Category Archives: North West

Way back when I started this adventure in 2013 and began sending links to my pieces to the relevant National Trust properties, one or two of them shared the information on social media and, through this, a staff member at … Continue reading →

The house at Tatton Park does not open until 1pm, so I was a little worried about how I would fill my time before then. I soon learnt, however, that there is little danger of being left at a loose … Continue reading →

I am afraid there are going to be one or two complaints in this entry as Dunham Massey let me down in a couple of ways. This is clearly a flagship property in the area, with fantastic facilities for those … Continue reading →

I will get the Mr Darcy thing out of the way straight away as many people will know that Lyme Park was the site of the hero’s famous lake swim in the BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice almost 30 … Continue reading →

Hare Hill was the final visit on a busy day, but a relatively relaxing one, as it simply comprises a woodland garden with a walled garden at its centre. There was nothing much to concentrate on other than dodging the … Continue reading →

The second leg of my Day One extravaganza was Nether Alderley Mill not far from Alderley Edge. This was, in fact, one of the troublesome properties in my week’s plans as it is only open at weekends for guided tours. … Continue reading →

Here I am in Cheshire for the first full week of National Trusting since COVID. A planned trip to Northumberland in spring was scuppered directly by my travel companion’s bout of COVID (he’s fine now) but my autumn trip has … Continue reading →

For the third time on this Cumbrian trip, I exited the Lake District National Park today and headed across to Temple Sowerby near Penrith to visit Acorn Bank. I didn’t really know what to expect from this property, assuming from … Continue reading →

  I think this has to be the most unusual and unique ‘property’ on my list. It is categorised within the NT’s list of ‘Houses and Gardens’ but clearly it is neither of these things. Mind you, if they introduced a … Continue reading →

Not far back down the B5285 from Hill Top is Hawkshead village and this was my next stop. It was here that Beatrix Potter’s local solicitor and future husband, William Heelis, had his offices. He was Beatrix’s legal adviser for … Continue reading →