Petworth House and Park wouldn’t look out of place in a lavish Jane Austen adaptation. In fact, this 17th-century mansion which is home to a huge array of internationally famed paintings from the likes of Anthony van Dyck and William Blake, was the only ‘real’ Turner location to feature in …
It’s become an annual tradition to take Monkey on an Easter Egg hunt – in fact as the years go on, he’s lucky enough to go on several over a weekend as inevitably friends and family also do them. Being National Trust members means we have a plethora of destinations …
On the rare occasions, we don’t have any engagements planned for the weekend, we dig out our trusty National Trust guide and choose somewhere to while away a few hours. As with any impromptu day trip, we don’t tend to head too far from our doorstep – but luckily, we have …
Even though the Thames is synonymous with London, the river runs from the mouth of the Thames Estuary through nine counties including Surrey, Oxfordshire, Kent and Essex – and there are many picturesque towns in which to enjoy the longest river in England. National Trust’s Cliveden House in Berkshire is one such place. Set …
When my sister called to excitedly tell me she had finally joined the National Trust after being inspired by my blog posts, we didn’t waste any time in organising a day out. She didn’t want to drive too far as we had to consider my little nephew and work around his feeding …
The Easter bank holiday weekend was filled with laughter, chocolate and lots of family time spent with our relatives up in Manchester. And, because we wanted to treat the mother-in-law to a nice day out, as well as give Monkey the opportunity to go on an Easter egg hunt, we reached …