As a group associated with the National Trust, we naturally visit many of their properties. These pages contain photos taken at some of the nearer NT sites, together with slides from some of our regular talks; click on the photos below to go to the albums – each one will open in a new window.
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 Committee member Jan Jauncey’s talk to the group on 15th March 2025 described the very moving trip she had made to Montcony in central France to attend a ceremony of remembrance for the crew of an RAF bomber that had crashed there on 23rd October 1942, during WW2 |
 Our nearest major property is the World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal. It is often the focus of our attentions, offering, as it does, unending variety through the seasons. |
 A little more distant, in Derbyshire, is Bess of Hardwick’s masterpiece, Hardwick Hall (“More windows than wall”). It is a glorious building, and includes the remains of Hardwick Old Hall within its grounds. |
 A little further than Hardwick, but also within Derbyshire, is Kedleston Hall, which was built for Sir Nathaniel Curzon between 1759 -1765 as a house to rival Chatsworth. Intended to wow guests with lavish details and luxurious surroundings, its state rooms reflect the austere grandeur of a show palace. |
 During the group’s 2024 holiday, based in Ironbridge, we visited Harvington Hall, a splendid moated Tudor house. As part of the visit, we received an excellent guided tour by James, who was dress in full Tudor garb. |
 On 4th July, we made a long coach trip to Northumbria to visit the Wallington estate, a 13,500 acre site containing a lovely house and a beautiful garden as well, of course, as extensive farmland leased from the NT. |