Handbook for Members and Visitors: March 1999 to February 2000

by National Trust

For more than a hundred years, Britain's National Trust has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty throughout England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Today, the Trust is the largest private landowner and conservation society in Britain. The National Trust Handbook is a visitor's guide to the National Trust properties that are open to the public, including stately homes, gardens, castles, barns--even lighthouses. The Handbook lists more than 300 properties; under each main entry, listed by country, there is a brief description of the property, with address, telephone number, opening times, admission fees, travel directions, and details of the facilities on site. The National Trust Handbook will open up a world of riches to those traveling in Britain.

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

National Trust is a heritage and nature conservation charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the Nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest"

Today, the National Trust is the largest private landowner in the United Kingdom