National Trust facts for kids
| Abbreviation | National Trust |
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| Motto | For ever, for everyone |
| Formation | 1894 |
| Legal status | Trust |
| Purpose | To look after places of historic interest or natural beauty permanently for the benefit of the nation across England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Headquarters | Swindon, United Kingdom |
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Official language
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English |
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Leader/s
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None; Board of Trustees |
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Main organ
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Board of Trustees |
| Affiliations | Various Organisations in the Council |
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Staff
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4,964 |
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Volunteers
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61,000 |
| Website | www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
The National Trust, more fully the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Trust does not work in Scotland, as they have a different National Trust.
The trust owns many historic houses and gardens, as land such as beauty spots. To visit the place the National Trust owns, there is often a entry charge, but most beauty spots are free. The National Trust is one of the largest charities in the United Kingdom, and also one of the largest UK land owners.
Images for kids
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Octavia Hill by John Singer Sargent, 1898
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The first building the Trust acquired was Alfriston Clergy House in 1896
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Bodiam Castle was acquired by the Trust in 1926
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Stourhead
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Cothele
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In 2002 the Trust acquired Tyntesfield, a Victorian Gothic mansion
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Heelis
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Barrington Court
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Rembrandt self-portrait at Buckland Abbey
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Cliffs and Worm's Head at Rhossili
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Attingham Park, the Trust's most visited property in the 2020-21 season
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Dunham Massey Hall was the only property in the top ten most visited, to have increased visitor numbers in 2020-21
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