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Gibson Mill in autumn at Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire
Gibson Mill in autumn at Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire | © National Trust Images/Annapurna Mellor

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 stories, art and collections.

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Best historic kitchens 

Some of the historic kitchens we care for have catered for royalty, while others contain well-preserved stoves and gadgets from centuries past. Discover stories from some of the best kitchens to visit.

Copperware in the kitchen at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk

Unique houses 

Learn about some of the most unusual houses we look after. There's a hydroelectric-powered Arts and Crafts home with an early dishwasher, a 16-sided house and even a Jacobean time capsule to visit.

A small round house with diamond-shaped windows in a sunny garden

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.

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

Most haunted places to visit 

Explore the ancient buildings in our care that are said to be home to headless phantoms, strange spirits and tormented souls. Might you encounter the ghosts of Anne Boleyn or Sir Francis Drake on your visit?

View of Newton House from the parkland at Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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    Visitors exploring the sand dunes and the woodland at Formby, Liverpool

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