Heritage

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

Portraits in Blue Drawing Room at Coughton Court

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An archive image of the people marching in the 1932 Kinder Scout trespass overlaid onto a modern day image of the landscape

People’s Landscapes: Explore the places that have shaped the nation 

In 2019 we’re marking the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, a turning point in our democracy, with a year-long programme that explores the role our places have played in social change. Through events, exhibitions and podcasts, you’ll be able to explore the untold histories that hide behind our landscapes.

Places that shaped the nation
Spring bedding in full bloom on the terrace at Tyntesfield

Gardens behind the scenes: looking after Tyntesfield in spring 

Wake up from winter and discover spring in the beautiful gardens at Tyntesfield in Somerset, a remarkable Victorian estate, little changed in 150 years. Follow the gardens team behind-the-scenes over the course of a gardening year.

Wake up after winter
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…

Seated baboon sculpture

Striking a pose 

An exceedingly unusual ancient marble cat, a rare alabaster survival from the Reformation, the earliest known wood carving by Grinling Gibbons and a brass modernist interpretation by Barbara Hepworth… just a few examples from our diverse and internationally significant collection of sculptures to explore.

Discover our greatest sculptures
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.

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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.

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