The National Trust - Gardens Of East Anglia (DVD)

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Advantages: The National Trust is committed to saving as much of our heritage "FOREVER, FOR EVERYONE".
Disadvantages: Looking after lots of national treasures is expensive.

The National Trust Overview The National Trust is a registered charity that looks after national treasures both man-made and natural. They work to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The National Trust for Scotland does a similar job north of the border. (The two organisations allow members of either free admission.) They get no Government support, but rely on income from membership fees, donations, legacies and their commercial enterprises. As I haven't got enough fingers and toes to count these personally, I got the statistics regarding what is in the care of the National Trust from their website. 707 miles of coastline 611,300 acres of countryside 5,150 pre-historic sites 215 houses and gardens 149 museums 57 villages 6 World Heritage Sites ...

luckyarchers 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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National trust membership - a great investment

Advantages: cheap days out once a member, enjoyable and educational at the same time
Disadvantages: locations often mean a car is needed

card, a car sticker, the handbook of places you can visit and a magazine every 4 months. The big selling point is of course all the places it entitles you to visit. Recently we've taken to planning our holidays around which National Trust properties we can visit, initially as a money-saving plan but now because we've enjoyed the ones we've visited so much. For example, if you were to go to Kent for a weekend you would find you were within driving distance of a fabulous castle, Rudyard Kipling's house, a charming 14th century moated manor house and Winston Churchill's home, to name just a few. If you found yourself on the other side of the country in Cornwall you could visit several stunningly beautiful gardens, an amazing Victorian house and a tin mine, not to mention enjoy free car parking at lots of coastal locations. The other excellent ...

MarieHHH 11.07.2009 · Read full review
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The National Trust's best Garden

Advantages: Interesting castle with beautiful gardens and views
Disadvantages: No disabled access to castle

Ciao has placed Powis Castle in the wrong section I think, there is one house you can rent through the National Trust but this is a castle you can visit, and one I can recommend. Powis Castle is close to Welshpool, a lovely little market town on the English/Welsh border, in the county of Powys. Standing high above the road, the drive winds round the castle, and there is plenty of parking. It is run by the National Trust and how I wished I had got my membership sorted out as I had to pay £9.45 whilst the rest of the group I was with got in free (well sort of, they had previously paid their membership!) Powis Castle has been well preserved, and the red walls, looked welcoming in the sunlight. There is a small inner ward surrounding a tiny courtyard, this dates back to about 1200. The stable housed a state coach.The castle has a lot ...

jo145 11.07.2008 · Read full review
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