Our members' magazine

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As one of our members, you’ll receive a heartfelt ‘thank you’ three times a year. Our award-winning members’ magazine – full of behind-the-scenes stories, beautiful photographs and exclusive offers – will be delivered straight to your door.

Full of behind the scenes stories and beautiful photography, the magazine will help you get more from your visits to our places.

In the summer issue, we unveil the new conservation studio at Knole, Kent and invite you onto the roof at The Vyne, Hampshire to see our restoration work first-hand as we work to make this Tudor house watertight.

Find out more about the work of a hardy band of volunteers dedicated to mending the foot paths of the Lake District and hear from mountaineering legend Chris Bonington on his love of the Cumbrian Hills.

Learn more about our Plant Conservation Studio, a secret garden dedicated to caring for and propagated our rarest and most endangered plants.

We're also looking at this year's handbook photo competition - the opportunity for your favourite photo of one of our places to become the cover of our members 2018 handbook.

Highlights from our summer edition:

Conservators Judy Wetherall and Pete Jenkins retouching one of eight gilded sconces in the new Conservation Studio

Faded magnificence: Rescuing Knole and its collections from decay 

Discover more about our work to save Knole in Kent from centuries of damp and decay. Curator Emma Slocombe explores the project as its state-of-the-art Conservation Studio opens to the public.

Sheffield Park, East Sussex

Could your photograph be the 2018 National Trust Handbook cover? 

Will your photo inspire millions of National Trust members in 2018? Our photo competition is now open with the theme 'As I walked out one midsummer morning'.

On the path to Alcock Tarn

Ten years of fixing the fells 

Discover how nearly 100 volunteer lengthsmen are helping to repair the fells; supporting our upland ranger teams and clearing drains and rebuilding remote fell paths.

Mountaineer Chris Bonington climbing the Cumbrian hills

Chris Bonington celebrates the Cumbrian hills and paths we care for 

Mountaineering legend Chris Bonington shares his love of the Cumbrian hills and describes the importance of the work being done by volunteers to repair the fells' public footpaths.

Listen to exclusive interviews

When we're creating each issue of the magazine, we record an hour-long audio version presented by Alan Power, who is the Head Gardener at Stourhead, Wiltshire, and the presenter of the Trust’s podcast series and the BBC's Gardener’s World. 

The show covers the main articles from the magazine and includes extra behind-the-scenes chats with our contributors. It’s ideal for those with visual impairment, and anyone who wants to hear exclusive interviews.

You can listen to the show for free on SoundCloud. If visually impaired members would prefer to receive a free CD, email RNIB or phone them on 01733 375 370.

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Contact us

We love to hear your feedback on the magazine and your experiences of Trust places. If you'd like to get in touch please email us (see below for details) or write to us at: National Trust Magazine, Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2NA.

Submissions

If you have an idea for a magazine article, please email us using the link below with a brief summary of your idea. We don’t accept any unsolicited articles.