The house on a sunny spring day at Tyntesfield, Somerset — The house at Tyntesfield, Somerset | © National Trust Images/Tamsin Holmes

Houses and buildings

From grand houses and palaces to cotton mills and urban homes, the historic houses and buildings in our care are full of fascinating stories and objects.

View of octagonal house with fields and estuary view beyond

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Unique houses

Learn about some of the most unusual houses we look after, from a hydroelectric-powered Arts and Crafts home with an early dishwasher to a Jacobean time capsule.

Visitors reading documents and exploring inside Hardy's Cottage, Dorset

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Places with famous connections

Walk in the footsteps of famous faces. From The Beatles and Sir Winston Churchill, to Agatha Christie and Isaac Newton, step into their former homes and learn more about their lives.

A mother and child read a book with a volunteer at Max Gate, Dorset

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Places with literary connections

Visit some of the places we look after that have inspired famous writers, playwrights and poets, including the homes of Beatrix Potter, Virginia Woolf and Thomas Hardy.

The South Front and garden at Standen, West Sussex

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The Arts and Crafts movement emerged from a desire to revive traditional craftsmanship during the Victorian industrialisation period. We look after a selection of these houses, many of which feature William Morris designs and interiors.