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New places to stay
Here you'll find new places to enjoy a National Trust holiday, as well as refurbishments and new campsite accommodation.
We've just opened a cottage on the edge of bustling Fowey in Cornwall, another on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, and a fascinating apartment in medieval Greyfriars House in Worcester city centre.
Don't miss Cwmmau Farmhouse, a historic cottage featured in the film Hamnet, or the refurbishment of Blickling Tower with it's third-floor roof terrace.
New for this camping season, two restored shepherd's huts have made their way across the water to Brownsea Island Campsite.
Fowey Coombe Farmhouse, Fowey, Cornwall
A handsome house on the edge of Fowey.
With a woodburner in the sitting room, four bedrooms and its own walled garden.
Trails lead to the coast path and a quiet beach.
You can head through the orchard to walk to pebbly Coombe Haven in about 10 minutes, or for a sandy beach, carry on to popular Readymoney Cove.
Wander into Fowey, a charming coastal town.
From here, you can take the foot ferry across to Polruan to explore another stretch of coast.
Greyfriars Apartment, Worcester
In a medieval merchant's house in the city centre.
This one-of-a-kind apartment was rescued and restored after the Second World War.
You'll be just off the courtyard at Greyfriars House and Garden, free for you to explore.
It's open to visitors from Tuesday to Saturday, and you can book a tour to learn more about ithe building's 500 years of history. It's filled with interesting objects and the eclectic interiors are a visual feast.
Guests have all-hours access to the garden at Greyfriars.
Don’t miss an evening relaxing there once day visitors have gone home. You'll find planters made from chimney pots and old bricks in the gazebo, materials recycled from a row of workers’ houses that once stood here
Labour in Vain Cottage, Dorset
A farm cottage on the Jurassic Coast.
This cottage has a tucked-away, rural feel, and views from its huge attic room.
A vast shingle beach is just a few fields away.
From Chesil Beach, you can walk along to Cogden Beach, a popular fishing spot, and Hive Beach to find out more about fossil hunting and wildlife spotting at the ranger’s welcome hut. There are places to enjoy local seafood, a drink or a coffee.
It’s about a 20-minute drive to Bridport.
This bustling market town is known for its street market, antique shops, independent stores and cafés. There’s plenty to see and do on a holiday in West Dorset, from boat trips to cycle trails and vineyards to breweries.
Cwmmau Farmhouse, Herefordshire
A grand Jacobean farmhouse, surrounded by farmland, woodland and meadows.
Many of the original features and personal touches are still in place. The old kitchen has been preserved with its bread ovens and stoves.
Enjoy an abundance of wildlife, walking routes and great views.
This remote part of the Welsh Marches has views of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) on a clear day. You can see the closest of the Black Mountains and Hay Bluff is a popular ascent near Hay-on-Wye.
Location fees for film Hamnet helped to fund vital conservation work.
Cwmmau Farmhouse appears in Hamnet, a film based on Maggie O'Farrell's Sunday Times bestselling novel and directed by Academy Award winning Chloé Zhao. Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet. Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal and produced by Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, the film features Cwmmau Farmhouse as Hewlands, the childhood home of Agnes, Shakespeare's wife.
Shepherd's huts at Brownsea Island Campsite
Try an upcycled snug for two.
These tiny homes-on-wheels are surrounded by bracken and heathland in a secluded area of Brownsea Island Campsite, just off the coast in Poole Harbour. The island has sandy beaches, a patchwork of habitats and is famous for red squirrels.
Inside you'll find a double bed and table and chairs.
We'll provide a lantern, coolbox and crockery and cutlery, and you'll have access to a shared camp field kitchen and campsite showers and toilets. Although Brownsea is only 20 minutes from the mainland by ferry, it feels a world away and offers a real escape with no traffic or light pollution and remarkable sunrises and sunsets . You can reach the island on your own boat, but most guests arrive on the ferry from Poole,
Blickling Tower, Norfolk - just refurbished
Now with a woodburner, new kitchen and shower rooms, and a freestanding bath in the main bedroom.
This one-of-a-kind holiday cottage on the Blickling Estate was once the second Earl of Buckinghamshire’s race stand.
There's plenty to do on the doorstep.
The tower is in over 4,600 acres of parkland and there are all kinds of trails to follow, from easy to strenuous. Blickling's Jacobean mansion and 55 acres of garden is only a 15-minute walk from your door, and you'll have free entry during opening hours.
A stay here feels like retreating to your own little castle.
Take the spiral staircase up to the third-floor roof terrace to take in the views
Fountains Cottage, Yorkshire - just refurbished
An 18th-century farmhouse near the ruins at Fountains Abbey.
An open fire in the sitting room and woodburner in the dining room make for a cosy stay.
It has plenty of character with exposed beams and stone walls.
You'll also find a new kitchen and bathrooms, lovely linen and wallpapers and comfortable places to gather and relax.
Explore a UNESCO World Heritage Site after hours.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monastries in England with one of the best surviving examples of a Georgian water garden. You'll be able to wander once other visitors have gone home for the day, enjoying the site until dusk.
More cottage transformations
Many holiday cottages have been recently refurbished, making them even more cosy and comfortable for your stay. You'll find bright, modern kitchens and bathrooms, lovely colours, wallpapers and linens, and soft sofas for evenings by a roaring woodburner. We've preserved and given new life to original and historical features, helping to tell each building's special story.
6 High Hazels
A three-storey Elizabethan building, once the brewhouse for neighbouring Hardwick Hall.
Shedbush Farm House
A thatched farm house with a cosy country interior and acres of surrounding land to explore.
Trelissick Water Tower
A stay like no other, Trelissick Water Tower’s interior is just as intriguing as its exterior…
The Old Club House
This former clubhouse is now a quirky holiday cottage with a verandah great for wildlife watching.
Deben View
A period apartment with a wooden balcony, surrounded by Anglo-Saxon history at Sutton Hoo.
89 Church Lawn
Sitting at the entrance to Stourhead, this cottage has a world-famous garden on the doorstep.
Nanceglos House
This estate cottage has an atmospheric living space with large windows and tall ceilings.
4 Park Gates
A Blickling estate cottage with two cosy sitting rooms and miles of walking trails on the doorstep.