Bonus time: free entry to National Trust properties on 20 and 21 March
The National Trust is giving everyone in the country a bonus this spring by opening their doors for free on the weekend of 20-21 March 2010.
Find out more and download your voucher here:http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-events/w-events-free-day.htm
It’s a great opportunity to enjoy some of the most beautiful areas and historical properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland (excluding Scotland as they have their own Nation Trust for Scotland) and if you are not a member yet, to explore the possibilities of joining the Trust or simply having a great time for free.
You are never very far from a NT place, so visit their website, download the voucher and have a nice weekend!
You are never very far from a NT place, so visit their website, download the voucher and have a nice weekend!
For the very few people who don't know the National Trust yet and for the friends abroad, the Trust is charitable organization that owns two hundred historic houses that are open to the public. The majority of them are country houses and most of the others are associated with famous individuals. The majority of these country houses contain collections of pictures, furniture, books, metalwork, ceramics and textiles that have remained in their historic context. Most of the houses also have important gardens attached to them, and the Trust also owns some important gardens not attached to a house. The properties include some of the most famous stately homes in the country and some of the key gardens in the history of British gardening.
PS. My latest NT discovery is Antony - a National Trust property in Cornwall that was used as the main location for Tim Burton's film - Alice in Wonderland (link: National Trust Antony Alice in Wonderland)
(Photos courtesy of The National Trust website)
7 comments:
I heard about this last week and it sounds brilliant, but I've got to work all weekend :-(
If not I'd definitely be going. Hope you have fun whichever property you decide to visit.
Cool! Thanks for the heads-up!
Ciao Antonella, how nice! Hope you and yours will have a fun weekend! :) So happy it's almost Spring! :D
BTW, I am back "home" ;) now. Hugs!
Thanks for the tip - we live near a national Trust property. Ben was asking how Rachel was.
Any news?
Wow. That sounds like a fantastic organization, and the houses, gardens and parks sound even more wonderful! I wish we had something like it. It is a private charitable organization, not government?
We're members and spend a lot of weekends at trust properties. Love it! Our current favourite is Waddeson.
A great opportunity, I hope you and the others "over there" get to take advantage of it.
When I visited England my friends took me to a couple of Stately Homes and I have great memories of the tours.
Darla
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