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Berwick-upon-Tweed

Lindisfarne Castle

Giant’s Causeway Carrick-a-Rede Cragside

Downhill Coleraine Demesne and Hezlett House Morpeth Wallington LONDONDERRY Blyth Seaton Delaval Hall Whitley Bay Tynemouth Newcastle Upon Tyne M2 Souter Lighthouse Jarrow and The Leas Ballymena Cherryburn Gateshead Gray’s Printing Larne Gibside Sunderland Press Carlisle Consett Washington Old Hall

Houghton le Spring M22 Patterson’s M6 Springhill Spade Mill Carrickfergus Durham M2 Newtownabbey Brandon Peterlee Wellbrook Cookstown Bangor Beetling Mill Wordsworth House Spennymoor Divis and the A1(M) Hartlepool BELFAST Black Mountain Newtownards Workington Bishop Auckland Mount Aira Force Appleby-in- Redcar and Ullswater Westmorland Stewart Stockton- Middlesbrough M1 Whitehaven on-Tees The Argory Strangford Ormesby Hall Craigavon Lough Darlington Ardress House Rowallane Sticklebarn and Whitby Castle Portadown Garden The Langdales Coole Castle Armagh Ward Wray Castle Florence Court Beatrix Potter Gallery M6 and Hawkshead Murlough Northallerton Crom Steam Yacht Gondola Hill Top Kendal Hawes Rievaulx Scarborough Sizergh Terrace Newry

Nunnington Hall Ulverston Ripon

Barrow-in-Furness Bridlington Fountains Abbey A1(M) Morecambe Lancaster Knaresborough Beningbrough Hall M6 Harrogate York Skipton Treasurer’s House Fleetwood Ilkley Middlethorpe Hall Keighley Yeadon Tadcaster Clitheroe Colne Beverley East Riddlesden Hall Shipley Blackpool Gawthorpe Hall Nelson Leeds Garforth M55 Selby Preston Burnley M621 Kingston Upon Hull M65 Accrington Bradford M62 Lytham St Anne's Castleford Blackburn Todmorden Halifax Rawtenstall Batley Leyland Brighouse M62 Pontefract Goole Rufford Old Hall Wa d Buildings and Gardens Southport Nostell M18 Chorley M62 Coast and Countryside M6 M66 Thorne Immingham M61 Rochdale Hemsworth Scunthorpe Grimsby All places shown are listed in this Ormskirk Bury M181 Standish M1 Cleethorpes printed guide. Places in green have Bolton Middleton Skelmersdale M60 M180 a limited ofer, and are listed at the Barnsley Wigan Oldham Doncaster end of each section. M58 Crosby Kirkby St Helens M62 Salford Manchester 0 10 20 miles Bootle Stocksbridge M67 A1(M) Wallasey Sale Glossop Rotherham Liverpool M60 Gainsborough M60 Stockport 0 10 20 30 kilometers M62 Dunham Massey Birkenhead Sheffeld Louth Bodysgallen Widnes Warrington Altrincham Quarry Llandudno M53 M56 Bank Mr Straw’s Holyhead Conwy Suspension Bridge Hall Runcorn Colwyn Bay Prestatyn Tatton Park M1 Worksop House Retford Speke Hall Wilmslow Dronfeld Aberconwy House Rhyl Frodsham Knutsford Lyme M56 Nether Conwy Abergele Staveley Bangor Midlands Ellesmere Port Northwich Alderley Mill Flint Clumber Park d Buxton Lincoln Plas Newydd Penrhyn M6 Gunby Estate Castle Bodnant Garden Stainsby Mill Chester Congleton Cross Mansfeld Monksthorpe Chapel Biddulph Grange Matlock Hardwick Little Moreton Hall Garden Sutton in Ashfeld Leek The Workhouse Tattershall Tyˆ Mawr Crewe Kirkby in Kidsgrove Ashfeld Newark-on-Trent Castle Wybrnant Nantwich Wrexham Ripley Newcastle- Erddig Stoke-on-trent Ashbourne Belper Hucknall under-Lyme Boston Sheringham Park

Kedleston Hall Ilkeston M1 Nottingham Chirk Castle Beeston Grantham Belton House Sudbury Derby Plas yn Stone Uttoxeter Felbrigg Hall Rhiw Hall Long Eaton Oswestry Woolsthorpe Blickling Estate Burton upon Trent Spalding King's Stafford Calke Abbey Melton Manor Loughborough Mowbray Lynn Newport Shugborough Estate M6 Heigham Holmes Rugeley Ashby-de-la-Zouch Attingham Dereham Shrewsbury Park Sunnycroft Cannock d Coalville Wisbech Norwich Stamford Swaffham Great Yarmouth Telford M54 M6 M42 Elizabethan Powis Castle TOLL Brownhills Peckover Downham House Museum Wightwick Tamworth Leicester House Benthall Moseley Old Hall Peterborough Market Hall Manor Walsall Sutton Wolverhampton Hinckley March Oxburgh Hall Bridgnorth Lowestoft West Bromwich M6 M69 Carding Nuneaton Dudley Birmingham Mill Valley Market Corby and the Dudmaston Halesowen Birmingham Bedworth Back to Backs Harborough Thetford Aberystwyth Long Mynd Stourbridge M6 Lyveden M1 A1(M) Ely M5 Solihull M42 Coventry Kettering Kidderminster Mildenhall Packwood Baddesley Rugby Huntingdon M42 House Clinton Bromsgrove M45 St Ives Stourport- Wicken Fen Houghton Mill Bury Dunwich Heath Croft on-Severn M40 Wellingborough Castle M5 Redditch Leamington St Edmunds Warwick Spa Rushden Berrington Hall Droitwich Coughton Daventry Newmarket Theatre Royal Cambridge The Firs Court Northampton St Neots Llanerchaeron Hanbury Anglesey Abbey Stowmarket Hall Stratford Ickworth upon Avon M11 Brockhampton Worcester Canons Greyfriars’ Charlecote Park Ashby Wimpole Estate Orford House Ness The Fleece M1 Newport Bedford Melford Hall Great Malvern Pagnell Sutton Hoo Inn Farnborough Hall Biggleswade Lavenham Ipswich Croome Evesham Upton Haverhill The Weir House Sudbury Guildhall Hidcote Banbury Milton Dolaucothi Mines Garden Hereford Royston Stowe Keynes M1 Saffron Letchworth Walden Felixstowe Tewkesbury Dunstable A1(M) Harwich M50 Snowshill Manor Downs and the Flatford Claydon Leighton Whipsnade Hitchin M11 Grange Barn Chastleton M40 Buzzard Estate Stevenage Bishop's Braintree Colchester Carmarthen M5 Cheltenham Bicester Ascott Stortford Gloucester House Luton Paycocke’s Bourne Mill Dinefwr Shaw’s Corner Hatfeld Forest House Abergavenny Chedworth Waddesdon Manor Welwyn Garden Ammanford Tring Ware Witham Clacton-on-Sea Colby Woodland Roman Villa Hemel City Witney Hertford Milford Garden Merthyr The Kymin Hartwell House Hempstead Harlow Haven St Albans Maldon T l d Chelmsford Stroud Oxford Thame Berkhamsted M1 Hoddesdon M5 Llanelli Aberdulais Aberdare Pontypool Buscot M40 Pembroke M4 Cirencester Park Amersham M25 Hughenden Watford Enfeld Tudor Merchant’s Neath Abingdon M25 M11 Cwmbran Chigwell House Swansea Chepstow Newark Park West Wycombe Park Barnet Brentwood Stackpole High Wycombe Fenton M25 Rayleigh Pontypridd M48 Didcot Port Talbot Caerphilly Nuffeld Place House Sutton House Newport Heelis Beaconsfeld Basildon Southend-on-Sea M4 Swindon Cliveden Eastbury Manor House Tredegar House M49 Slough 2 Willow Road Rainham Hall Canvey Island M4 Greys Court M4 Bridgend M4 Porthcawl Cardiff M32 Tilbury Basildon Park Reading Windsor Osterley Park Sheerness M5 Clevedon Bristol Dyrham Park Staines Red House Margate Avebury Runnymede and Ham House Cobham Wood Dyffryn Gardens M4 Rochester Tyntesfeld Newbury Ankerwycke Claremont Swanley Whitstable Barry Lacock Gillingham Garden M25 Sittingbourne Herne Bay Bath Chatham Weston-super-Mare Devizes M3 The Homewood M20 Faversham Ramsgate Prior Park Epsom Brean Down M2 Sandham Hatchlands Leatherhead Sevenoaks Knole Maidstone Trowbridge The Vyne Quebec Canterbury Memorial Park Box Hill Stoneacre Chapel Basingstoke River Wey and Godalming M25 House Ightham Mote Deal Navigations and Dapdune Wharf Reigate M20 Burnham-on-Sea Frome Guildford Polesden Emmetts Andover Farnham Chartwell Garden Tonbridge South Foreland Lighthouse Lundy Ilfracombe Minehead Dunster Castle Warminster Shalford Mill Lacey Godalming Sissinghurst Ashford Winkworth Arboretum M23 Castle Garden The White Cliffs Arlington Court Standen House Dover Dunster Coleridge Cottage M3 Alton East Grinstead Crawley Tunbridge M20 Watermill Bridgwater Stourhead Mompesson Winchester Oakhurst Wells Folkestone Barnstaple Fyne Court House City Mill Cottage Wakehurst Scotney Castle Hythe Crowborough Smallhythe Place Salisbury Winchester Woolbeding Horsham Bideford Lytes Cary Manor Gardens Nymans Taunton Mottisfont Petworth Sheffeld Park Bodiam Castle Hinton Petersfeld Romsey Haywards Lamb House M5 Tintinhull Garden Eastleigh Ampner Heath Bateman’s Knightshayes Yeovil Barrington Court Southampton Uppark House Montacute House A3(M) Tiverton Hailsham Hastings Lewes Hythe M27 Havant Chichester Monk’s House Killerton Fareham Bexhill-on-Sea Brighton Kingston Lacy Fawley Littlehampton Hove Worthing Alfriston Clergy House New Gosport Hardy’s Milton Lymington Cowes Portsmouth Bognor Bridport Cottage Christchurch Ryde Regis Finch Foundry Exeter M5 Poole Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters Sidmouth Dorchester Brownsea Island Bournemouth Newtown Newport Castle Drogo Max Gate Bembridge Windmill Tintagel Old Studland Bay Sandown Post Offce A la Ronde The Lydford Gorge Corfe Castle Mottistone Shanklin Exmouth Weymouth Needles Dawlish Gardens Teignmouth Newton Abbot Bodmin Cotehele Compton Castle Buckland Abbey Torquay Newquay Lanhydrock Paignton Plymouth Saltash Brixham Antony Plympton Trerice St Austell Fowey Torpoint Greenway Saltram Coleton Fishacre East Pool Truro St Ives Mine Redruth Levant Mine Camborne Overbeck’s Trengwainton Trelissick Garden Penzance Godolphin Falmouth St Michael’s Helston Glendurgan Garden Mount Berwick-upon-Tweed

Lindisfarne Castle

Giant’s Causeway Carrick-a-Rede Cragside

Downhill Coleraine Demesne and Hezlett House Morpeth Wallington LONDONDERRY Blyth Seaton Delaval Hall Whitley Bay Tynemouth Newcastle Upon Tyne M2 Souter Lighthouse Jarrow and The Leas Ballymena Cherryburn Gateshead Gray’s Printing Larne Gibside Sunderland Press Carlisle Consett Washington Old Hall

Houghton le Spring M22 Patterson’s M6 Springhill Spade Mill Carrickfergus Durham M2 Newtownabbey Brandon Peterlee Wellbrook Cookstown Bangor Beetling Mill Wordsworth House Spennymoor Divis and the A1(M) Hartlepool BELFAST Black Mountain Newtownards Workington Bishop Auckland Mount Aira Force Appleby-in- Redcar and Ullswater Westmorland Stewart Stockton- Middlesbrough M1 Whitehaven on-Tees The Argory Strangford Ormesby Hall Craigavon Lough Darlington Ardress House Rowallane Sticklebarn and Whitby Castle Portadown Garden The Langdales Coole Castle Armagh Ward Wray Castle Florence Court Beatrix Potter Gallery M6 and Hawkshead Murlough Northallerton Crom Steam Yacht Gondola Hill Top Kendal Hawes Rievaulx Scarborough Sizergh Terrace Newry

Nunnington Hall Ulverston Ripon

Barrow-in-Furness Bridlington Fountains Abbey A1(M) Morecambe Lancaster Knaresborough Beningbrough Hall M6 Harrogate York Skipton Treasurer’s House Fleetwood Ilkley Middlethorpe Hall Keighley Yeadon Tadcaster Clitheroe Colne Beverley East Riddlesden Hall Shipley Blackpool Gawthorpe Hall Nelson Leeds Garforth M55 Selby Preston Burnley M621 Kingston Upon Hull M65 Accrington Bradford M62 Lytham St Anne's Castleford Blackburn Todmorden Halifax Rawtenstall Batley Leyland Brighouse M62 Pontefract Goole Rufford Old Hall Wa d Southport Nostell M18 Chorley M62 M6 M66 Thorne Immingham M61 Rochdale Hemsworth Scunthorpe Grimsby Ormskirk Bury M181 Standish M1 Cleethorpes Bolton Middleton Skelmersdale M60 M180 Barnsley M58 Wigan Oldham Doncaster Crosby Kirkby St Helens M62 Salford Manchester Bootle Stocksbridge M67 A1(M) Wallasey Sale Glossop Rotherham Liverpool M60 Gainsborough M60 Stockport M62 Dunham Massey Birkenhead Sheffeld Louth Bodysgallen Widnes Warrington Altrincham Quarry Llandudno M53 M56 Bank Mr Straw’s Holyhead Conwy Suspension Bridge Hall Runcorn Colwyn Bay Prestatyn Tatton Park M1 Worksop House Retford Speke Hall Wilmslow Dronfeld Aberconwy House Rhyl Frodsham Knutsford Lyme M56 Nether Conwy Abergele Staveley Ellesmere Port Alderley Mill Bangor Flint Northwich Clumber Park d Buxton Lincoln Plas Newydd Penrhyn M6 Gunby Estate Castle Bodnant Garden Stainsby Mill Chester Congleton Cross Mansfeld Monksthorpe Chapel Biddulph Grange Matlock Hardwick Little Moreton Hall Garden Sutton in Ashfeld Leek The Workhouse Tattershall Tyˆ Mawr Crewe Kirkby in Kidsgrove Ashfeld Newark-on-Trent Castle Wybrnant Nantwich Wrexham Ripley Newcastle- Erddig Stoke-on-trent Ashbourne Belper Hucknall under-Lyme Boston Sheringham Park

Kedleston Hall Ilkeston M1 Nottingham Chirk Castle Beeston Grantham Belton House Sudbury Derby Plas yn Stone Uttoxeter Felbrigg Hall Rhiw Hall Long Eaton Oswestry Woolsthorpe Blickling Estate Burton upon Trent Spalding King's Stafford Calke Abbey Melton Manor Loughborough Mowbray Lynn Newport Shugborough Estate M6 Heigham Holmes Rugeley Ashby-de-la-Zouch Attingham Dereham Shrewsbury Park Sunnycroft Cannock d Coalville Wisbech Norwich Stamford Swaffham Great Yarmouth Telford M54 M6 M42 Elizabethan Powis Castle TOLL Brownhills Peckover Downham House Museum Wightwick Tamworth Leicester House Benthall Moseley Old Hall Peterborough Market Hall Manor Walsall Sutton Wolverhampton Hinckley March Oxburgh Hall Bridgnorth Lowestoft West Bromwich M6 M69 Carding Nuneaton Dudley Birmingham Mill Valley Market Corby and the Dudmaston Halesowen Birmingham Bedworth Back to Backs Harborough Thetford Aberystwyth Long Mynd Stourbridge M6 Lyveden M1 A1(M) Ely M5 Solihull M42 Coventry Kettering Kidderminster Mildenhall Packwood Baddesley Rugby Huntingdon M42 House Clinton Bromsgrove M45 St Ives Stourport- Wicken Fen Houghton Mill Bury Dunwich Heath Croft on-Severn M40 Wellingborough Castle M5 Redditch Leamington St Edmunds Warwick Spa Rushden Berrington Hall Droitwich Coughton Daventry Newmarket Theatre Royal Cambridge The Firs Court Northampton St Neots Llanerchaeron Hanbury Anglesey Abbey Stowmarket Hall Stratford Ickworth upon Avon M11 Brockhampton Worcester Canons Greyfriars’ Charlecote Park Ashby Wimpole Estate Orford House Ness The Fleece M1 Newport Bedford Melford Hall Great Malvern Pagnell Sutton Hoo Inn Farnborough Hall Biggleswade Lavenham Ipswich Croome Evesham Upton Haverhill The Weir House Sudbury Guildhall Hidcote Banbury Milton Dolaucothi Mines Garden Hereford Royston Stowe Keynes M1 Saffron Letchworth Walden Felixstowe Tewkesbury Dunstable A1(M) Harwich M50 Snowshill Manor Downs and the Flatford Claydon Leighton Whipsnade Hitchin M11 Grange Barn Chastleton M40 Buzzard Estate Stevenage Bishop's Braintree Colchester Carmarthen M5 Cheltenham Bicester Ascott Stortford Gloucester House Luton Paycocke’s Bourne Mill Dinefwr Shaw’s Corner Hatfeld Forest House Abergavenny Chedworth Waddesdon Manor Welwyn Garden Ammanford Tring Ware Witham Clacton-on-Sea Colby Woodland Roman Villa Hemel City Witney Hertford Milford Garden Merthyr The Kymin Hartwell House Hempstead Harlow Haven St Albans Maldon T l d Chelmsford Stroud Oxford Thame Berkhamsted M1 Hoddesdon M5 Llanelli Aberdulais Aberdare Pontypool Buscot M40 Pembroke M4 Cirencester Park Amersham M25 Hughenden Watford Enfeld Tudor Merchant’s Neath Abingdon M25 M11 Cwmbran Chigwell House Swansea Chepstow Newark Park West Wycombe Park Barnet Brentwood Stackpole High Wycombe Fenton M25 Rayleigh Pontypridd M48 Didcot Port Talbot Caerphilly Nuffeld Place House Sutton House Newport Heelis Beaconsfeld Basildon Southend-on-Sea M4 Swindon Cliveden Eastbury Manor House Tredegar House M49 Slough 2 Willow Road Rainham Hall Canvey Island M4 Greys Court Bridgend M4 M4 Porthcawl Cardiff M32 Tilbury Basildon Park Reading Windsor Osterley Park Sheerness M5 Clevedon Bristol Dyrham Park Staines Red House Margate Avebury Runnymede and Ham House Cobham Wood Dyffryn Gardens M4 Rochester Tyntesfeld Newbury Ankerwycke Claremont Swanley Whitstable Barry Lacock Gillingham Garden M25 Sittingbourne Herne Bay Bath Chatham Weston-super-Mare Devizes M3 The Homewood M20 Faversham Ramsgate Prior Park Epsom Brean Down M2 Sandham Hatchlands Leatherhead Sevenoaks Knole Maidstone Trowbridge The Vyne Quebec Canterbury Memorial Park Box Hill Stoneacre Chapel Basingstoke River Wey and Godalming M25 House Ightham Mote Deal Navigations and Dapdune Wharf Reigate M20 Burnham-on-Sea Frome Guildford Polesden Emmetts Andover Farnham Chartwell Garden Tonbridge South Foreland Lighthouse Lundy Ilfracombe Minehead Dunster Castle Warminster Shalford Mill Lacey Godalming Sissinghurst Ashford Winkworth Arboretum M23 Castle Garden The White Cliffs Arlington Court Standen House Dover Dunster Coleridge Cottage M3 Alton East Grinstead Crawley Tunbridge M20 Watermill Bridgwater Stourhead Mompesson Winchester Oakhurst Wells Folkestone Barnstaple Fyne Court House City Mill Cottage Wakehurst Scotney Castle Hythe Crowborough Smallhythe Place Salisbury Winchester Woolbeding Horsham Bideford Lytes Cary Manor Gardens Nymans Taunton Mottisfont Petworth Sheffeld Park Bodiam Castle Hinton Petersfeld Romsey Haywards Lamb House M5 Tintinhull Garden Eastleigh Ampner Heath Bateman’s Knightshayes Yeovil Barrington Court Southampton Uppark House Montacute House A3(M) Tiverton Hailsham Hastings Lewes Hythe M27 Havant Chichester Monk’s House Killerton Fareham Bexhill-on-Sea Brighton Kingston Lacy Fawley Littlehampton Hove Worthing Alfriston Clergy House New Gosport Hardy’s Milton Lymington Cowes Portsmouth Bognor Bridport Cottage Christchurch Ryde Regis Finch Foundry Exeter M5 Poole Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters Sidmouth Dorchester Brownsea Island Bournemouth Newtown Newport Castle Drogo Max Gate Bembridge Windmill Tintagel Old Studland Bay Sandown Post Offce A la Ronde The Lydford Gorge Corfe Castle Mottistone Shanklin Exmouth Weymouth Needles Dawlish Gardens Teignmouth Newton Abbot Bodmin Cotehele Compton Castle Buckland Abbey Torquay Newquay Lanhydrock Paignton Plymouth Saltash Brixham Antony Plympton Trerice St Austell Fowey Torpoint Greenway Saltram Coleton Fishacre East Pool Truro St Ives Mine Redruth Levant Mine Camborne Overbeck’s Trengwainton Trelissick Garden Penzance Godolphin Falmouth St Michael’s Helston Glendurgan Garden Mount Catering: main café (licensed), 140 covers with additional 100 outside. Attingham Park Group admission: £11.90 Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4TP Attingham Park M T W T F S S Park, Field of Play, Carriage House Café and Stables shop¹ 1 Jan–15 Feb 8–5* M T W T F S S 16 Feb–24 May 8–6 M T W T F S S 25 May–1 Sep 8–7 M T W T F S S 2 Sep–3 Nov 8–6* M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 8–5* M T W T F S S Walled Garden Open all year 9–5* M T W T F S S Mansion 4 Jan–10 Feb† 11–3 . . . . F S S 16 Feb–3 Nov 11–4:30 M T W T F S S 30 Nov–23 Dec†† 10–3:30 M T W T F S S ¹Carriage House Café opens 9 and Stables shop opens 10; both close one hour before park except 30 November to 29 December when close 4:30. †Entry by tour (booking required). †† Entry by timed ticket (booking required). Attingham inspires a sense of beauty, space and *Dusk if earlier. Field of Play kiosk open 13 April to 1 awe. From the moment you enter the gates, September from 11 weekends and daily during Shropshire views open across the 200-year-old parkland to school holidays (weather permitting). 24 December: mansion closed; site closes 3. Everything closed 25 December. the Shropshire Hills and the impressive mansion emerges against silhouettes of cedar trees. The Access: s s s s s s s s s house, which sits at the heart of the Lord Berwicks’ estate, is an example of classical design and Italian Mansion ss s s Café s infuence. Outside, cattle graze and fallow deer Grounds s s s s roam, shaded woodland glades of historic trees ofer peace and shade, while the red-brick organic walled garden is a place of order, productivity Special interest tours and horticulture. The accessible paths around Check website or call for details of all tours or talks the parkland are perfect for walks, running or exploring the 1,619-hectare (4,000-acre) estate. A range of private guided tours Full of life and locally loved, there’s something for A fabulous story awaits to be heard at this grand everyone all year round. Note: sorry, no group Georgian mansion where the changing fortunes bookings at weekends in December. of the Hill family have shaped the history of this house. Tours can be tailored to the interest of the Garden best in: May–September. group. Please discuss at the time of booking.

What’s new in 2019? National Portrait Gallery Tour cost from £5 per person exhibition inside the mansion (on selected dates). Duration 1 hour

Contact: 01743 708123 (Infoline). 01743 708162 Berwicks in brief or [email protected] Enjoy an introductory talk that outlines the fascinating stories of the Hill family, from Noel Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, drop-of 25 yards 1st Lord Berwick who built Attingham through to from entrance. 600 yards to mansion. Bug 8th Lord and Lady Berwick who carefully began service available to mansion, walled garden to revive the house before generously gifting and cafés. First pick-up point is 150 yards from Attingham to the nation. visitor entrance. Tour cost from £2 per person Visit: average duration is 4 hours. Welcome to Duration 30 minutes site. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. Attingham’s Group Travel Guide available by request outlining all the information you need for your visit. Shop.

130 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Coaches: parking for 1 coach, 250 yards from entrance. Baddesley Clinton Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Out-of-hours tours£. Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton, Timed tickets for entry to house, entry times are Warwickshire B93 0DQ 15 minutes apart. Shop.

The magic of Baddesley Clinton comes from its Catering: restaurant (licensed), counter-assisted secluded, timeless setting deep within its own servery, 100 covers and additional open-air parkland. From refuge to haven, this atmospheric seating for 100. moated manor house has been a sanctuary since the 15th century. Discover Baddesley’s Group admission: £11. Winter £7.70 late medieval, Tudor and 20th-century histories and uncover its stories, from hiding persecuted Catholics in its priest’s holes, to the history of the Baddesley Clinton M T W T F S S Ferrers family who lived at Baddesley for more Baddesley Clinton than 500 years. This year fnd out about some of 1 Jan–15 Feb 9–4* M T W T F S S Baddesley’s strong female characters and their 16 Feb–3 Nov 9–5* M T W T F S S intriguing stories. The peaceful gardens include 4 Nov–31 Dec 9–4* M T W T F S S fsh pools, walled garden and a lakeside walk, 19 to 22 April: admission by bookable tickets only, limited perfect for a tranquil stroll. (including members). *House: opens 11, admission by timed ticket (not bookable). 7 January to 15 February and 4 to 29 November: weekdays admission to house by guided tour Garden best in: April–September. (not bookable). Closed 24 and 25 December.

Contact: 01564 783294 or Access: s s s s s s s s [email protected] Building ss s Grounds s s s

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 131 Catering: licensed café, counter/table service, 140 covers plus outdoor seating. Hot meals 12 to 2. Private lunch or afternoon tea reservations Belton House by arrangement. Grantham, Lincolnshire Group admission: £15.60. Grounds only £10.80. Winter: grounds only £8 Sitting elegantly in formal gardens with views across Pleasure Grounds and an ancient deer park, Belton is often cited as being the perfect Belton House M T W T F S S example of an English country-house estate. House* Although built on a relatively modest scale, it has 2 Mar–27 Oct 12:30–5 . . W T F S S a superlative collection of porcelain and silver, Shops, restaurant, Ride Play Café, adventure playground** a world-renowned library, and an architectural Open all year 9:30–5:30 M T W T F S S fnesse that refects the wealth and cultured Basement† tastes of generations of the Brownlow family. Open all year Tour M T W T F S S In more recent times, Belton has also become a *Timed entry to house. Last entry 4. **Closes at 4 in popular destination for families, with an extensive November and December. †Volunteer-led tours (subject to availability), 11 to 3; last tour at 2 in winter. Park and programme of activities, seasonal trails and gardens: open as shops and restaurant. Bellmount Woods: adventure play. Note: entry to the mansion is by open daily (access from separate car park). Everything timed ticket (available to book in advance). Please closed 25 December. allow three weeks for us to process bookings. Access: s s s s s s s s s s Garden best in: February–October. House ss s Grounds s s s s

Contact: 01476 566116 or [email protected] Special interest tours Check website or call for details of all tours or talks Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, 300 yards from entrance. Drop-of point 75 yards from restaurant Behind-the-door tour and toilets. Don’t miss this chance to go behind the scenes and explore rooms from the basement to the attic Visit: average duration is 3 hours 30 minutes. foor of the house, and gain insight into the daily Welcome to site. Out-of-hours tours£. No life of a hard-working servant. It’s a fascinating wheelchair access to basement. ‘Below Stairs’ tour to suit small groups of up to 10 people. tours, daily from 11, subject to volunteer guide availability. Maximum 15 per tour, lasting Tour cost from £100 per group 50 minutes. Call for information, booking Duration 2 hours limitations. Shop. Introduction to the gardens Meet a member of Belton’s gardening team who will welcome your group and provide a short introduction to the formal garden and Pleasure Grounds, taking in the season’s highlights. Minimum 20 people.

Tour cost from £6 per person Duration 30 minutes

Meet the head gardener Enjoy an extended tour with our head gardener to hear how he manages Belton’s 14 hectares (36 acres) of formal garden and pick up a few gardening tips along the way. The tour will take in the Orangery, Italian and Dutch Gardens and the Pleasure Grounds. Minimum 15 people.

Tour cost from £10 per person Duration 1 hour

132 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Berrington Hall near Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW

Standing proud and strong, this fne Georgian mansion sits within ‘Capability’ Brown’s fnal garden and landscape. In the house are jewel- like interiors, designed by Henry Holland and home to the Harley, Rodney and Cawley families. Upstairs you can see a dress ft for a king and explore an artistic response to Ann Bangham, wife of frst owner Thomas Harley. Discover the Walled Garden and Pleasure Grounds restoration project, with a visit to the Georgian-inspired, Look!Look!Look! pavilion, by artists Heather and Ivan Morison, then follow the parkland walk to experience Brown’s design. Note: home to the costume collection of Charles Paget Wade, from Snowshill Manor. Not all on display, viewing by special arrangement.

Garden best in: April–September.

What’s new in 2019? Discover our Walled Garden and Pleasure Grounds restoration project during your visit. Access: ss s s s s s Building s s Grounds s s s s Contact: 01568 615721 or [email protected] Special interest tours Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, 200 yards from Check website or call for details of all tours or talks entrance. Approach via B4361 following brown signs. Do not approach from the A49. Architecture and garden tour Join one of our guides and fnd out more about Visit: average duration is 3 hours 30 minutes. Henry Holland’s intricate design and discover the Welcome to site. Guided tour. Out-of-hours secrets hidden behind Berrington’s architecture. tours£. Shop. Hear about ‘Capability’ Brown’s landscape garden design, and the management of the Walled Catering: tea-room (licensed), self-service, 100 Garden and working estate. This tour also takes covers including open-air seating. Set menu. you to the hidden ‘below stairs’ spaces. Groups to specify catering needs when booking. Tour cost free of charge Group admission: £9.40 Duration 1 hour

Style through the ages Berrington Hall M T W T F S S Berrington Hall is home to the captivating 1 Jan 10–4 . T . . . . . costume collection of Charles Paget Wade, from 5 Jan–10 Feb 10–4 . . . . . S S Snowshill Manor. On this perfectly turned-out 16 Feb–3 Nov 10–5 M T W T F S S tour, your expert guide will introduce you to 9 Nov–22 Dec 10–4 . . . . . S S some of the very best examples in the country of 27 Dec–31 Dec 10–4 M T . . F S S 18th- and 19th-century costumes, and the history Mansion and shop open at 11. Last admission one hour behind them. before closing. Gardens, parkland and Stables café: open 5:30 to 8:30 on Saturdays only in August. Tour cost from £8 per person Duration 1 hour

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 133 Catering: tea-room, self-service, 38 covers inside and 40 outdoors. Biddulph Grange Group admission: £9

Garden Biddulph Grange Garden M T W T F S S Grange Road, Biddulph, Stafordshire ST8 7SD 1 Jan–15 Feb 10–3:30 M T W T F S S 16 Feb–8 Mar 10–4:30 M T W T F S S Biddulph Grange Garden is a remarkable survival, 9 Mar–31 May 10–5:30 M T W T F S S a formal Victorian horticultural masterpiece 1 Jun–29 Sep 9–5:30 M T W T F S S and a quirky, playful paradise full of intrigue 30 Sep–25 Oct 10–5:30 M T W T F S S and surprise. Created by its visionary owner, 26 Oct–3 Nov 10–4:30 M T W T F S S James Bateman, the garden and Geological 4 Nov–31 Dec 10–3:30 M T W T F S S Gallery express his attempts to reconcile his Closes dusk if earlier. Closed 25 and 26 December. religious convictions and his passion for botany and geolog. His plant and fossil collections Access: ss s s s Garden s come from all over the world – a visit takes you on a journey from an Italian terrace to an Egptian pyramid, via a Himalayan glen and Special interest tours Chinese garden, hidden by tunnels, hedges and Check website or call for details of all tours or talks rockwork. The collection includes rhododendrons, Wellingtonias and the oldest golden larch in Story of the garden at Biddulph Grange Britain. Note: there are 400 steps in the garden. Enjoy a walk around the garden and Geological Gallery, exploring the garden ‘rooms’ and their Garden best in: April–October. microclimates. Discover more about the story of Biddulph Grange and its place in time, from Contact: 01782 517999 or private home and garden, to a hospital. The [email protected] garden survives as a spectacular high Victorian masterpiece. Coaches: coach parking, 50 yards. Tour cost free of charge Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Duration 45 minutes Introductory talk. Guided tour. Shop.

134 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Group admission: £9 (groups 10+)

Birmingham Back to Backs M T W T F S S Birmingham 29 Jan–22 Dec Tour . T W T F S S Admission by timed, guided tour only (booking essential). Back to Backs Closed 2 to 5 September. Open Bank Holiday Mondays (but closed next day). Term-time tours from 1: Tuesdays, 55-63 Hurst Street/50-54 Inge Street, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Last tour times vary in winter Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4TE due to low light levels.

Immerse yourself in the life of residents at Access: s s s s s s s s Birmingham’s last surviving court of back to Building s s s backs. The evocative tour will give you an insight into how people lived from the 1840s to 1970s. With privies, coal fres, candlelight and cramped spaces, you’ll get a real taste of back-to-back life. Note: booking essential. Eight fights of steep, winding stairs. Ground-foor tours available. Sorry no café.

Contact: 0121 666 7671 (booking line). 0121 622 2442 (ofce) or [email protected]

Coaches: no coach parking. Drop-of in Inge Street (next to Hippodrome Theatre).

Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Guided tour only. Group visits on Tuesday to Thursday, 1 to 3, Friday to Sunday 10 to 3. Shop.

Catering: no catering, but near to city centre cafés and restaurants.

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 135 Brockhampton Bringsty, near Bromyard, Herefordshire WR6 5TB

More than 600 years ago the Dumbleton family built this moated manor house tucked away in a Herefordshire valley. Find out about the lives of the people who called this place home from the 15th to the 20th centuries and discover how what was once a grand medieval hall, with prestigious gatehouse, slowly transformed into a humble home for farmers. The house is surrounded by orchards and sits next to an ancient ruined chapel. In the wider estate there are six walks through a farming landscape with designed parkland, hidden dingles, gushing streams and wild woodlands waiting to be discovered. Note: challenging terrain with extremely steep slopes and muddy areas.

Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 110 yards from manor house. Coaches can be met on entry to the estate and guided down to manor house. Narrow gateway, width 2.84 metres.

Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to site. Guided tours can be provided on request. Shop.

Catering: Granary kiosk (licensed) near manor house. Seating available upstairs with an additional 50 outside. Light refreshments available for groups if booked.

Group admission: £8.55

Brockhampton M T W T F S S Estate Open all year 10–5 M T W T F S S House, Granary shop and Old Apple Store tea-room* 5 Jan–10 Feb 10–4** . . . . . S S 16 Feb–3 Nov 10–5** M T W T F S S 9 Nov–29 Dec 10–4** . . . . . S S *House, grounds, Granary shop and Old Apple Store tea- room close 30 minutes before estate. **House and Granary shop open 11. Garden best in: April–September. Access: s s s s s s s s What’s new in 2019? Two rooms in the manor have been refreshed, where you can discover Building ss s Grounds s s s more about Bartholomew Barneby’s grand design and Colonel Lutley’s life on the estate.

Contact: 01885 482077 or [email protected]

136 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Catering: restaurant (licensed), counter service, 96 covers. Café, 60 covers with additional open- air seating. Group requirements are handled on Calke Abbey an individual basis, call to discuss. Picnics allowed in parkland. Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire DE73 7JF Group admission: £14.25. Garden, stables and With peeling paintwork and overgrown courtyards, park only £9.20. Park only £4 Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of a country-house estate. Faded garden buildings and a redundant kitchen garden hint at former Calke Abbey M T W T F S S fortunes, while inside a vast collection tells tales Calke Park National Nature Reserve† of an eccentric family who never threw anything Open all year 7:30–7 M T W T F S S away and who sought isolation from the world. House* The long drive through hidden parkland, expansive 2 Mar–3 Nov 11–5 M T W T F S S estate and secluded house in the hollow create Garden** moments for refection and retreat. The historic 2 Jan–22 Dec 10–5 M T W T F S S and fragile habitats of Calke Park and its National Stables, restaurant and shop** Nature Reserve await discovery, together with the Open all year 10–5 M T W T F S S limeyards, ancient trees and ponds. Note: opening †Closes dusk, if earlier; closed 25 December. this year, new visitor facilities at Calke Explore – *House: taster visit, 11 to 12:30, then open fully by timed ticket. **Garden, stables, restaurant and shop: close at 5 when house the start for outdoor adventures. is open, March to October; at 4 all other times. Everything closed 25 December. Garden best in: May–September. Access: s s s s s s s s s s Contact: 01332 863822 or House ss s Stables ss Grounds s s s [email protected]

Coaches: coach parking, 750 yards. Height restriction at the main (Ticknall) entrance is 3.6 metres. If coach exceeds height, you must contact for alternative routes. One-way system in the park. Bug transfer to house if requested.

Visit: average duration is 4 hours. Welcome to site. Shop.

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 137 Canons Ashby near Daventry, Northamptonshire NN11 3SD

Ancient and peaceful, Canons Ashby is far removed from today’s bustling lifestyle. Medieval canons built their priory near the small village of Ashby, but the Dissolution left a curiously truncated church and the village was lost, leaving nothing but mounds in the landscape. Nearby, the Elizabethan Dryden family built their home, making few changes during their 450 years of occupation. Victorian Sir Henry Dryden’s curiosity led him to record the detail of the mansion, its unusual blend of architectural styles, mysterious wall-paintings, plasterwork and fne furnishings. Outside, lush gardens, parkland and ancient church ofer space for tranquil contemplation. Note: admission may be by timed tickets on busy days.

Garden best in: May–August.

Contact: 01327 861900 or [email protected]

Coaches: parking for coaches in main car park 200 yards from house. Bug transfer available. Access: s s s s s s s s s s Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to House ss Church s Grounds s s site. Shop.

Catering: tea-room (licensed), self-service, Special interest tours 42 covers, with additional 42 covers outside in Check website or call for details of all tours or talks pretty tea garden. Tables cannot be reserved. Canons Ashby garden Group admission: £9. Garden only £5.40 This guided tour leads you through the walled gardens which have been restored to their original 1710 design. The planting is currently Canons Ashby M T W T F S S inspired by Victorian gardening fashions and Tea-room, garden, shop, priory church and parkland* ranges from colourful decorative beds near the 1 Jan–2 Jan* 10–3 . T W . . . . house, to a productive vegetable garden full of 4 Feb–31 Mar* 10–3:30 M T W T F S S delicious fruit, vegetables and herbs. 1 Apr–3 Nov 10–5 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–22 Dec* 10–3:30 M T W T F S S Tour cost free of charge 27 Dec–31 Dec* 10–3 M T . . F S S Duration 40 minutes House* 4 Feb–1 Mar* 11–3 M T W . F S S One thousand years of Canons Ashby 2 Mar–31 Mar* 11–3 M T W T F S S Discover the story of this ancient settlement from 1 Apr–3 Nov 11:30–4 M T W T F S S the Domesday Book to the present day. Learn 9 Nov–1 Dec* 11–3 . . . . . S S about the badly behaved medieval canons and 2 Dec–22 Dec* 11–3 M T W T F S S their priory church. Explore the outside of this *Garden and house: some areas may close in winter for home and garden and learn about its curious past conservation work. House: last entry 2:30 in February, March, and quirky architecture. Max 25 persons. November and December and 3:30, April to October; closes dusk if earlier. Timed tickets may operate at certain times. Tour cost free of charge Duration 40 minutes

138 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Charlecote Park Wellesbourne, Warwick, Warwickshire CV35 9ER

Charlecote Park was already in its middle age when Elizabeth I arrived 450 years ago, entering through the gatehouse and on to the welcoming red-brick mansion, just as you will today. A family home for more than eight centuries, it is a place of surprising treasures, with collections refecting the tastes of the Lucy family, lifestyle and varied fortunes. Imagine the hum of activity of a working Garden best in: April–August. estate in the domestic ‘below-stairs’ spaces and in the laundry room and brewhouse in the courtyard. Contact: 01789 470277 or In the stables see the family’s carriage collection, [email protected] while in the parkland Jacob sheep and fallow deer roam across the ‘Capability’ Brown landscape, a Coaches: parking for 2 coaches in main car park, haven for wildlife in which you can picnic and play, 300 yards from entrance. Bug transfer available walk and wander. Note: no coach bookings on to house from inside grounds. Bank Holiday weekends, or Bank Holidays. Limited bookings in school holidays. Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Introductory talk£. Group information pack available when booking. Shop.

Catering: The Orangery (licensed), self-service, 60 covers, with additional open-air seating for 60. Hot meals 12 to 2:30. Picnics welcome, picnic benches available in the grounds.

Group admission: £11. Parkland and outbuildings only £8

Charlecote Park M T W T F S S Park and garden 1 Jan–15 Feb 9–4† M T W T F S S 16 Feb–31 Mar 9–5† M T W T F S S 1 Apr–3 Nov 9–6 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 9–4† M T W T F S S House** 16 Feb–3 Nov¹ 11–3:30² M T W T F S S 9 Nov–24 Nov 11–3:30² . . . . . S S 30 Nov–22 Dec 11–3:30² M . . . F S S 23 Dec–31 Dec 11–3:30² M T . T F S S Tea-room and shop* 1 Jan–31 Mar 9–4 M T W T F S S 1 Apr–3 Nov 9–5 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 9–4 M T W T F S S *Shop: opens 10:30. ¹House: Wednesdays by guided tours only (places limited); ²Admission by timed tickets. †Park and garden: close dusk if earlier. Everything closed 25 December. **Some projects may impact on house availability.

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Carved out of the ancient forest of Sherwood, a space of playfulness and pleasure on a grand scale was created by the Dukes of Newcastle. Clumber Park is true to its spirit as a place of recreation, with 20 miles of cycle routes and 1,537 hectares (3,800 acres) of parkland, woodland and heathland to explore. The beauty of the Gothic Revival chapel, with its original stained-glass windows, reveals a rich historic past. The Pleasure Grounds frame the magnifcent lake, making a perfect place to stroll or picnic. The Walled Kitchen Garden, with its National Collection of Rhubarb, provides a variety of fruit and vegetables to the café, and there are colourful herbaceous borders during the summer.

Garden best in: April–August.

Contact: 01909 476592 or [email protected]

Coaches: parking for 4 coaches, 200 yards from the main visitor facilities, 250 yards from the Walled Kitchen Garden.

Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to site. Guided tour£. Shop.

Catering: café, 120 covers, plus additional open-air seating and garden tea house, 40 covers (both licensed). Catering can be booked, table reservations available, and private room hire options.

Group admission: £3.50

Clumber Park M T W T F S S Park Open all year 7–7 M T W T F S S Visitor facilities, café, shop, kitchen garden and chapel* 1 Jan–30 Mar** 10–4 M T W T F S S 31 Mar–26 Oct** 10–5 M T W T F S S 27 Oct–31 Dec** 10–4 M T W T F S S Park: open until dusk in summer. 31 March to 27 October: visitor facilities (café, shop, Walled Kitchen Garden, chapel, cycle hire centre, garden tea-house, Discovery Centre and woodland play park) close at 6 at weekends and Bank Holidays. Open daily, except 25 December. *Chapel: 14 January to 17 March, closed for conservation. **Café: opens at 9. Last cycle hire two hours before closing.

140 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Special interest tours Check website or call for details of all tours or talks

A taste of tradition Pleasure on a grand scale Excite the senses on an appetising tour around Let us escort you back through the centuries Clumber Park’s Walled Kitchen Garden. Unearth to hear about how life was lived to the full a world of heritage fruit and vegetables, including during Clumber Park’s heyday as a ducal estate. local apple varieties and the National Collection Although the house was demolished in 1938, of Rhubarb. Walk the length of the 400-foot many fascinating features remain, including a double herbaceous borders that lead you to the Gothic Revival chapel and the Walled Kitchen longest glasshouse in the Trust. Garden with spectacular glasshouses.

Tour cost from £5 per person Tour cost from £5 per person Duration 1 hour 30 minutes Duration 2 hours

Clumber Park wildlife safari Woodlands for wildlife Take a walk on the wild side and explore the Come and explore the woodlands of Clumber landscapes that provide habitats for a variety of Park and learn about how they are managed as birds, insects and other wildlife. Our guides will a home for birds and other wildlife. On the way show you the best places to spot wildlife and how we will look at some of the fnest trees from our the land is carefully managed to provide a safe collection of over 200 diferent species. environment for its inhabitants. Tour cost from £5 per person Tour cost from £5 per person Duration 2 hours Duration 2 hours

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 141 Coughton Court M T W T F S S House, shop, café and grounds* 1 Mar–31 Mar** 11–4 . . . T F S S 3 Apr–21 Jul 11–5 . . W T F S S Coughton Court 23 Jul–1 Sep 11–5 . T W T F S S Alcester, Warwickshire B49 5JA 4 Sep–29 Sep 11–5 . . W T F S S 3 Oct–3 Nov 11–4 . . . T F S S *Walled garden: opens at 12. **Grounds closed. Open Bank Holiday Mondays. Everything closed for private Throckmorton family days on 15 June, 27 July, 14 and 15 September. Admission to the house by timed entry ticket, not bookable.

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600 years of family history Designed to give you an overview of the house and family, this ‘early bird tour’ explores 600 Coughton has been home to the Throckmorton years of Throckmorton family history and Catholic family for more than 600 years. Facing treasures with one of our knowledgeable guides. persecution for their Catholic faith, they were Minimum of 15 people, refreshments included. willing to risk everything. You can discover their story and fnd out about a family’s ingenuity, Tour cost from £7.50 per person resilience and resolve, including their link to the Duration 45 minutes infamous Gunpowder Plot. Coughton is very much a family home with an intimate feel. The Discover Coughton Throckmorton family still live here and they When Coughton Court is closed, enjoy exclusive created and manage the gardens, including a access with a private tour of the house and two riverside walk, bog garden and beautiful display family churches. Discover how the Throckmorton of roses in the walled garden. Note: we operate family survived persecution and stayed true to timed tickets for the house. Sorry, no groups on their Catholic faith. Take a closer look at the weekends and Bank Holidays. Catholic treasures collected over 600 years. Minimum 15 people (refreshments included). Garden best in: April–August. Tour cost from £16 per person Contact: 01789 400777 or Duration 1 hour 30 minutes [email protected]

Coaches: space for 2 coaches, 100 yards from entrance. Drop-of point for visitors with limited mobility, 10 yards from visitor reception, wheelchairs available. No coach parking available on weekends and Bank Holidays.

Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Guided tour. Out-of-hours tours£. Shop.

Catering: Coughton Café (licensed), self-service, 70 covers inside and 90 outside. Hot meals 12 to 2:30. Special set menu for groups. Out-of-hours catering available.

Group admission: £11. Winter £7.70

142 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Catering: tea-room (licensed), self-service, 65 covers, with additional open-air seating for 40. Lunch served 12 to 3. Open weekends Croft Castle during winter. and Parkland Group admission: £9.40 Yarpole, near Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 9PW Croft Castle and Parkland M T W T F S S Tea-room, garden, shop and parkland This intimate house became the Croft family 1 Jan 10–4 . T . . . . . home before the Domesday Book. The castle has 27 Dec–31 Dec 10–4 M T . . F S S many compelling 20th-century stories to uncover, Castle, tea-room, garden, shop and parkland including Croft during the war years and some 5 Jan–10 Feb 10–4 . . . . . S S of its remarkable women. The interiors, styled by 16 Feb–3 Nov 10–5 M T W T F S S Thomas Farnolls Pritchard, also tell an 18th- and 9 Nov–22 Dec 10–4 . . . . . S S 19th-century tale. Relax in the walled garden, Castle and shop: open 11. Play area: open as parkland. complete with vineyard and glasshouse, take the dog for a stroll to the Iron Age hill fort, exploring Access: ss s s s s s Castle s s s the historic parkland, wood pasture and many Grounds s s s s ancient trees along the way. Discover new views and walks with the revival and restoration of the Fishpool Valley in the Picturesque style. Special interest tours Check website or call for details of all tours or talks Garden best in: April–September. Twilight tour of Croft Castle and garden Contact: 01568 780246 or An exclusive tour around this stately castle and [email protected] impressive scenic garden with one of our house team. You’ll see gorgeous Georgian interiors and Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 150 yards from furniture, hear all about the family connections entrance. Drop-of point 25 yards from entrance. dating back to Norman times and enjoy the working walled gardens. Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to site. Out-of-hours tours£. Volunteer-led tour Tour cost from £10 per person programme. Tours available on request at time of Duration 1 hour 30 minutes booking. Shop. nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 143 Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 30 yards from visitor centre. Mobility assistance on request. Croome Visit: average duration is 5 hours. Welcome to site. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. Further near High Green, Worcester, information can be found on Group Booking Worcestershire WR8 9DW section of Croome’s website. Dedicated space for groups in newly restored Orderlies’ Quarters There’s more than meets the eye at Croome. A at visitor centre. Shop. secret wartime airbase, now a visitor centre and museum, was once a hub of activity for thousands Catering: restaurant (licensed), 100 covers, of people. Outside is the grandest of English counter service in 1940s-style RAF canteen at landscapes, ‘Capability’ Brown’s masterful frst the visitor centre. Kitty Fisher’s Cofee House, commission, with commanding views over the 50 covers, in the basement of the house, serves Malverns. The parkland, nearly lost but now light refreshments. Pre-ordered refreshments restored, is great for walks and adventures with a available for arrival. surprise around every corner. At the heart of the park lies Croome Court, once home to the Earls Group admission: £11 of Coventry. The 6th Earl was an 18th-century trendsetter, and today Croome follows his lead using artists and craftspeople to tell the story of its Croome M T W T F S S eclectic past in inventive ways. Explore four foors House and RAF Museum of the mansion, perfect for making new discoveries. 1 Jan–15 Feb 11–4 M T W T F S S Note: Croome is home to one of Europe’s largest 16 Feb–3 Nov 11–4:30 M T W T F S S Georgian Walled Gardens with its owners ofering 4 Nov–31 Dec* 11–4 M T W T F S S exclusive, bespoke tours for groups. Park, restaurant and shop 1 Jan–15 Feb 10–4 M T W T F S S Garden best in: March–September. 16 Feb–3 Nov 10–5 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec* 10–4 M T W T F S S What’s new in 2019? Contemporary art *Everything closed 24 and 25 December. exhibitions running throughout the year. Access: s s s s s s s s Contact: 01905 371006 or House ss s Park s s s [email protected]

144 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Special interest tours Check website or call for details of all tours or talks

A view of Croome New From the vantage point of the church, a fve- minute walk from the visitor centre, Croome’s varied history will be outlined and key features of the landscape highlighted. An ideal introduction which orientates groups and allows members to then explore their own particular areas of interest.

Tour cost from £45 per group Duration 25 minutes

Behind the scenes New Join our house stewards on an exclusive behind- the-scenes tour of Croome’s house. Explore hidden areas not normally seen by visitors, and engage with hands-on history. Discover what goes into conserving a historic mansion and what lurks beneath the surface.

Tour cost from £5 per person Duration 1 hour

Walled Gardens New An exclusive tour of one of Europe’s largest Walled Gardens by its owners, the Cronins, who have been restoring it since 2000. Groups will share in and enjoy its past, present and future glories.

Tour cost from £8 per person Duration 1 hour 30 minutes

Bombers, bofns and top-secret radar Gain a unique insight into the lives of scientists and military personnel – men and women – based at RAF Deford, whose development of airborne radar played a decisive role in the Allied victory. Their stories and achievements are brought to life through technical exhibits, models, photographs and personal recollections.

Tour cost from £5 per person Duration 1 hour

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 145 Special interest tours Check website or call for details of all tours or talks Dudmaston A cocktail of art Sir George Labouchere once said that seeing a Quatt, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV15 6QN collection of abstract art made him feel as if he’d had ‘a number of very good cocktails’. Meet our Stretching across 1,214 hectares (3,000 acres) art volunteer and immerse yourself in the stories of ancient woodland and park, Dudmaston is a behind the paintings in our Modern Art collection working estate with a family home at its heart. and the man who lovingly collected them. Steeped in history but shaped by modern tastes and radical thinking, it is a delightful collision Tour cost free of charge of unexpected contrasts. From the picturesque Duration 45 minutes dingle, to the remarkable pieces by Moore and Matisse in the galleries, art has always found a A gardener’s view home here. Discover modern sculpture in the Join our volunteer gardener for a meander around garden or fnd a tranquil spot to take in the views the delightful gardens of Dudmaston. Witness over the pool. Explore the wider estate all year a riot of blossoming colour in spring and hear with walks from Comer Woods, Hampton Loade about the history we have uncovered and our and Sawmill. Note: the family home of Mr and vision for the future. Mrs Mark Hamilton-Russell. Tour cost free of charge Garden best in: April–June. Duration 1 hour

Contact: 01746 780866 or [email protected]

Coaches: coach parking in main car park, 100 yards to house.

Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Shop.

Catering: tea-room (licensed), counter-service, 60 covers plus additional seating outside.

Group admission: £9.25

Dudmaston M T W T F S S Park, tea-room, shop and second-hand bookshop 16 Feb–24 Feb* 11–4 . . . . . S S 17 Mar–28 Mar 11–4:30 M T W T . . S 1 Apr–30 Sep 11–5 M T W T . . S 1 Oct–31 Oct 11–4 M T W T . . S 2 Nov–1 Dec 11–4 . . . . . S S Galleries 17 Mar–31 Oct 12:30–4 M T W T . . S Hall and galleries 1 Apr–30 Sep 12:30–4:30 M T W T . . S Garden** 17 Mar–31 Oct 11:30–4:30 M T W T . . S No entry to the car park before opening time. *Restricted park access – Dingle walks only. **1 April to 30 September: garden closes at 5.

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146 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Group admission: £6.75. Gardens only £4.75

Gunby Estate M T W T F S S Gunby Estate, Hall House* 9 Mar–27 Oct 11–5 M T W . . S S and Gardens Gardens and tea-room** Gunby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 5SS 9 Mar–27 Oct 11–5 M T W T F S S *House: last admission one hour before closing (on busy The Massingberd family home from 1700 days admission may be by timed ticket). **Tea-room: last service 4:30. May close dusk, or earlier. until 1967, Gunby Hall still feels cherished and lived-in. Exploring three foors, you can easily imagine you’ll bump into one of the family at Access: ss House ss s Grounds s s any moment. Enjoy garden colour whatever the season: abundant spring fowers, summer roses, autumn borders and plentiful fruit and vegetables. Note: building works all year.

Garden best in: April–September.

What’s new in 2019? Enjoy new art exhibitions in the Orchard Gallery and the frst-foor sitting room of the house.

Contact: 01754 890102 or [email protected]

Coaches: parking for 1 coach in lay-by at bottom of the drive, 445 yards. Coach can drop of frst near the entrance to Hall. Caution, narrow gated entrance to drive.

Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Tour of the house and visit to the garden are self-led.

Catering: courtyard tea-room, self-service, 20 covers, plus additional seating outdoors, serves drinks and a small selection of cakes and ice cream. nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 147 Group admission: £11. Garden and park only £8

Hanbury Hall M T W T F S S Hanbury Hall House School Road, Hanbury, Droitwich Spa, 2 Jan–28 Feb* 11–4† M T W T F S S Worcestershire WR9 7EA 1 Mar–3 Nov 11–5 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec* 11–4 M T W T F S S Park, garden and tea-room 1 Jan–28 Feb* 10–4 M T W T F S S 1 Mar–31 Dec* 9–5** M T W T F S S *Closed 23 and 24 January; 24 and 25 December. **Closes 5 or dusk if earlier. †January and February: trialling new ways of opening house (please call for details).

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The restoration of George London’s garden design A unique opportunity to see an important restoration project in action as we recreate A country retreat in the heart of Worcestershire. George London’s original design for the garden The house and garden, originally a stage-set for and park. This was scrapped in the 1770s when summer parties, ofer a glimpse into life at the the more natural landscapes of ‘Capability’ Brown turn of the 18th century. Don’t miss the original became fashionable. Find out how we have wall-paintings by Sir James Thornhill; full of completed the work so far. drama and politics, they show the birth of Georgian society. The original formal gardens, Tour cost free of charge designed by George London, have been faithfully Duration 1 hour 30 minutes recreated and complement the relaxed later gardens, with orangery, orchards and walled The Vernons at Hanbury Hall garden. If you venture further afeld, our walks An out-of-hours tour tells the story of the Vernon will help you fnd George London’s visionary family, who lived here for over 250 years, and Semicircle in the parkland – the beginning of the how love, bigamy and excess all played a part. landscape movement. Discover the ups and downs of Emma Vernon’s life and to what extent Bowater Vernon lived Garden best in: April–November. beyond his means in order to impress.

Contact: 01527 821214 or Tour cost free of charge [email protected] Duration 1 hour 30 minutes

Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, 20 yards from visitor reception, follow ‘coach parking’ signs.

Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Groups must book introductory talk and daily garden tour (no charge). Access to house is from 11 on a freefow basis. Groups welcome earlier to enjoy other facilities. Shop.

Catering: Servants’ Hall tea-room (licensed), assisted service, 50 covers. Private room available by request for up to 25 people.

148 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Hardwick Doe Lea, Chesterfeld, Derbyshire S44 5QJ

Wending its way through parkland scattered with ancient oaks, Hardwick’s steep drive ofers tantalising glimpses of the Hall’s turrets, which bear the initials of an indomitable lady. Bess of Hardwick had the vision, the wealth and the sheer audacity to construct a house that still takes people’s breath away today. Built as a testament to the wealth and taste of Bess, the house contains a collection of objects and textiles fne enough to grace any room in any palace in Europe. You can wander through the herb- scented gardens, with their seasonal delights and Garden best in: April–September. surprises, then explore the beautiful parkland and discover the duck decoy and ice house in the Contact: 01246 850430 or lower park. Note: Old Hall owned by the National [email protected] Trust and administered by English Heritage (01246 850431). No groups on Bank Holidays. Coaches: parking for 4 coaches, drop-of point 100 yards from visitor reception. Use S44 6RW for Sat Nav.

Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to site. Out-of-hours tours£. The new Christmas tour takes place on Monday afternoon or Tuesday. Shop.

Catering: restaurant (licensed), assisted service, 130 covers.

Group admission: £14.15

Hardwick M T W T F S S Hall 16 Feb–31 Mar 11–4 . . W T F S S 3 Apr–3 Nov¹ 11–5 . . W T F S S 23 Nov–22 Dec² 11–3 . . W T F S S Garden 1 Jan–31 Mar 10–5 M T W T F S S 1 Apr–3 Nov* 9–6 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 10–4 M T W T F S S Restaurant and shop† 1 Jan–31 Mar 9–5 M T W T F S S 1 Apr–3 Nov 9–6 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 9–5 M T W T F S S Park Open all year Dawn–dusk M T W T F S S ¹Hall: also open Bank Holiday Mondays; ²Christmas opening: ground and middle foors only open. *Garden: last entry at 5. †Shop: opens at 10. Closed 25 December.

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A private Christmas viewing New Highlights of Hardwick We welcome you to enjoy the Christmas Discover more about the family story of the experience at Hardwick on a private viewing people who shaped and cared for Hardwick over of the family rooms (on the middle foor) its 400-year history. Take a taster tour of the with stunning foral displays and traditionally Elizabethan state rooms and the family rooms on decorated Christmas trees. This special tour the middle foor of the hall. This tour is available really treats you to the magic of Christmas. Wednesday to Sunday at 10:30.

Tour cost from £11.20 per person Tour cost from £500 per group Duration 1 hour Duration 1 hour 30 minutes

Glorious garden Treasure house tour An enlightening tour of the glorious garden at Join our House and Collections Team to discover Hardwick. The lovely walled courtyards enclose the beautiful treasures at Hardwick. Your guide a fragrant herb garden, pretty orchards and will take you through the impressive rooms of beautiful lawns. Discover more behind the scenes the hall and open doors generally closed to the in the ‘engine room’ of Hardwick’s garden. public. Maximum group size is 50.

Tour cost from £18 per person Tour cost from £1000 per group Duration 1 hour Duration 2 hours

150 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Coaches: coach parking adjacent to car park and visitor reception. Kedleston Hall Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to site. Out-of-hours tours£. Shop. near Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH Catering: restaurant (licensed), assisted service, 100 covers inside, 50 covers outside. Hot meals served until 2:30. Set menus available.

Group admission: £12.50. Grounds only £5.30

Kedleston Hall M T W T F S S Park and Pleasure Grounds 1 Jan–15 Feb 10–4 M T W T F S S 16 Feb–3 Nov 10–6 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 10–4 M T W T F S S Hall 16 Feb–22 Feb* 11–4 M T W T F S S 23 Feb–20 Oct 11–5 M T W T . S S 21 Oct–3 Nov 11–4 M T W T . S S 4 Nov–30 Dec 11–3 M . . . F S S Restaurant and shop 1 Jan–15 Feb 10–3:30 M T W T F S S 16 Feb–3 Nov 10–5 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 10–3:30 M T W T F S S *Ground foor only. Hall: 11 to 12, entry by guided tour only (places limited). Open Good Friday. Everything closed 25 December and occasionally for events.

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Special interest tours Be inspired by a living celebration of architecture, Check website or call for details of all tours or talks painting and sculpture – a true ‘temple of the arts’ – as envisioned by the celebrated architect Robert Kedleston private tour Adam. Experience the ambitious grandeur of this Take a trip back in time to the mid-18th century lavishly decorated 1760s show palace, lived in over at this magnifcent Neo-classical mansion. Enjoy the centuries by the Curzon family. Discover the an exclusive tour of Robert Adam’s spectacular treasures of the Eastern Museum, a collection state foor and discover how it has been restored amassed by Lord Curzon while he travelled to its former glory by the National Trust. through Asia and during his service as the Viceroy Note: stiletto heels cannot be worn in the hall. of India. The mansion is set among 332 hectares (820 acres) of landscape parkland and Pleasure Tour cost from £17.50 per person Grounds, which are perfect for walks, picnics, Duration 1 hour wildlife-spotting and ancient tree-hunting. Note: the medieval All Saint’s Church is cared The wildlife wander for and managed by the Churches Conservation Let our wardens guide you along the three-mile Trust. Complete payment in advance, or on arrival Long Walk designed by Robert Adam in 1776. Find and group leader collects tickets from visitor out about the history of the park and how it is reception. No discount if paying individually. managed, and take the opportunity to spot birds, insects and other wildlife. You’ll also enjoy views Garden best in: April–October. of the mansion and parkland buildings.

Contact: 01332 842191 or Tour cost from £12.50 per person [email protected] Duration 2 hours nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 151 Group admission: £7.20 (no group discount)

Lyveden M T W T F S S Lyveden 5 Jan–24 Feb 10:30–3:30 . . . . . S S Harley Way, near Oundle, 1 Mar–3 Nov 10:30–5* M T W T F S S Northamptonshire PE8 5AT 9 Nov–29 Dec 10:30–3:30 . . . . . S S *Tea-room: last orders 4. Last audio guide issued one hour Deep in the Northamptonshire countryside lies a before closing. mysterious garden. Begun by Sir Thomas Tresham s s s s s s in 1595 but never completed, Lyveden stands Access: as testament to his Catholicism. Persecuted for Building s Grounds s his religious beliefs, Tresham sought solace and contemplation in the creation of his gardens. Moats, terraces and spiral mounts surround an enigmatic building rich in religious symbolism. The restored orchard and wildfower meadows add to the peace and tranquillity of the setting. The full extent of Tresham’s symbolic design remains unexplained to this day. Our audio tour reveals the intriguing story behind Tresham’s design and the ultimate fate of his garden.

Garden best in: April–September. Special interest tours Contact: 01832 205158 or Check website or call for details of all tours or talks [email protected] Secrets of Lyveden Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 100 yards from Take a journey through orchards, past prospect entrance. Narrow lane approach. mounts and moats to the incomplete Elizabethan banqueting house, and uncover the secrets Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to of one of England’s oldest garden landscapes. site. Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Shop. Shrouded in mystery, this garden’s great history encompasses everything from Renaissance Catering: limited takeaway catering available for thinking and craftsmanship to religious belief groups, please discuss at time of booking. Due and symbolism. to the tea-room’s small size, groups cannot be accommodated, but you are welcome to picnic Tour cost from £2 per person across the site. Duration 1 hour 30 minutes

152 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Moseley Old Hall Moseley Old Hall Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, Stafordshire WV10 7HY

This atmospheric farmhouse, built circa 1600, holds many secrets. Charles II hid here after escaping the 1651 Battle of Worcester. Inside, a log fre crackles as 17th-century domestic life surrounds you. Outside, explore the walled garden, containing herbs and vegetables, the orchard and knot garden. Beyond is King’s Walk Wood.

Garden best in: May–July, September–October.

Contact: 01902 782808 or [email protected]

Coaches: one space for coach parking and turning, drop-of point in front of visitor reception, narrow lane. Parking space must be booked.

Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Guided tour. Out-of-hours tours£. Shop.

Catering: tea-room in 18th-century coach house, Moseley Old Hall M T W T F S S assisted service, 46 covers on frst foor, 2 tables 14 Feb–15 Mar 10–4 M T W T F S S (8 covers) at ground-foor level. More seating in 16 Mar–3 Nov 10–5 M T W T F S S garden orchard. Maximum 25 per sitting. Out-of- 4 Nov–23 Dec 10–4 M . . . F S S hours catering possible by arrangement. House: opens 11; entry on Bank Holiday weekends and very busy times by timed ticket; February, March, November and December: access to top foor may be limited for safety; last Group admission: £7.65 entry one hour before closing.

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The house that saved a king Tread in the footsteps of a king at this atmospheric farmhouse, built around 1600. There is an ingenious hiding place where Charles II hid when feeing from Cromwell. You can see the actual bed where the royal fugitive slept and immerse yourself in the domestic world of 17th- century Moseley.

Tour cost free of charge Duration 1 hour

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 153 Mr Straw’s House 5–7 Blyth Grove, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 0JG

Within the Sanderson-papered walls of this middle-class home, the family lived thriftily, installing few modern conveniences since 1923. A large and intriguing collection of everyday objects and personal papers has survived alongside traces of the occasional indulgence. The lovingly tended garden and orchard include a cacti collection and fruit trees. Note: entrance is by timed ticket only (these must be bought in advance). Please call to discuss visit: maximum group size may vary, many options available including joint visit with Clumber Park.

Garden best in: June–July.

What’s new in 2019? We can now ofer freefow group bookings in the afternoon, guided afternoon groups only by special arrangement.

Contact: 01909 482380 or [email protected]

Coaches: coaches should drop of or park on Blyth Road or The Baulk, 100 yards from the house. Access: ss s s Warwick Villa, 5 Blyth Parking for one small 16-seater minibus in National Grove ss Endcliffe Villa, 7 Blyth Grove s s Trust car park opposite Mr Straw’s House. Gardens s Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Due to Special interest tours size, in open hours maximum 16 people, four Check website or call for details of all tours or talks enter every 15 minutes. Out-of-hours, larger group sizes possible. Guided tours available in The Straws revealed morning, freefow in afternoon. Bespoke ‘behind- Discover more about the Straw family, their the-scenes’ tours available. Display space, lives and hobbies, through their most treasured Conservation Studio. Shop. possessions and household objects, on a fascinating guided tour of their home. For 60 Catering: small cofee area serving drinks and years they threw little away and the tour features snacks. Picnic tables in orchard and garden. a visit next door to the archive and textile store.

Group admission: £7 Tour cost from £8 per person Duration 2 hours

Mr Straw’s House M T W T F S S Worksop walk 5 Mar–2 Nov* Tour . T W T F S . Join us for a guided walk, taking in the places the *Admission by timed ticket (please telephone in advance Straws worked, worshipped and wandered. Learn to book). Last timed ticket at 4. Guided tours 10 to 12:30, a little more about the history of Worksop and freefow from 12:30. Closed Good Friday. the Straw family along the way.

Tour cost from £5 per person Duration 2 hours

154 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Packwood House Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Warwickshire B94 6AT

Surrounded by beautiful gardens and countryside, Packwood was described by a guest in the 1930s as ‘a house to dream of, a garden to dream in’. Lovingly restored at the beginning of the 20th century by Graham Baron Ash, you can discover the detail behind the man, his passion for collecting and his collection. The gardens include brightly coloured, ‘mingled style’ herbaceous borders, famous sculpted yews and an 18th- century gentleman’s kitchen garden. Note: some areas of the garden may be closed due to wet weather or ongoing maintenance work.

Garden best in: April–September.

Contact: 01564 782024 or [email protected]

Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 150 yards from entrance.

Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Out-of-hours tours£. Shop.

Catering: café (licensed), 80 covers with additional open-air seating for 100. Contact direct on 01564 787981 to arrange catering.

Group admission: £11. Winter £7.70

Packwood House M T W T F S S 1 Jan–15 Feb 9–4† M T W T F S S 16 Feb–3 Nov 9–5* M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 9–4† M T W T F S S 19 to 22 April: admission by bookable tickets only, limited (including members). House: admission by timed ticket (not bookable). *House, formal gardens and gift shop: open at 11. †House, formal gardens and gift shop: open 11 to 4 (access to house may be by guided tour), last entrance to house at 3. Closed 24 and 25 December.

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nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 155 Shugborough Estate Milford, near Staford, Stafordshire ST17 0XA

Join us on a journey as we revive and reunite the Shugborough Estate over the coming years. Home to the Anson family since 1624 and with a legacy of exploration and innovation, it was once described as ‘a perfect paradise’. You can explore sweeping parkland, where historic breeds of cattle and sheep graze freely, visit ancient woodland, wander through a landscape peppered with monuments and discover Park Farm, created at the cutting-edge of agricultural reforms. In the Group admission: £12.90 (groups 10+) Georgian mansion, unearth prized treasures and experience life ‘below stairs’, then enter a world of glamour and royalty in the apartments of Patrick Shugborough Estate M T W T F S S Lichfeld, 5th Earl and fashion photographer. Park, gardens and Park Farm* 1 Jan–31 Mar 9–4 M T W T F S S Garden best in: March–October. 1 Apr–3 Nov 9–6 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–31 Dec 9–4 M T W T F S S Contact: 01889 880160 or Servants’ quarters [email protected] 16 Feb–3 Nov 11–4:30 M T W T F S S 30 Nov–22 Dec 11–4:30 M T W T F S S Coaches: parking in the main car park, 25 yards Mansion and Lichfeld apartment** from visitor reception. Transport is available from 18 Mar–3 Nov 11–4:30 M T W T F S S car park via shuttle. 30 Nov–22 Dec† 11–3 M T W T F S S Mansion tea-room and shop Visit: average duration is 4 hours. Welcome 1 Jan–31 Mar 10–3:30 M T W T F S S to site. Introductory talk£. Some areas of the 1 Apr–3 Nov 10–5 M T W T F S S mansion may be closed for conservation work. 4 Nov–31 Dec 10–4 M T W T F S S Contact the property for more details. Shop. *Walled garden and visitor reception: open as park, gardens and Park Farm. **Lichfeld apartment entry by timed ticket only. Closed 25 December. †Mansion only open 30 November Catering: mansion tea-room, 56 covers, hot to 22 December, Lichfeld Apartment closed in December. food served 12 to 2:30. Park Farm café, 36 covers serves hot snacks all day. Allergen/gluten free Access: s s s s s s options. Table reservations not possible, both Building ss s s Grounds s s have extra outdoor seating.

156 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 5HT

A complete day out, with two unique experiences in one location. The Hall has one of the most surprising, light and beautiful long galleries in England and is the result of George Vernon’s aspirations to create a perfect new home. Enjoy the way the magnifcent interiors, including exuberant plasterwork and Grinling Gibbons woodcarving, breathe the spirit of the Restoration through their fneness, delicacy and touches of humour. The museum is a place of fun and fascination for all ages. You can discover about childhood from the Victorian period to the present day; send your little one up a chimney, play with our hands-on toys and games and experience the Victorian Schoolroom. Note: Hall may close early if light levels are low. Can sugest itineraries including nearby National Trust places on same day. Group admission: £16.50. Hall only £8

Garden best in: May–August. Sudbury Hall M T W T F S S Hall, museum, tea-room and shop* 4 Jan–11 Feb 11–4 M . . . F S S 15 Feb–4 Nov 11–5 M T W T F S S 8 Nov–30 Dec 11–4 M . . . F S S *Hall: 11 to 1 access limited and by guided tour (subject to availability). Check before visiting for details. Tea-room and shop: open 10:30.

Access: s s s s s s s s s Hall ss Museum ss s Grounds s s Contact: 01283 585337 or [email protected] Special interest tours Coaches: parking for 4 coaches, 500 yards from Check website or call for details of all tours or talks entrance. Drop-of point 150 yards from entrance. Behind closed doors Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to Step back in time to discover what life would site. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Guided have been like ‘above and below stairs’ in a large tours available in the Hall before it opens to the family home. Explore the areas usually of limits public and after hours. The Museum of Childhood in the attics and the basement, and imagine how visit is self-led. If you would like an introductory the Hall would have been run by the servants and talk outdoors, please request on booking. Shop. their masters.

Catering: tea-room (licensed), counter service, Tour cost from £12 per person 50 covers on ground foor, 70 upstairs, 80 Duration 2 hours outside. Set menu for groups, and private room or area by prior arrangement. Out-of-hours catering available. nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 157 Catering: limited ofer. Guardhouse shop sells hot and cold drinks, sandwiches (limited availability), wrapped cake, crisps and ice creams. Seating Tattershall Castle upstairs in the Guardhouse, picnic benches and deckchairs outside. Sleaford Road, Tattershall, Lincolnshire LN4 4LR Group admission: £7

Rising proudly from the fat Lincolnshire fens, Tattershall Castle was designed to display wealth, Tattershall Castle M T W T F S S position and power. Built by Lord Ralph Cromwell, 16 Feb–3 Nov 11–5 M T W T F S S Treasurer of England, the Great Tower is one 9 Nov–24 Nov 11–3* . . . . . S S of the earliest and fnest surviving examples of Last entry one hour before closing. Last multimedia guide English medieval brickwork. Dramatically saved issued one hour before closing. Some rooms in the Great Tower may temporarily close for weddings. *May close from being dismantled and exported, the castle earlier due to light levels. and its huge Gothic freplaces were restored from ruin by Lord Curzon of Kedleston between Access: ss s s s s s Castle s 1912 and 1914. Imagine the splendour of this once-palatial private residence as you wander through the vast echoing chambers. Ascend the Special interest tours spiral staircase from basement to battlements Check website or call for details of all tours or talks and take in spectacular views of the countryside. Note: access to the tower via a spiral staircase Tattershall through the ages only (149 steps). Loose gravel paths throughout. Let us escort you back through the centuries to hear about the castle’s life as a family home, its Contact: 01526 342543 or fall to ruin and how it was saved from demolition. [email protected] Marvel at the impressive Gothic freplaces, authentic Flemish tapestries, and see the fabulous Coaches: parking for 2 coaches. Coach has to views from the roof. reverse into parking area from the A153 (separate from visitor car park). Tour cost from £4 per person Duration 1 hour 15 minutes Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Welcome to site. Guided tour£. Shop.

158 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Upton House and Gardens M T W T F S S Gardens, restaurant and shop* 1 Jan–2 Jan 12–4 . T W . . . . 5 Jan–3 Feb 12–4 . . . . . S S Upton House 9 Feb–3 Nov 11–5 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–22 Dec 12–4 M . . . F S S and Gardens 26 Dec–31 Dec 12–4 M T . T F S S near Banbury, Warwickshire OX15 6HT House** 5 Jan–3 Feb 12–4 . . . . . S S 9 Feb–3 Nov 1–5 M T W T F S S 4 Nov–22 Dec 12–4 M . . . F S S *November to March: gardens open by winter walk only. **Timed tickets operate daily. 9 February to 3 November: themed tours 11 to 1, places limited.

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Special interest tours Check website or call for details of all tours or talks

A made-to-measure home Upton House, purchased in 1927 by the 2nd Discover how Lord and Lady Bearsted Viscount Bearsted, has been remodelled and transformed Upton into a made-to-measure is ready to welcome its new owners, staf and country home and gallery for a world-class art guests. This year Upton invites you to a special collection. Explore the choice of designs inspired ‘at home’ with Lord and Lady Bearsted. See by inter-war house and garden experts, and learn the modern age arrive with the Bearsteds’ what it means to have good taste. Refreshments renovations; discover how they created a made- are included. to-measure home to showcase a world-class art and porcelain collection, including works by Tour cost from £5 per person Bosch, Stubbs and El Greco. Every ideal home Duration 1 hour needs a spectacular garden. Lady Bearsted’s passion for plants is revealed with spring bulbs, A tour of the gardens herbaceous planting and kitchen garden – all Take in the highlights and historical development refected in the Mirror Pool. Note: no group visits of Upton’s Grade II listed gardens, from elegant on Bank Holiday weekends. lawns to hidden water gardens, stunning terraced borders and a productive kitchen garden. Garden best in: April–September. Seasonal displays from spring bulbs including dafodils and tulips to the National Collection of Contact: 01295 670266 or Asters in bloom from September. Refreshments [email protected] are included.

Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 300 yards from Tour cost from £5 per person entrance. Volunteer-driven bug transfer from Duration 1 hour reception to house.

Visit: average duration is 4 hours. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Guided tour. Shop.

Catering: restaurant (licensed), counter service, 70 covers and outdoor seating area. Please plan a stagered entry to restaurant. Alternatively, groups can book a private tea-room, 30 covers, with special menus for lunches and afternoon tea.

Group admission: £11.40 nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 159 Wightwick Manor and Gardens Bridgnorth Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6 8BN

A place where liberal dreams for the future mix with a love for unfashionable art. The Mander family’s political ideals inspired them to share their home and fll it with art for the nation to enjoy. Their belief in social activism, the right to roam, fairness for their employees and confronting fascism combines with a home bursting with works by the greatest artists of the Pre-Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements. A house of colour and comfort; a garden of yew and Garden best in: April–October. roses; and a gallery of De Morgan treasures – the legacy of one remarkable family and their friends. Contact: 01902 761400 (Infoline) or Note: no groups accepted on Bank Holidays [email protected] or event days. Sloping paths, limited spaces on Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, bug transfer. West Midlands WV6 8EE

Coaches: no access or parking on site. Safest approach is from Bridgnorth, dropping of at bus stop on A454, 175 yards to visitor reception, 300 yards to house. Parking in A454 lay-by, Bridgnorth direction, 2 miles.

Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Guided tour. Out-of-hours tours£. Guided group visits available daily from 11 to 12. Groups by special arrangement in afternoons, but guided tours not available. Visits to De Morgan Gallery, freefow, introductory talk available. Shop.

Catering: tea-room (licensed), maximum 25 per sitting, booking is essential. Groups can book tea and cofee for arrival, and lunch from set menu.

Group admission: £11. Gardens only £7

Wightwick Manor and Gardens M T W T F S S 1 Jan–15 Mar* 10–4** M T W T F S S 16 Mar–27 Oct 10–5** M T W T F S S 28 Oct–31 Dec 10–4** M T W T F S S *House: reduced number of rooms open in January, February and March. **House: opens 11, entry by tour only 11 to 12; freefow from 12. Shop and gallery: open 10:30. Last entry to house one hour before closing. Closed 25 and 26 December.

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160 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places Contact: 01476 860338 or [email protected] Woolsthorpe Manor Coaches: minibus parking on site. Nearest coach parking, 1 space only, at Colsterworth village hall. Water Lane, Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, Drop-of point at property entrance, narrow near Grantham, Lincolnshire NG33 5PD lane approach.

The world changed here. Isaac Newton, Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome mathematician, scientist, thinker, craftsman, to site. Visits by arrangement, Monday to was born and grew up at Woolsthorpe Manor, Friday. Shop. doing much of his most important scientifc work before he was 26. Sent home from Cambridge Catering: small cofee shop seats 20, plus 20 by the plague during 1665–7, he experimented outdoors. Tables cannot be reserved due to obsessively, laying foundations for a small space. groundbreaking scientifc revolution. Here he split sunlight into colours with a prism and an apple Group admission: £8.36 fell from a tree to inspire his theory of gravity. Newton’s genius still resonates through our world and for more than 300 years people have come to Woolsthorpe Manor walk in his footsteps and be inspired by his story. Opens early March. Please visit website for details of Note: potential building works and changes to opening times. opening pattern – please check before you visit. ss s s s s s s s s No groups at weekends or Bank Holidays. Access: House ss Science Centre ss s Grounds s s Garden best in: April, October.

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 161 The Workhouse, Southwell Upton Road, Southwell, Nottinghamshire NG25 0PT

Walking up the paupers’ path towards The Workhouse, it is easy to imagine how the Victorian poor might have felt as they sought Coaches: parking for coaches, 200 yards refuge here. This austere building, the most from entrance. complete workhouse in existence, was built in 1824 as a place of last resort for the destitute. Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to site. Its architecture was infuenced by prison design Self-guided tours daily between 12 and 2:30. Shop. and its harsh regime became a blueprint for workhouses throughout the country. The Catering: café on site serving hot drinks, soup, stories of people who lived and worked here sandwiches, cakes and snacks. Southwell has over the years help tell the history of the many places to eat within a mile of the house. building’s evolution and prompt refection on how society has tackled social welfare through Group admission: £9.60 time. Note: please expect some disruption as we embark on our creative presentation and building works programme. The Workhouse, Southwell M T W T F S S 23 Apr–3 Nov 12–5* M T W T F S S Garden best in: June–September. *Café: open 10:30 to 4. Guided tour of the outside and other buildings at 11 (places limited, book on arrival only). House: open Bank Holidays from 11; last admission one hour What’s new in 2019? New visitor experience before closing; may close earlier due to light levels. throughout the whole property including access to Firbeck Infrmary. Access: s s s s s s s s s s Workhouse ss s s Firbeck s s Contact: 01636 817260 or [email protected] Grounds s s s

162 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places These properties have a limited ofer for groups, but are well worth exploring for fascinating short visits that can be worked into your tour itinerary.

Benthall Hall Farnborough Hall Broseley, Shropshire TF12 5RX Farnborough, near Banbury, Warwickshire OX17 1DU Within this fne stone house, discover the history of the Benthall family from the Saxon period to Carolean house with exquisite plasterwork and the present day. Outside, the garden includes grand stairway. Set in landscaped gardens with a beautiful Restoration church, a restored a mile-long terrace walk and parkland views. plantsman’s garden with pretty crocus displays in Note: occupied and administered by the spring and autumn, and an old kitchen garden. Holbech family.

Contact: 01952 882159 or Contact: 01295 670266 (option six) or [email protected] [email protected]

Carding Mill Valley The Firs – Birthplace and the Long Mynd of Edward Elgar near Church Stretton, Shropshire Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 6RH At Carding Mill Valley you are suddenly in the heart of wild countryside. Here families can Family treasures tell the story of Sir Edward Elgar’s enjoy playing in the stream, a variety of walks and humble beginnings in the family cottage. Learn exploring. From the valley, head up to the top of more about Elgar’s inspiration in the modern the Long Mynd and be rewarded with views of Visitor Centre (three exhibition spaces). Outside, Shropshire and beyond. Note: coaches must be the cottage garden is the perfect place to sit and booked, call 01694 725006. refect on the life of this great composer and his works. Note: two coach spaces. Refreshments Contact: 01694 725000 or and light lunches available in tea-room. [email protected] Contact: 01905 333330 or [email protected]

nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 163 The Fleece Inn Gunby Hall Estate: Bretforton, near Evesham, Monksthorpe Chapel Worcestershire WR11 7JE Monksthorpe, near Spilsby, Medieval half-timbered longhouse, now a Lincolnshire PE23 5PP traditional village inn, with barn and orchard. Known for folk music, Morris dancing and Monksthorpe Chapel, dated 1701, was made to asparagus. Note: one coach at a time, essential look like a barn to avoid detection and features to book. Group menu, private room and out-of- a rare open-air baptistry. Note: not suitable for hours catering available. coaches, narrow single track.

Contact: 01386 831173 or Contact: 01754 890102 or [email protected] [email protected]

Greyfriars’ House Hardwick Estate: and Garden Stainsby Mill Friar Street, Worcester, Doe Lea, Chesterfeld, Derbyshire S44 5RW Worcestershire WR1 2LZ A fully operational Victorian four mill giving Set in the heart of historic Worcester, this timber- an insight into the workplace of a 19th-century framed house, built in the 1490s, refected the miller. There has been a mill on this site for fortunes of its surroundings for centuries until it hundreds of years, providing four for the local was rescued and carefully restored by the Matley- villages and the Hardwick Estate. Flour is ground Moores. Now you can explore 500 years of history regularly showing the cogs and machinery in through the lens of an unusual brother and sister. action. Note: nearest toilets and refreshments at Note: coach parking at Royal Worcester Porcelain Hardwick Hall. by arrangement, ¼ mile. Please arrange directly on 01905 21247. Contact: 01246 850430 or [email protected] Contact: 01905 23571 or [email protected]

164 Please book all group visits, tours and catering directly with places The Weir Garden Swainshill, Hereford, Herefordshire HR4 7QF

Whatever the season, the natural beauty of this riverside garden is completely captivating. During spring, the ground beneath the ancient trees is carpeted with bulbs; then, in summer, a picnic by the river while watching the wildlife is irresistible. Autumn brings an abundance of seasonal produce in the walled garden. Note: sturdy footwear recommended. Coach groups please contact us before visit.

Contact: 01981 590509 or [email protected]

Sunnycroft 200 Holyhead Road, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire TF1 2DR

Hidden down an avenue of towering redwoods is this miniature country estate in the middle of suburbia. This rare survival of a Victorian red-brick villa is a time capsule of a self-sufcient way of life. Sunnycroft is a family home that envelopes you in times past. Note: in February and March some parts of house may be closed due to re-wiring project. Ten visitors at a time welcomed into house, at 15-minute intervals. No coach parking, alternative instructions given when booking.

Contact: 01952 242884 or [email protected]

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