Attingham Park (No Comments)

Posted in Family facilities/activities,Historic Houses,Park,Shropshire,The National Trust,West Midlands

Built in 1785, Attingham Park is an elegant house set within a deer park.

Facilities

National Trust shop and plant sales, Licensed tea-room with Children’s menu, baby-changing facilities, Baby slings and hip carriers for loan, Children’s play area and quiz/trail, Dogs on leads on estate.

Photos

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Address

Attingham Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4TP

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01743 708123 (information line)
Tel: 01743 708162
Email: attingham@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Attingham Park, Shropshire, UK[/googleMap]

Attingham Park Estate – Cronkhill (No Comments)

Posted in Family facilities/activities,Historic Houses,Shropshire,The National Trust,West Midlands

John Nash’s first example of his Italianate villa designs. Cronkhill was built in 1805.

Facilities

Photos

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Address

Cronkhill, Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 6JP

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01743 708123 (informationline)
Tel: 01743 708162
Email: cronkhill@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY5 6JP[/googleMap]

Avebury Manor and Gardens (No Comments)

Posted in Family facilities/activities,Gardens,Historic Houses,South West England,The National Trust,Wiltshire

Acquired by the National Trust in 1991, Avebury Manor is a 16th-century manor house with beautiful Edwardian gardens.

Facilities

Museum shop, Circle restaurant specialising in vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes using local and organic produce. (please note that house is not suitable for young children)

Photos

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Address

Avebury Manor and Gardens, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1RF

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01672 539250
Email: avebury@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Avebury, Wiltshire, SN8 1RF[/googleMap]

Barrington Court (No Comments)

Posted in Family facilities/activities,Gardens,Historic Houses,Holiday cottages,Other buidlings,Somerset,South West England,The National Trust

Acquired by the National Trust in 1907, Barrington Court is wonderful Tudor manor house with working kitchen garden and beautiful Gertrude Jekyll-inspired gardens. The visits here can be a unique experience with the opportunity to purchase antique or reproduction furniture.

Facilities

Shop with plants and kitchen garden produce, Strode House Restaurant, Beagles Cafe, Baby-changing facilities, Pushchairs and back-carriers permitted, Hip-carrying infant seats for loan, Family activity packs and children’s quiz/trail.

Photos

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Address

Barrington Court, Barrington, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0NQ

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01460 242614 (information line)
Tel: 01460 241938
Email: barringtoncourt@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Barrington court, Ilminster, Somerset [/googleMap]

Basildon Park (No Comments)

Posted in Berkshire,Family facilities/activities,Gardens,Historic Houses,Park,South and South East England,The National Trust

Basildon Park featured in the film Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s famous book. Dating back to the 18th-century, this beautiful mansion is set in extensive parkland.
Basildon Park was built in 1776 by John Carr for Francis Sykes and took 7 years to complete. It was rescued by Lord and Lady Iliffe after it had fallen into hard times during the last century.

Facilities

Restaurant with Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Baby slings and hip carriers for loan, Children’s quiz/trail, Dogs on leads permitted in park and woodland only.

Photos

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Address

Basildon Park, Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9NR

Contact Numbers

Tel: 0118 984 3040
Email: basildonpark@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Basildon Park, UK[/googleMap]

Bath Assembly Rooms (No Comments)

Posted in Family facilities/activities,Historic Houses,Somerset,South West England,The National Trust

Public rooms in the heart of Bath. These rooms were part of Georgian society and were perfect for fashionably entertaining during the 18th-century.

Facilities

Assembly Rooms Cafe, Baby-changing facilities, Pushchairs permitted.

Photos

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Address

Bath Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01225 477789

Email: bathassemblyrooms@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2QH[/googleMap]

Belton House (No Comments)

Posted in Church, chapel,East Midlands,Family facilities/activities,Gardens,Historic Houses,Lincolnshire,Other buidlings,The National Trust

Wonderful 17th-century house set in extensive parkland with beautiful gardens. Belton House featured in the BBC’s adaptation of Jane Eyre.

Facilities

Plant shop, The Stables Restaurant, Children’s menu between 12-2, Baby-changing facilities, Children’s play area including extensive outdoor adventure playground, miniature train rides, Pushchairs permitted, Baby slings and hip-carriers for loan, Dogs on leads in parkland only.

Photos

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Address

Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LS

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01476 566116
Email: belton@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Belton House, Lincolnshire, UK[/googleMap]

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens (No Comments)

Posted in Family facilities/activities,Gardens,Historic Houses,Holiday cottages,Other buidlings,Park,The National Trust,Yorkshire,Yorkshire County

The National Portrait Gallery work in partnership with Beningbrough. This grand 18th-century house has an impressive baroque interior surrounded by gardens and parkland.

Facilities

National Trust shop and plant centre, Walled Garden Restaurant with hot lunches served between 12-2. Gluten-free and vegan lunch options available, Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Hip carrier infant seats for loan, Wilderness play area for children including the large fort, Children’s art activities.

Photos

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Address

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens, Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 1DD

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01904 472027
Email: beningbrough@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Beningbrough Hall, York, YO30 1DD[/googleMap]

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.

Facilities

Open air concerts and theatre, National Trust shop with plant sales, Restaurant with Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Baby slings and hip carriers for loan, Children’s play area and quiz/trail, Dogs permitted on leads in the park and woods.

Photos

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Address

Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6NF

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01263 738030
Email: blickling@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Blickling Hall, Norfolk, UK[/googleMap]

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.

Facilities

Shakespeare in the park, Crafts, Woodland walks, Hip-carrying infant seats for loan, Children’s quiz/trail, Dogs permitted in surrounding meadows and woodland only.

Photos

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Address

Bradley, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6BN

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01803 843235
Email: bradley@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap width="100%" height="350px" directions_to="false" directions_from="false"]Bradley, Newton Abbot, UK [/googleMap]