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Coast and beaches

Discover the 780 miles of beautiful coastline in our care. Plan your next coastal adventure, whether you want to explore soft, sandy beaches or rugged, windswept cliffs.

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Places with First and Second World War connections

To mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day on 6 June, discover the places you can visit with connections to the Second World War. Explore Churchill's family home, a top-secret RAF airbase and the place where 3,000 men were trained as Auxiliers.

The Burway and Devil's Mouth at Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Shropshire

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Wild places to get away from it all

Despite living increasingly urbanised lives, you can still find some wild places in the UK where you can go to get away from it all. To celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June, why not visit one of the many areas of outstanding natural beauty that we look after?

Rudyard Kipling's writing desk in the study at Bateman's, East Sussex

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Places with literary connections

Explore 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.

Two boys playing in The Log Stack wild play area at Dyffryn Gardens, Vale of Glamorgan

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Top natural play areas for kids

There's nothing quite like playing outdoors. Discover the best natural play areas where children can run wild at the places in our care.

Overhead view of an octagonal table with the figure of Silenus, a drunken follower of Bacchu, in The Library at Claydon House in Buckinghamshire

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Making seed bombs at Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Cambridgeshire

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How to make wildflower seed balls

Discover how to make your own wildflower seed balls this Garden Wildlife Week (3–9 June) in this step-by-step guide. Packed with seeds and ready to plant, you'll be able to add some colour to your garden.

The visitor staircase at Wightwick Manor, West Midlands, featuring Indian rush-work below the dado rail and William Morris' Willow Bough pattern wallpaper above

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Exploring LGBTQ+ history at National Trust places

This Pride Month, learn more about the LGBTQ+ people with connections to the places we care for and why highlighting these stories is so important.

Gardener working in the upper garden at Quarry Bank, Cheshire

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Gardening tips for summer

It's time to start thinking about how to get more out of your blooms this summer. Discover our gardeners' top tips on how to garden during the warmest season.

Books in the collection at Florence Court, County Fermanagh

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Literary podcasts playlist

Our literary-themed podcast episodes explore how several places we care for helped to shape the work of famous authors such as T.E. Lawrence, Agatha Christie and William Wordsworth.

A close up of National Trust staff and volunteers at Birmingham Pride 2022

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Pride, the LGBTQ+ community and the National Trust

June is Pride Month, and this year we'll be attending over 30 Pride events across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Take a look at what we do to support our LGBTQ+ colleagues during Pride month and beyond.

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