Heritage

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

Arlington Court dining room decorated for Christmas

I'm interested in...

detail of one of Florentine pietra dura panels of the cabinet, 1850 in the Spanish Room at Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Advent calendar of festive objects 

Count down the days to Christmas in 24 wondrous treasures from our collection with our unique Christmas advent calendar of festive objects.

Discover today's advent object
Young girl with inky hands

5 places to get hands on with history 

There's nothing like trying out something for yourself to get a taste of what it's like. Some of our places offer 'hands on' experiences where you can see what life and work was like for our ancestors.

Find out where you can get a 'hands on' experience
Mistletoe is traditionally harvested in early December, these freshly cut branches are from the orchard at Cotehele in Cornwall.

Merry berry: magical mistletoe 

From ancient fertility symbol to key habitat for rare moths, there's more to mistletoe than traditional Christmas kisses.

Go behind the myth
Protecting the nation's heritage
Conservators stitching tapestry

The Textile Conservation Studio 

The Textile Conservation Studio, based in Norfolk is a specialist conservation treatment facility. The National Specialist Textile Conservation Adviser is based at the Studio, working with Maria Jordan our Studio Manager and a team of twelve professionally trained and accredited conservators.

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.

The interior of the new Conservation Studio at Knole

The Knole Conservation Studio 

Peek into the store of our conservation studio to spot priceless treasures waiting to be conserved. From Wednesday to Saturday, join our conservators in the studio itself and get hands on at the interactive displays. Find out more and plan your visit…

Working holiday participants at Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire

Experience a working holiday 

Support our cause with a holiday to remember. Behind the scenes or in the wild, active or easy-going, we have a working holiday to suit you. Play your part, and feed your passion for heritage, archaeology, gardening or the countryside.

More about working holidays
Archaeology dig

Archaeology at the National Trust 

We care for many rich and diverse archaeological sites, from prehistoric monuments to twentieth-century military installations. Our archaeologists work to care for these places so that everyone can enjoy them.

Find out more
The Spanish Room ceiling at Kingston Lacy

Explore our art and collections 

Be inspired by the world-renowned art and collections, exhibitions and more at the many historic places that we look after.

Unearth our treasures
Scafell Pike and Wastwater in Winter with snow

Monuments to Freedom appeal 

Your help is needed to protect our great monuments to freedom. We must raise urgent funds for three very special memorial landscapes undergoing major restoration work in the coming months. The Lakes' 14 war memorial summits, Runnymede where Magna Carta was sealed and Wellington Monument all need our support.

Read about our cause

While we're passionate about open spaces and historic places, we're working hard in other areas too. With your help, we're caring for the environment, food and farming, green energy and transport, and heritage.

What we care about

We couldn't do it without you

Thanks to your membership, we're able to protect special places for ever, for everyone

Become a member