National Trust venues across the UK are opening their doors for free this coming weekend as part of its campaign, 50 things to do before you’re 11¾ which aims to encourage children to enjoy outdoor pursuits. The National Trust has published a list of 50 things to do before you’re 11¾, which include everything from [...]
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Castle Howard: a house for every season (Yorkshire)
This post is based on my original entry on Visiting Houses and Gardens: http://visitinghousesandgardens.wordpress.com As autumn creeps upon us and the chill starts to bite, many country houses have started to close their doors, preparing for a good deal of housekeeping during the winter months. If you followed the BBC’s recent documentary on the National [...]
Wentworth Castle Gardens, Barnsley’s Sleeping Beauty
This is a guest post by Claire Herring, Director at Wentworth Castle Garden Forget everything you ever thought you knew about Barnsley – Wentworth Castle Gardens has everything for a great day out. Just a mile off the M1, we offer tranquil gardens and miles of waymarked walks around our beautiful deer park. If you like something [...]
The Historic Houses Association
The success of television programmes such as “Country House Rescue”, “Restoration Man” and “Grand Designs” reflect our fascination with properties. The history of the English country house runs parallel with the history of our country and since the 1950s many of these properties have been open to the public, making for a fantastic day out. [...]
Uppark House (Sussex): the house that was put back together again
This review is based on the blog that first appeared on VisitingHousesAndGardens And so began my fascination with this National Trust house, quite unexpectedly. Uppark looks like a pretty dolly house, built in its current guise in approximately 1690 by the 3rd Lord Grey of Warke. The house was gutted by fire in 1989 but having been restored to [...]
