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Autumn in full swing in the Rock Garden at Sizergh 🍁You can't beat acers at this time of year 🧡📍Sizergh Castle NT 📸 Ian ...
30/10/2026

Autumn in full swing in the Rock Garden at Sizergh 🍁

You can't beat acers at this time of year 🧡

📍Sizergh Castle NT
📸 Ian Wood

Some suggestions from The Good Food Guide on where to eat, shop and stay if you're holidaying in the Lakes over the wint...
29/10/2026

Some suggestions from The Good Food Guide on where to eat, shop and stay if you're holidaying in the Lakes over the winter, including a new addition to our holiday cottage portfolio, Wray Castle House.

Exploring the Lake District this half term? Looking for rainy day options? Here are our top family-friendly recommendati...
28/10/2026

Exploring the Lake District this half term? Looking for rainy day options? Here are our top family-friendly recommendations for making the most of your autumn adventures.

🎃Allan Bank, Grasmere
There's loads to see and do indoors. Pumpkin carving (25-28 & 31 Oct), with everything provided for a fun, mess-free Halloween activity. Art exhibitions, vintage photos on lightboxes, binoculars to spot wildlife with, plus a second-hand bookshop with a kids section, a cosy kitchen to eat snacks, play games or do craft activities.

🏠Hill Top
Only 20-minutes' drive (7 miles) from Ambleside, step inside Beatrix Potter's beloved farmhouse, where families can discover a beautiful dolls' house, see the real life locations from the drawings in her books and learn about Beatrix the farmer and protector of the landscape. Booking essential.

⚔ Sizergh
Hunt for scallops on the children's trail inside the house which is full of thousands of quirky items and stories to discover. Look out for a golden head, swords, taxidermy animals, paintings of princes and so much more! You can refuel at the café and find pocket money gifts in the shop.

⛅If the skies clear, make the most of it and pop on your waterproofs to get some fresh air and burn off energy. Here are our top outdoor activities.

👻Wray and Allan Bank
Bringing British folklore to life Stranger Folk digital quest is available at Wray and Allan Bank. Do you remember the choose your own adventure books from the 80s? This is a similar, but it's digital and played on a phone.

🦇Langdale
For a nature adventure, join one of the popular bat walks (29 & 30 Oct) and discover the fascinating world of nocturnal wildlife after dark. Booking essential.

👻 Aira Force
Take on the free Spooky Sleepwalker Trail and solve clues inspired by the writings of William Wordsworth. The waterfall looks impressive when it's been raining and there's a cosy café.

See link in comments for more ideas links to family-days out.

Please do check local weather forecasts and use common sense if heading out and about in the Lake District this week, there has been quite a lot of rain and there is damage caused by Storm Boelo in various places and paths.

[Image descriptions: 1. Carved pumpkin with animal paw print cut out. 2. Family looking at a dolls' house at Hill Top. 3. Sizergh's dining room with chandelier, table in the centre set out with candelabras and plates and with paintings on the wall]

⚠️ If you're heading out into the Lake District this week please take extra care. Storm Boelo has caused damage across m...
27/10/2026

⚠️ If you're heading out into the Lake District this week please take extra care.

Storm Boelo has caused damage across many of the places we care for. A number places and footpaths remain closed while our ranger teams assess and clear fallen trees.

We're working hard to make affected areas safe, but it will take time to check every route.

📍Before setting out, please take care and check local weather forecast, check the Government Flooding updates website. 🌦

Check our property websites for the latest information about any closures to houses, gardens or large car parks.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. 💚

📷 Photos are illustrative of damage sustained across National Trust places in the Lake District and were captured after previous storms as well Storm Boelo.

[Image descriptions: Series of photos showing fallen trees and damage to a footpath]

Don't forget, the clocks go back at 2am on Sunday 25 October. ⏰Our historic clocks in our houses undergo regular mainten...
24/10/2026

Don't forget, the clocks go back at 2am on Sunday 25 October. ⏰

Our historic clocks in our houses undergo regular maintenance and cleaning by a specialist clock conservator, helping to keep these remarkable timepieces ticking smoothly and preserving an important part of each house's history.

The photos show the decorated clock face of Townend's longcase clock and a close-up of the mechanism inside Hill Top's hall longcase clock.

[Image descriptions: 1 antique clock face with Roman numerals and a sun with a face on it sits on a table next to parts from the clock. 2. Close-up of hands in blue vinyl gloves working on the internal mechanism of a historic clock.]

23/10/2026

👻 We had to bring back the ghost photoshoot trend this year, and our resident cat Charlie wanted to get involved too! 🐾

[Video description: A series of photos of a person dressed up as a ghost in a sheet in National Trust gardens including Sizergh, Hill Top, Allan Bank]

Fancy serving refreshments in one of Cumbria's most spectacular locations? We have a concession opportunity ☕🍦🥪We’re loo...
20/10/2026

Fancy serving refreshments in one of Cumbria's most spectacular locations? We have a concession opportunity ☕🍦🥪

We’re looking for a mobile food & drink concession to trade at Cinderdale carpark in Buttermere, providing tasty refreshments for visitors. Location: What three words rabble.tilts.carefully

This opportunity will run from Spring 2027 for twelve months. We’re looking for good quality hot & cold drinks, light snacks or even ice cream, made with sustainability and local produce in mind.

It's a remote location with no electricity or water so any applicants will need to be fairly self-sufficient. If you’re interested, please contact [email protected] for more information.

Closing date Sunday 8 November.

Images ©National Trust Cragg House Farm in the Buttermere Valley, Hugh Mothersole and View of the lake at Buttermere Valley, David Goacher
NB images reflect the area not exact trading location.

🍂Look forward to a spectacular show across the Lake District this Autumn.The signs are already around us that the combin...
20/10/2026

🍂Look forward to a spectacular show across the Lake District this Autumn.

The signs are already around us that the combination of a good spring and sunny summer will create vibrant autumn colours this year, with woodlands soon to be awash in fiery reds, golden yellows and rich amber tones.

It's also a bumper year for nature's harvest. Hedgerows are packed with hawthorn berries and sloes, horse chestnuts heavy with conkers, while October's damp weather has encouraged an abundance of fungi to emerge across the landscape 🍄

A feast for wildlife and a treat for anyone exploring the Lake District outdoors this season 🍂

Images: ©National Trust
Fly Agaric at a misty Coniston,
Afternoon sun at Tarn Hows, Peter Tasker
Beech tree roots at Wray, Chee Wai Lee
View north over Blea Tarn to the Langdale Pikes, Paul Harris
Parasol at Sandscale Haws
Hawthorn berries, Hugh Mothersole
Autumn colour near Elterwater, David Sellman
Aira Beck stream at Ullswater John Malley
River Rothay between Grasmere and Rydal Water, David Sellman

Get a glimpse of the creativity behind Winter at Sizergh with these behind-the-scenes photos ✨Winter at Sizergh returns ...
20/10/2026

Get a glimpse of the creativity behind Winter at Sizergh with these behind-the-scenes photos ✨

Winter at Sizergh returns from 20 November, bringing together local artists and makers to create an enchanting experience inspired by the wildlife, history and landscapes of the South Lakes.

🌳 Have you discovered Borrowdale's rainforest yet? Join our guided walk on 31 October.Watch our short film to discover w...
16/10/2026

🌳 Have you discovered Borrowdale's rainforest yet? Join our guided walk on 31 October.

Watch our short film to discover why this remarkable habitat matters, then join us for a guided walk with our ranger and tenant farmers to hear about the work happening on the ground to protect and restore it.

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftBv-QXCgUg

31 October guided walk 🍂 Free event
Book your place: [email protected]

Borrowdale is home to one of England's largest remaining temperate rainforests and now forms part of a National Nature Reserve.

Spaces are limited, so book early.

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