Oxfordshire

Where there's countryside, there's a harvest and where there's an orchard, there's an apple day. Come and celebrate the best of the season with us.

There's lots to do this October half term at our places in and around Oxfordshire. Crunchy leaves, conkers galore and perhaps the odd pumpkin here and there.

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.

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 Greys Court, Waddesdon, Stowe and West Oxfordshire.

We've got plenty of holiday cottages to choose from in this beautiful corner of Oxfordshire, all with great reviews. Or why not try a working holiday and take a break with a difference?

Coleshill's open afternoons start again on 8 April. On the second Sunday of every month, see Coleshill's restored mill grinding grain into flour and explore the secret underground bunker - a replica of the Second World War Operational Base on the estate.

Across the UK traditional building skills and rural crafts are in decline. The increasing skills shortage within the conservation sector means that knowledge is being lost, putting our heritage structures at risk. Our Conservation Skills Programme based at the Model Farm is a hub for education and knowledge-sharing. With more than 1000 historic structures across 9000 acres, including in-hand forestry and river lands, we have a rich, diverse and beautiful training ground for historic building and rural skills development.