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The sessions are held all day on Sundays and Tuesdays, and are free to join.

An Ormskirk Sunday with the National Trust

The key to Sir Paul McCartney’s childhood home has sold for £6,100 at auction

Key to Sir Paul McCartney’s childhood home sells for £6,100

The Peamutt Butter Awards are here!

Peamutt Butter is searching for Lancastrian canine stars

Fans in London have the opportunity to take part in the Pokémon GO Summer Quest

Pokémon GO Summer Quest launching at National Trust sites

Blists Hill Victorian Town

Families can explore 500+ National Trust places from £9.10 a month

2026 events at Rufford Old Hall

All of the exciting events planned for 2026 at Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall is a beautiful Tudor building in Rufford, near Ormskirk, owned by the National Trust. Built around 1530, it is surrounded by gorgeous gardens. 💰 £11 for adults, £5.50 for children or free for National Trust members .📍 Liverpool Road, Rufford, Lancashire L40 1SG

This is why Lancashire's only National Trust property is closed today

Root veggies, brassicas, apples and pears will all be in season this month

Root veggies 'back on the menu' - 9 others in season this November

From chillies to pears, beets to Jerusalem artichokes, there are plenty of exciting fruits and veggies in season now

26 hearty, flavourful fruits and vegetables in season this October

There are dozens of fruits and veggies in season this month

25 fruits and veggies in season now - why eating them helps the planet

(Clockwise from top left) Rudbeckia, asters, Japanese anemone, and cyclamen are all late-blooming flowers the National Trust recommends planting in autumn

4 flowers to plant in your garden this autumn - which help wildlife

(Photos: Getty Images)

Martin Lewis: free entry to 6,000+ UK historic sites this month

National Trust: Beneath the Waves: Press out and learn about 20 fabulous fish by Lauren Fairgrieve and Kate Read

Fun, facts and hands-on learning with Nosy Crow: children’s book reviews

Formby Beach

Dog owners warned after toxic substance washes up on this beach

Lindsey Burrow, wife of late rugby legend Rob Burrow, plants wildflowers in his memory to mark Celebration Day (May 26)

Celebs share how they plan to remember loved ones this Celebration Day

BEATRIX Rose & Geranium Essential Oil Reed Diffuser

Lake District skincare brand launches Beatrix Potter inspired range
Award-winning natural skincare brand Pure Lakes Skincare has launched a new BEATRIX range, a collection of luxurious, plant-based products celebrating the extraordinary life of Beatrix Potter.
Samantha Marsh

With only one week of Easter half term left, here's 27 activities in the North West to occupy the family's time over the Bank Holiday weekend.

28 fun-filled Easter activities in 2025 across the North West

Beautiful scenes show first puffins return to Northumberland's Farne Islands.

Delightful scenes as adorable puffins return to British beauty spot

(Photo: Pexels)

Reviving 'Blossom Break' trend backed by the National Trust

Christmas at Dunham Massey

I went to Christmas at Dunham Massey - I loved it, but want this back

Kate Phillips plays Jane Seymour in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (photo: BBC/Playground Entertainment/Nick Briggs)

Where the BBC filmed Wolf Hall and the locations you can visit

Omaze House in the Wirral is up for grabs

What it's like living in Wirral village with Omaze new house giveaway

3M mid-century Hollywood inspired home with heated pool up for grabs in Omaze draw.

Watch: Tour of £3M Hollywood inspired home up for grabs in Omaze draw

Omaze latest house giveaway is a Hollywood style mansion in The Wirral

Gorgeous Omaze Wirral £3m home giveaway all you need to know

Come with me as I discover a sandy haven just 30 minutes from my home

Chinese tea tasting at Lancashire Archives Fun Palace 2023

A weekend of ‘Fun Palaces’ will pop up in unusual spaces across Lancashire

Ice cream.

Watch: UK’s worst holiday park and tips for travelling on a budget
Watch reporter Nick Dee detail reviews of the UK’s worst holiday park and explain some top tips for holidaying in the UK on a budget.
Jessica Martin

Families enjoying 'Summer of Play' activities at National Trust's Attingham Park, Shropshire. Picture: National Trust Images/James Dobson

For affordable days out National Trust membership is our saviour

Gawthorpe Hall and its walled garden

National Trust open up forgotten garden at Lancashire stately home

Ben Longton, 18, feared he would ‘die if he fell asleep’ after he spent nine hours trapped alone in a snowy canyon following his 32ft (10m) fall on Scafell Pike.

"I knew if I fell asleep I would die" says teen trapped on mountain

Stranded in a ravine in snow, Ben Longton said he was hallucinating and "on the brink of death".

Teen rescued from England’s highest mountain thought he was going to die

Work has now started chainsawing the felled tree into sections for its removal (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Breaking Beloved Sycamore Gap tree to be cut up and removed from site

Evie Numan, 10, picked the piece up at a National Trust estate in Surrey, thinking it was a rock.

Girl on National Trust site walk discovers 6,000-year-old artefact

Get out into the great outdoors this Father's Day

Going Green: Go back to nature with your dad on Father’s Day

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Between March 18 and 26, anyone who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratch card will be able to access their favourite National Trust venues across the UK for free or at a discounted price.

National Lottery Open Week 2023 venues announced

Winston Churchill carrying out some brick work at his home in Chartwell, Kent, in 1928 (photo: Getty Images)

Chartwell: Where you get to know the man who is behind the myth

A native hazel dormouse. Credit Kerstin Hinze.

39 rare dormice to be released into ancient woodland in Arnside and Silverdale

Irrigation ditches across the 'carbon farm' at Winmarleigh, near Garstang.

"Spitting feathers": Lancashire Wildlife Trust hits out at Government

Credit: Blenheim Park Estates

Take a tour of this three-storey £2m Peak District mansion with home cinema

Comfortable, versatile and robust, eFOLDi is the obvious choice for anyone looking to make the most of our new-found freedom

Ad Feature Getting around couldn’t be easier with a mobility scooter

Credit: Blenheim Park Estates

Grand six-bed, three-storey Peak District countryside manor house with immaculat...

Easter is just around the corner, but with Covid restrictions still in place across the UK, festivities may look a little different this year (Photo: Shutterstock)

5 Easter ideas for kids: fun activities, crafts and games for children during th...

Rufford Old Hall, which has been closed for much of 2020

National Trust tight-lipped over future of Rufford Old Hall

Dunham Massey

Families await news on Christmas spectacular at Dunham Massey

Savour the splendour of autumn’s colours with a National Trust day out

Chartwell in Kent is one of the properties featured in the report (Photo: Peter King/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

93 National Trust properties have links to historic slavery and colonialism - ac...

Parliament photo of Sir Lindsay Hoyle, as the Speaker of the House of Commons has made his first visit to Arlington Court to view the historic Speaker State Coach.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle inspects Speaker’s State Coach ahead of museum reopening

Entries will close on 9 September 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Your child could win a year’s supply of free Lego sets this summer - here’s how ...

"After people have finished having fun it's like they abandon ship," said Chris Millner, a ranger at Longshaw in the Peak District

Lake District rubbish dumping is 'overwhelming' as campers light fires, damage t...

Does this photo really show a bat the size of a human? (Photo: @AlexJoestar622)

This photo of a human sized bat in the Philippines is confusing everyone - but i...

Check out top spots for summer staycations

From Wednesday, June 3, the Trust will begin a phased and gradual reopening

These are the National Trust locations you can now book to visit that are less t...

New tickets are set to be released every Friday, giving customers an option of staggered entry times to choose from. (Credit: National Trust Kingston Lacey)

You can now pre-book a visit to these 38 National Trust sites - here’s how

Here's when National Trust parks, properties and car parks will reopen as UK loc...

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