Heritage

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

Ruined engine houses, Wheal Edward and Wheal Owles along the coastline at Botallack, Cornwall — Wheal Edward and Wheal Owles at Botallack, Cornwall.

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Dress conservators preparing Ellen Terry beetle wing dress for display at Smallhythe Place, Kent. — Beetle wing dress worn by Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth / NT 118839.1

If clothes could talk...

Why was Marie Antoinette’s garters designed by a dentist? Why was a 19th-century lord determined to make a coat in a day? And why did dressmakers painstakingly sew jewel beetles’ wings onto a costume for Lady Macbeth?

Discover the garments with tales to tell

Our work to protect the nation's heritage

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

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.

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.

George II chamber pot at Dunham Massey, Cheshire

Toilets with a story to tell

Apparently we spend three years of our lives sitting on the loo. Discover some of the toilets at our places that reveal an unusual perspective on history.

Find out where we used to go

Portrait of Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples / Attingham Park — Caroline-Marie Bonaparte, Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples / NT 608957

Europe & us in 99 historic objects

In this year when our political relationship with the continent has been so hotly debated, we have put together a selection of items from our vast collections that help examine our nation’s rich and ancient cultural connections to our neighbours. Every weekday we’ll be highlighting a new item to discover what story it has to tell.

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Dive into the world of 'Capability' Brown, the man who transformed the British landscape

Explore the visionary landscapes of ‘Capability’ Brown
How to create a Capability Brown landscape
Events to celebrate the 300th anniversary of 'Capability' Brown

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Explore the visionary landscapes of ‘Capability’ Brown

This year as we celebrate 300 years of the great gardener, find out more about some of his visionary estates which helped change the face of Britain.
How to create a Capability Brown landscape

The landscapes designed by 'Capability' Brown are easy to mistake as works of nature. Discover how much effort actually went in to bringing these ground-breaking designs to life.
Events to celebrate the 300th anniversary of 'Capability' Brown

From exhibitions, to guided walks and expert talks, we've got plenty going on to help celebrate the 300th anniversary of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.
How to spot a Capability Brown landscape

Brown had a talent for designing estates that blended into the countryside. So how do you distinguish between a natural landscape and one designed by the great man?
Restoring the estate at Croome: A Capability Brown masterpiece

Croome was ‘Capability’ Brown’s first commission and would be the inspiration for gardens and estates throughout the country. Find out how we are restoring this masterpiece.

View of the rooftops at Dunham Massey, Cheshire, with the Stamford Military Hospital flag flying

Repairing Dunham's roof after 70 years

Water penetration problems meant the roof coverings at Dunham Massey had to be replaced for the first time in at least 70 years.

Collection of items including orreries and planetaria and a model ship on a table in Admiral, at Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire — Snowshill Manor is home to more than 22,000 items collected from across the world

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.

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Support our work

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.

How you can help

Outside the Textile Studio — Textile Conservation Studio

The Textile Conservation Studio Norfolk

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.

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