Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill (No Comments)

Posted in Cumbria, Family facilities/activities, Gardens, Holiday cottages, North West, Other buidlings, The National Trust

This haven for wildlife is renowned for its medicinal and culinary herbs. 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

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

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. Read More

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. Read More

Blaise Hamlet (No Comments)

Posted in Bristol, Family facilities/activities, Holiday cottages, Other buidlings, South West England, The National Trust

Blaise Hamlet was acquired by the National Trust in 1943 and consists of nine beautiful cottages surrounding a green. The setting is picturesque and was designed by John Nash in 1809. Read More

Blakeney National Nature Reserve (No Comments)

Posted in Coastline, East of England, Holiday cottages, Nature reserve, Norfolk, The National Trust

Extensive salt marsh and dunes, Blakeney National Nature Reserve is famously known for the important seabirds, waders and overwintering wildfowl. The reserve covers some 2711 acres. 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

Boscastle (No Comments)

Posted in Coastline, Cornwall, Family facilities/activities, Holiday cottages, South West England, The National Trust

Harbour and village on the north Cornish coast with surrounding land owned by the National Trust. Read More

Branscombe - The Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge (No Comments)

Posted in Coastline, Countryside, Devon, Family facilities/activities, Holiday cottages, Other buidlings, South West England, The National Trust

Restored buildings in working order. Read More