Stories

The colossal marble fireplace at Cragside designed for royalty is to be saved from water damage by conservator’s work

The recipes have been served at candlelight supers where the menus have had a historic theme. They include Suffolk Country Crumble, Peas Potage and a special dessert. When you make them, imagine the magic of a summer’s night in Constable Country!

With this spring likely to be the most anticipated in living memory, the National Trust is inviting people wherever they live to emulate Japan’s Hanami – the ancient tradition of viewing and celebrating blossom – with its #BlossomWatch campaign

The last surviving windmill on the Isle of Wight has been restored by the National Trust to its appearance when it was captured in watercolor by J.M.W. Turner in 1795. New sails have been fitted to the 300-year-old structure.

In this episode, NT podcast producer, Sean Douglas visits the Isle of Wight to investigate reports of wildlife taking over the island while humans were away. He will also explore whether there will be a long-term positive impact on how we co-exist with the nature around us.

In this episode, NT podcast producer, Sean Douglas visits the Isle of Wight to investigate reports of wildlife taking over the island while humans were away. He will also explore whether there will be a long-term positive impact on how we co-exist with the nature around us.

While many of us are familiar with Agatha Christie’s characters, just how well do we know Agatha the person? As we celebrate 100 years of Christie publications, we take a look back at the woman behind the books, through the eye of her grandson, at her beloved Greenway House.

The National Trust has announced that they have successfully acquired and conserved hundreds of items once owned by Sir Winston Churchill

Join Bettany Hugh on a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Avebury in Wiltshire. Here the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world stands at the center of one of the greatest concentrations of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in Western Europe and holds vital clues to story of Britain, and its relationship to the wider world.

Upton House in Warwickshire was one of four houses owned by Walter Samuel, the 2nd Lord Bearsted, who was one of the richest men in Britain before the Second World War. When he bought this estate in 1927 it satisfied all those favourite pre-war pursuits for the well-heeled British, but there is more to this house, and its former owner, than meets the eye.