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The Drawing Room at Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd showing the oak chairs and sofa designed by Thomas Hopper and the dazzling silk lampas (brocade) and curtains. This room was the domain of the ladies.
The Drawing Room at Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd, with oak chairs and sofa designed by Thomas Hopper | © National Trust Images/Andreas von Einsiedel

Houses and buildings

From grand houses and palaces to cotton mills and urban homes, the historic houses and buildings in our care are full of stories, art and collections.

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Places with Tudor connections 

Discover the places we look after that have links to the Tudor period, from Henry VII through to Elizabeth I. These historic houses have received royal visitors, hidden Catholic priests and witnessed important events.

Black and white Tudor hall with autumn tree to the right

Best historic kitchens 

Some of the historic kitchens we care for have catered for royalty, while others contain well-preserved stoves and gadgets from centuries past. Discover stories from some of the best kitchens to visit.

Copperware in the kitchen at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk

Unique houses 

Learn about some of the most unusual houses we look after. There's a hydroelectric-powered Arts and Crafts home with an early dishwasher, a 16-sided house and even a Jacobean time capsule to visit.

View of Clouds Hill, the small woodsman's cottage, in Dorset with trees and bushes surrounding it

Places to find priest holes 

Discover the Tudor places in our care where you'll find priest holes – spaces where priests could hide and stay safe during times of persecution.

A priest hole at Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire. Formerly a medieval sewer, beneath the kitchen, a small, dark, narrow corridor can be seen, lined with stone, with a lit candle in a niche in the wall.

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