Heritage

Your visits help us to preserve and protect the heritage at our places and spaces - for ever, for everyone

Conservator Steve Clare re-installs Tudor stained glass at The Vyne

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The Vyne rooftop walkway during a £5.4 million restoration project

How we're opening up our roof conservation work for you to see 

Discover how we're opening up our roofs for you to explore as we carry out vital conservation work to make our houses watertight for the future.

You're invited onto the roof
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.

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The Beech Avenue near Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Exploring LGBTQ history at National Trust places 

We're marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality by exploring the LGBTQ heritage at many of our places.

Acting house and collections manager Nick Stokes with the whale bones Play Video
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Uncovering the whale bone mystery

For nearly 150 years, a mysterious pair of whale jawbones have flanked the doorway in the Great Hall at Cotehele in Cornwall. Cutting edge DNA analysis and a recent housekeeping discovery have shed new light on the bones and how they came to Cotehele.

A whale of a tale

Our work to protect the nation's heritage

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  • Art conservation in action at Petworth House

    Careful conservation 

    Find out about the six main principles behind our conservation work to understand how and why we protect the properties and landscapes we care for.

  • A view along the river Skell towards the ruins of Fountains Abbey

    Our 10-year plan 

    We're committed to protecting our cultural heritage and our 10-year strategy outlines how we plan to invest in the nation's heritage, safeguarding the special places in our care.

Portrait of George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

How we are challenging our history 

We’re launching a new programme to reflect national anniversaries and public debates. This year we’re focusing on LGBTQ heritage as we mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. We are looking for academic institutions and heritage organisations to help us explore and research the hidden stories of our places that resonate today.

Calke Abbey visitors looking at collections of objects

Collections online 

Our collections are an important part of our heritage. From artistic treasures to the quirky and bizarre, you can explore more than 800,000 objects on our collections site.

Search our online collections
Member of staff checking the records at the Plant Conservation Centre

Plant Conservation Centre 

Hidden in Devon is a secret garden, dedicated to protecting and cultivating the rare and historically significant plants in our care.

Conservators stitching tapestry

The Textile Conservation Studio 

The Textile Conservation Studio is the National Trust’s only in house conservation treatment facility. The National Specialist Textile Conservation Adviser is based at the Studio, working with a team of professionally trained and accredited conservators.

Mount Stewart's damaged Vinery

Mount Stewart appeal 

With your support we've achieved so much to transform the gardens at Mount Stewart, but we've still a way to go to fully restore them to their former beauty. We recently acquired 900 acres of surrounding land, including the Walled Garden and vinery, which are both in urgent need of repair.

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