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Sheffield Park & Garden: Reimagined and Revitalized

Royal Oak is raising money this year to help the National Trust restore and re-imagine the spectacular woodland garden, Sheffield Park and Garden. Located in East Sussex and one of the most visited properties in the National Trust, Sheffield Park and Garden is a designed landscape, created over centuries by a series of owners for pleasure and play. Leading landscape and garden designers have lent their artistic vision to the property including Capability Brown and Humphry Repton.

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July 25, 2022

Bringing Jane Austen to Life

Houses & Buildings

If you're a Jane Austen fan, the names of the settings in her stories are as readily recognizable as those of her characters. Ever wished to take a peek inside Netherfield, or admire Pemberley from across the lake? It's easier to follow in the footsteps of Lizzie and Darcy or Elinor and Marianne than you might think. Here's our pick of National Trust places that have starred in adaptations of Austen's novels.
November 27, 2022

A Skillet Steak from Hawksmoor

Cooking & Traditions

Try this recipe from renowned British steakhouse, Hawksmoor. From farming and food-obsessed families, founders and childhood friends, Will & Huw, opened the first Hawksmoor in East London in 2006. They had a simple three-fold goal: find the best possible beef; master the simple-seeming art of cooking the perfect steak; and create an environment where everyone, guests and staff, could relax and enjoy themselves.
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  • The Orangery and Italian Garden in July at Belton House, Lincolnshire. The Orangery was designed by Wyatville and built in 1819.
  • The Temple of Concord and Victory, in the early morning, at Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire ©National Trust Images/Andrew Butler
  • A view of Chartwell, the home of Sir Winston Churchill, taken from the garden. ©National Trust Images/Ian Shaw
  • The house and garden in May at Clandon Park, Surrey. ©National Trust Images/Beata Moore
  • Aerial view of the Lismore Castle
  • View across the Parterre garden at Blickling with topiary towards the East Front of Blickling Hall, Norfolk ©National Trust Images/Mike Williams
  • Osbourne House - English-Heritage
  • View through the Italianate Garden to the Rotunda at Ickworth, Suffolk ©National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra
  • A slight mist rises from the moat at dawn at fourteenth century Bodiam Castle, East Sussex.. ©National Trust Images/David Sellman
  • The South Front at Blickling Estate, Norfolk. ©National Trust Images/Andrew Butler