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Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire
Produce from the Kitchen Garden at Kingston Lacy
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
Autumn garden Tyntesfield

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Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire
Produce from the Kitchen Garden at Kingston Lacy
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
Autumn garden Tyntesfield

Classic coastline, tropical gardens, iconic monuments and the great outdoors

Track autumn colour across the South West

A view across the lake at Stourhead in autumn

Leaf Watch autumn photography competition

Enter our Leaf Watch competition and you could win a stay in a National Trust holiday cottage.

The Gothic Cottage at Stourhead in autumn

Autumn colour in the South West

A rainbow of colour spreads across the South West in the autumn.

Autumn highlights

Top exhibitions in the South West

This year we're playing host to four major exhibitions at some of our most iconic buildings. Here are some highlights of what’s on this autumn.

Two characters in Hallowe'en costume tell spooky stories in the woods

Ghost stories

Given the age of some of the places we care for in the South West it's no surprise that a few of them have some ghostly inhabitants. Here are the tales of some of our supernatural residents.

Woodland walks

To really absorb the changing season the woodland's the place to go. Here's a few walks that will take you through the changing trees.

A view towards the lighthouse at Trevose Head, Cornwall — The Lighthouse at Trevose Head, Cornwall

Trevose Head lies five miles to the west of Padstow. It is one of North Cornwall's most prominent headlands and was acquired by the Trust one year ago with the help of gifts in Wills and generous donations.

What's happened to the headland one year on?

Plan ahead

A family having Hallowe'en fun at Killerton, Devon

Half-term in the South West

There's lots going on this October half-term including craft activities, spooky trails and pumpkins to see.

Christmas

Magnificent houses with Father Christmas, warm mince pies at the tea-room, frosty walks waiting to be discovered.

Autumn harvest

Blackberry walks in the South West

Blackberries can be spotted throughout the South West in autumn. Here's a few ideas of walks to get you started.

Gardeners atop the Victorian cider press in front of an audience at Cotehele, Cornwall

The Great British Country Apple weekend at Cotehele

We're combining Cotehele's annual apple weekend on 23-24 September with a lively and lovely country fair. This is a great chance to sample local apple varieties and see the Victorian cider press in action.

Awesome apple days

Apples mean a lot to us at Barrington. We have well over 70 different sorts growing here; many of them heritage varieties from ancient established orchards, with lots more planted by Ian Lyle in the 1940s onwards.

People walking along the coast path with the sea behind them — Step out for a walk along the coast path

Walking trail

The South West Coast Path challenge

How many miles have you walked or run of the South West Coast Path? This October we're challenging walkers and runners to clock up miles along the coast path in order to raise money to look after the path.

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Looking towards Stonehenge from King Barrows Ridge

Stonehenge Landscape Wiltshire

Stonehenge A303 Road Improvement Scheme

The A303 severs and blights the Stonehenge Landscape - one of the most important prehistoric landscapes in Europe. We believe the proposed tunnel could provide an overall benefit to the World Heritage Site, providing it is located and designed with the utmost care.

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