A La Ronde (1 Comment)

Acquired by the National Trust in 1991. A La Ronde is an amazing 18th century house with unique interior decoration. The house is also interesting due to being sixteen-sided.

Facilities

Family Activities, Exhibitions, Shop, Plant Sales, Tea Room, Hip-carrying infant seats for loan, Children’s quiz/trail. Suitable for school groups.

Photos

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Address

A La Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5BD

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01395 265514
Tel Shop: 01395 255918
Tel Tea Room: 01395 255912

Email: alaronde@nationaltrust.org.uk

Tickets

You can visit this site through the National Trust Membership scheme

Aerial and Satellite View

[googleMap name="A La Ronde" width="100%" height="350px"]Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5BD[/googleMap]

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge (No Comments)

Gorge on the River Allen within ancient woods.

Facilities

Baby-changing facilities, Family trail, Dogs allowed under close control.

Photos

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Address

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 7BU

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01434 344218
Email: allenbanks@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"]Allen Banks, Bardon Mill, Northumberland, UK[/googleMap]

Antony House and Garden (No Comments)

Acquired by the National Trust in 1961. Antony is a wonderful 18th century mansion set within parkland with its fine gardens. Situated near the coast in Cornwall, it has been a family home to the Carew Pole family for generations.

Facilities

Restaurant with Children’s Menu, Baby-changing facilities, Hip-carrying infant seats for loan.

Photos

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Address

Antony, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2QA

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01752 812191

Email: antony@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"]PL11 2QA[/googleMap]

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

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.

You will also find the 30 acres of informal gardens including the formal Victorian garden to picnic or play in as well as restored walled kitchen garden.

Facilities

Carriage rides weather permitting, Open-air theatre, Activity workshops for children during school holidays, Shop including plant sales, Licensed tea-room serving hot and cold meals as well as picnic food, Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Baby slings and hip carrying infant seats for loan, Children’s play area as well as quiz and Tracker packs, Dogs are welcome on short leads in gardens, grounds and Carriage Collection.

Photos

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Address

Arlington Court, Arlington, nr Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4LP

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01271 850296
Email: arlingtoncourt@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"]Arlington, Devon, UK[/googleMap]

Attingham Park (No Comments)

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]

Basildon Park (No Comments)

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]

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens (No Comments)

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)

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]

Calke Abbey (No Comments)

Enjoy Calke Abbey, a historic house which has stood still in time. Calke Abbey, set in extensive parkland with nature reserve and walled gardens is wonderful to explore.

Facilities

National Trust shop, Restaurant including Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Baby slings and hip carriers for loan, Children’s quiz/trail as well as play area, Dogs on leads in park only.

Photos

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Address

Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7LE

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01332 863822
Email: calkeabbey@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"]Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derbyshire, UK[/googleMap]

Canons Ashby House (No Comments)

Elizabethan Manor set in beautiful gardens. Canons Ashby has been home to the Dryden family since it was built in 1710.

Facilities

Gift shops, Tea-room with Children’s menu, Baby-changing facilities, Pushchairs and baby-back carriers permitted, Dogs permitted only on leads in Home Paddock and the car park.

Photos

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Address

Canons Ashby, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3SD

Contact Numbers

Tel: 01327 860044 (information line)
Tel: 01327 861900
Email: canonsashby@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"]Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, UK[/googleMap]