London and the South East

Choose a day out or a night in and enjoy what our houses, parks and gardens have to offer you this season. From art and photography to literature and theatre, take a wild card and try something you've never experienced before.

Autumn is the time when orchards across the South East are a hive of activity as the apple harvest gets underway. Join in with our apple events and explore orchards with our apple experts, learning about different varieties and how to use them.

Hallowe’en is in full swing in the South East this half-term with ghoulish and ghastly activities for the whole family to enjoy. With autumn providing the backdrop, you can also appreciate the wonders of the natural world as our houses, parks and garden embrace this spectacular season with a host of family-friendly events.

From the homes of great politicians to moated houses, to iconic cliff tops and strolls over green hills, welcome to Kent, the Garden of England.

The home of an Edwardian party house, the Surrey Hills and a watermill.

Finding new ways for Londoners to enjoy the capital’s special places

Gardens, South Downs countyside and grand houses await you in West Sussex.

The home of a famous author, fairytale castles and more await you in and around East Sussex.

Whether its walking, cycling, family fun, wildlife or history that interests you, you can find it all on the Isle of Wight.

Where will you visit today? The rolling Chiltern hills? A magical garden? The home of a Victorian prime minister?

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

Unusual houses and countryside to walk through are yours to enjoy in Oxfordshire.

We look after houses, castles in Sussex, lighthouses in Kent, mills in Surrey, and even a chapel in Hampshire - what will you visit today?

There's coast, downland, grassland, hills to climb, rivers and more for you to enjoy on a day out in the countryside in the South East.

Fancy a trip to autumn gardens, orchards, grand parterres or a little hideaway? Or how about a walk around some parkland? It's all waiting for you in London and the South East

Check out the latest updates on Polesden Lacey's ambitious plan to restore and reveal and additional 26 rooms in the house, previously unseen by the public. What untold stories will be uncovered as we delve deeper into these private spaces inhabited by everyone from servants to royalty?

We’re welcoming visitors back to Clandon Park, for a series of open days. For seven weeks this autumn you’ll be able to wander through the gardens and, for the very first time since the fire in 2015, you’ll be able to enter the house to see the progress that we’ve made first hand. Click through to book tickets and for more information.

The South Downs are a stronghold for one of our most exotic creatures - the dragonfly. Find out how you can get closer to these endangered insects, and help to protect them too.

It’s 50 years since Churchill’s home, Chartwell, opened to the public. We have launched an anniversary appeal to help us keep his irreplaceable collection at Chartwell where it belongs - forever.

Discover what the many marks in the stonework at Bodiam Castle mean and who by and when they were put there.