Favorite National Trust Property?

We've been to many, many Trust properties over the years. We always take our membership cards when we go on UK holidays. We have seen some beauties, but last year we went to Cragside when we were in Northumberland and I was bowled over by it. It is SO beautiful, the grounds are stunning. We were lucky to go at the time of year when the flowers were still out and it was a sight to behold.

Wallington Hall at Cambo in Northumberland.

A beautiful house, extensive grounds and a woodland walk through to the Walled Garden where there is a conservatory full of flowering plants all the year round.It has a small fountain inscribed
When wearied and overwrought by study or affairs of business, repair to these haunts and refresh your mind by a stroll amidst the flowers.

A visit to the Walled Garden never fails to refresh my mind

Has to be Winston Churchills house Chartwell, so much history.

Dunster castle Somerset
Spectacular views. You can see the steam train and the sea.
A working flour mill
At the bottom a beautiful scented garden beside a lovely church and little village.

Wightwick Manor and Gardens | National Trust Wolverhmpton.

Standen House and Garden | National Trust East Grinstead

These are both arts and craft movement houses. They are lovely houses you feel you could live in which is not like the huge stately homes.

Just visited Standen House for the third time Nellie. We love Arts and Crafts houses.

Bateman's in East Sussex is Rudyard Kipling's house. You feel he has just gone out of the room and will be back in a minute. I love this house.

Hughenden Manor which is Disraeli's house and was also used as the HQ for map production in WW2. Near High Wycombe.

Waddesdon near Aylesbury. Very impressive house once owned by the Rothchilds. Wonderful grounds, nice places to eat and a large shop.

I like Wallington Hall too. I think my favourite historic property has to be Burton Agnes Hall in Yorkshire. I know it's privately owned, and has been in the same family for over 400 years, but it's well worth a visit. It is the last stately home I visited with my mother. She loved it too.

Little Moreton Hall, not the biggest property but their themed Xmas events are interesting. Grandchildren were fascinated by it when they were staying with me and we visited.

We also love Wallington Hall especially the floral murals painted by members of the family, in the hallway.
Snowshill Manor in Gloucestershire is a sixteenth century building filled with an eclectic collection of objects from around the world. It also has dressing-up clothes for adults...

Nymans and Sheffield Park in Sussex are glorious. Also Ightam Mote in Kent fascinating Tudor house and lovely gardens.

Fountains Abbey and Studely Royal. I don't think there is an Abbey ruin anywhere that gives such a complete sense of what life must have been like for monks in the Middle Ages and it is a beautiful tranquil place. The water gardens are an added bonus.

Colton Fishacre in Devon. Love it and the views are spectacular

Love the peacefulness of Fountains Abbey

Just love reading this thread - keep it going. Some of my favourites in your lists - but also new ones we've not yet visited so will have to print.

I've mentioned before I find these 'favourite' anything - flowers, animals, musicians- etc - really difficult- as I like so many for very different reasons.

But I'll mention 2 I used to visit regularly, Hardwick Hall - the first ever mansion in the worl with large windows, and also the first ever non royal woman to become so rich and powerful, Bess of Hardwick.

And Hatfield old Hall- because of the history of Mary, Edward and Elizabeth who grew up there.

My absolute favourite in the UK is sadly not NT, but still in the hands of the noble families who own them - Hartington Hall near Chatsworth in the Peak District (and also Rockingham, in Rutland (?).

We have decided to keep up our membership of the NT even though we live abroad, as it is such a fantastic organisation and love to visit properties each visit.

Hilltopgran, we used to visit Little Moreton Hall often when we lived in the Potteries, but it was very run down in the 70s before the NT restored it. Really must find time to go and see it again now.

I love the Cotswolds and Snowshill Manor has to be my favourite with the amazingly diverse collection which Charles Wade amassed over the years.

AND Kinver Edge Rock Houses - fascinating to think people lived in them up until, I think, the 1950s.

I'm a long time NT member, but my very favourite historic house isn't NT. Parham in West Sussex is a haven for anyone who, like me, loves Tudor architecture.

Here's the link for anyone interested www.parhaminsussex.co.uk/

Sandham Memorial Chapel nr Newbury has Stanley Spencer's stunningpaintings on the walls, inspired by WW1.He took 6 years to finish his work: the chapel is unlit, so visit on a bright day.
And that word is,"favourite"...

Culzean in Ayrshire is outstanding, coast and woodland what more could you ask for. Broughton house in Kirkcudbright is small but perfect.

Has to be Stourhead, beautiful at any time of the year, and great dog walks

I love art deco style "liveable-in" houses and the one I loved visiting the most (so far!) was Coleton Fishacre. The entrance was so welcoming, as though the house was holding out its arms and saying "come in" and I just felt like saying "yes please" and then "Oh pleeeeeease can I stay here".

But I do like visiting the grander ones too and being grateful I don't have to do the housework. I enjoy visiting the kitchens, sculleries, dairies, etc and seeing how the running of the house was organised. Lanhydrock was the top one for me in this respect.

Little Morton Hall is wonderful, just so picturesque and quirky. My favourite though is Erddig near Wrexham.It's particularly interesting if you like to find out about life below stairs as all the servants areas are furnished in great detail. Obviously there was a close link between the family and the staff in Edwardian times because along the corridor with the kitchens etc, each member of staff has a photo or painting and a poem about them written at the time.