In and around Berkshire

People walking through the Pheasant Park at Basildon Park with the trees showing autumn colour

Visit grand gardens and country mansions surrounded by rolling parkland. Or drop in on intimate homes with intriguing stories to tell

Places to visit

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Where you can visit 

We’re reopening the places you love in Berkshire, safely and in line with government guidance. We recommend you book in advance for visits to gardens, parks and houses, especially at busy times such as weekends. See what’s open and ready for you to book this week below…

Find out what to expect and how to book
Children in Halloween costume

Half term in and around Berkshire 

This half-term is jam-packed with spooky trails, autumn crafts and piles of pumpkins at our places. Orange is about to become your favourite colour, or worst nightmare.

Find out what you can do this half-term

Autumn woodland walking

Visitors enjoying the autumn leaves at Belton House, Lincolnshire

Six things to see on an autumn woodland walk 

An autumn woodland glowing with colour and rich with the smell of damp earth is a wonderful place to be. National Trust Ranger Chloe Bradbrooke suggests six mini wonders of nature to look out for on an autumn woodland walk.

A couple enjoying the autumn colour as they walk through the grounds of Basildon Park

Great walks around Berkshire 

Trees blazing with orange, red and gold, dappled golden paths, fluttering with falling leaves. It’s nature’s last hurrah before the long sleep of winter. Why not go out and enjoy the show at Basildon Park, Cliveden and Maidenhead and Cookham Commons.

Autumn colours at Coombe Hill

Top tips for autumn photography 

Hugh Mothersole, our volunteer photographer and web editor for the Chilterns Countryside, gives us his top tips for taking pictures of autumn colour.

Where to visit in Berkshire

Cliveden Water Garden

Gardens and parks in and around Berkshire 

In and around Berkshire, our places are glowing with late summer colour and frothing with seed heads in September. As the season ripens into autumn, parkland walks are vibrant with red, russet and gold.

Cliveden river

Countryside around Berkshire 

With dappled woodlands, wildflower meadows and wildlife-rich wetlands, there is some beautiful countryside to explore around Berkshire.

To enjoy at home

Enjoying a scone in the restaurant

Scone recipes to try  

We know our scones are rather popular. So we asked our teams to share some of their recipe ideas that you can try at home. From the traditional to the quirky, which will be your favourite scone?

The Parterre in spring at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

Listen to our gardens podcast 

Come and explore the immersive landscape, ornate monuments and tranquil lakes at Stowe, Buckinghamshire in our gardens podcast. Or try and episode about Cliveden, home to a world famous parterre, Japanese Garden and topiary-lined long walk. Around every corner you’ll find stories of mystery, decadence and the fame and misfortune of Britain’s political elite.

Painting of Nancy Astor by John Singer Sargent

Explore our collection online 

We care for one of the world's largest and most significant collections of art and heritage objects, but did you know that you can explore many of them online from the comfort of your home?