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Dazzling blooms

Bursts of colour to brighten your day

Killerton

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Cotehele

near Saltash, Cornwall

Tudor house with superb collections, garden, quay and estate

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Giant's Causeway

Bushmills, County Antrim

In the footsteps of giants...

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Conwy Suspension Bridge

Conwy

Elegant suspension bridge and toll-keeper's house

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The golden sands of Penbryn beach on the Ceredigion coast

Whether it's a relaxing stroll along the sand or a bracing dip in the sea that you're looking for this bank holiday, a patch of paradise is waiting. Choose from 778 miles of spectacular coastline around England, Wales and Northern Ireland and let your worries wash away.

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Man relaxing on a bench overlooking Lanhydrock garden

Calm places to pause

Had enough of motorway madness? If you’re out and about and in need of a break, why not drop in on one of our special places and watch the world go by.

Child planting seeds in flower pot at Mottisfont, Hampshire

May half-term events

Join in with fun events on the coast, in gardens and in parks this half-term. You can head out on a deer park safari, hunt for bugs, build a den and much more.

Springwatch presenters Gillian Burke, Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham

Springwatch returns to Sherborne

From Monday 28 May, the BBC's Springwatch will return to the Sherborne Park Estate. For three weeks, the team will revisit their favourite birds and beasts to see how they have fared through the changing seasons. Find out what goes on behind the cameras and meet some of the stars of the show.

Glimpse behind the scenes

Handbook runner-up, Jules Hammond, St Cuthbert's Cave, Northumberland Coast

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Our annual photography competition is open for entries. This year we're looking for two special images to feature on our 2019 Handbook and membership card. We want photos that capture what nature means to you - a favourite landscape or wildlife wonder at one of our places.

A couple walking up a bluebell covered banking at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.

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Royal wedding

Meghan Markle and her mother leave Cliveden for Windsor having spent the eve of her wedding in the Cliveden House Hotel on the National Trust’s Cliveden Estate.

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