic Houses, South West England, The National Trust

Bradley, a manor house set in woodland and meadows. The building has parts dating back to the 13th-century with the majority dating from the 15th-century. Read More