National Trust

[wintrmute]

note to self (and possibly others) - discussion of National Trust places to visit
Cambridgeshire:
*Anglesey Abbey, gardens, and mill
Houghton mill
Ramsey gatehouse (not worth going on its own, but it's near the above mill)
Sussex:
*Bodiam Castle
Kent:
Ightham Mote
Old Soar manor
Scotney Castle & gardenNymans Gardens, near Hayward's Heath, West

Comments

[trencavel]

Hm, I am actaully ENglish Heritage member, they got all the castles and Stonehenge, so I am intending to vist a few again this year...

[falynn]

Ooh, if you're EH and ever up near Yorkshire, try and go visit Fountain's Abbey. It's an absolutely beautiful ruined abbey with pretty grounds and a couple of lakes, and there's a lovely Turner painting of part of the abbey at sunset in the National Gallery.

Does get rather busy and full of families with small children in the summer though.

[wintrmute]

does sound lovely though - it might be worth me subscribing to EH as well - although first i should really try and get a little bit of value out of the NT one..

[falynn]

chuck me your NT book sometime and I'll circle a load of good places to visit - i've prolly been to most of the places they own in south-east, south-central and north-east england and various others over the years :D

[falynn]

knoll house is near ightham mote iirc, and worth a visit if you're an NT member.

I personally prefer leith hill to box hill - you park about halfway up and then walk through the woods up to a tower at the top of the hill

also, winkworth arboretum in west sussex is beautiful, esp in the autumn.

there's also polesden lacey, but that's a bit so-so, and theres a really nice NT house and gardens down near chichester who's name I can't remember off the top of my head.

Are you just looking at NT places? Cos theres quite a lot of beautiful English Heritage sites around - though they tend to be ruins rather than stately homes.

I can also recommend some beautiful places to visit around Yorkshire way, both NT and EH, if you're ever up there.

[wintrmute]

I've been to Box Hill, but not Leith Hill.. perhaps I'll have to check it out too!

Also, ruins are good :)

[gothbabe]

Those look cool! I'd be up for one this summer or autumn!