Packwood House – National Trust

Packwood House is situated in Solihul near Lapworth in Warwickshire, it is a tudor mansion that has origins of the 15th century. History discovered by the National Trust shows that the house was built in the late 16th Century for a John Fetherston, who was a prosperous Warwickshire farmer. Packwood has tall Tudor chimneys with...

Hanbury Hall – National Trust

Hanbury Hall and Gardens is a country manor house based near Droitwich Spa, the house was built in the early 1700s, with 20 acres of gardens and a further 400 acres of parkland to explore. The Hanbury Estate was located within the boundaries of the Royal Forest of Feckenham, sadly its royal status was lost...

Coughton Court – National Trust

Set in the heart of Warwickshire, Coughton Court is a huge Tudor house, with beautiful gardens and a catholic collection of treasures. It has been the home of the Throckmorton family for over 600 years, they have been persecuted for their catholic faith, but with links to secret plots and political intrigue, they have risked...

Throwback Thursday – Osterley Park and House, National Trust

Happy Thursday wonderful people, I hope you are having a wonderful week. I wanted to try something new, so I thought I would start doing some Throwback Thursday posts. I love looking back on all the wonderful places I've been to, especially the National Trust houses and Gardens. So for this week I have chosen...

Wightwick Manor and Gardens – National Trust

Wightwick Manor is a Victorian timber-framed manor house built in 1887 near Wolverhampton, but in 1937 Geoffrey Mander, a local paint manufacturer and liberal MP, did something remarkable - he persuaded the National Trust to accept a house that was just 50 years old. The house was completed in two phases, one in 1887 and...

Wimpole Estate and Home Farm @ National Trust

Wimpole Estate is situated in Cambridge, it is a very large estate that inhabits Wimpole Hall and Home Farm. I visited Wimpole at the end of September on a rather bleak day, but the hall, gardens and parkland left an impressive mark on me, I couldn't believe how beautiful the estate and hall are. The...

Chirk Castle: National Trust

This weekend I visited Chirk Castle in Wales, just outside of Wrexham. It’s owned by the National Trust and with over 700 years of history it’s one of the last castles from the period which is still lived in today! With award-winning gardens covering 5.5 acres of manicured lawns, herbaceous borders, beautiful flower beds, rock...

Attingham Estate @ National Trust

We recently visited Attingham Estate in Shrewsbury, this is our first indoor national trust visit since our holiday to Norfolk. Here’s what we found during our visit and some information about the estate. Attingham is an 18th-century estate with 200 acres of parkland and a stunning Mansion. Built for the first Lord Berwick in 1785,...