As the sun rises on another year, we wish you all the best for a wonderful 2025.
This pic was taken at Greys Court a few weeks ago. Please check websites if you'd like to visit today as many places are closed because of high winds.
📷️ National Trust / Rachel Batho
National Trust in London, Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Hants, Berks, Bucks, Oxon & the Isle of Wight. From the South East team, Mon - Fri. 9am - 5pm.
- Feeling a bit frazzled? We hear you. National Trust places are open for you to escape into gardens and woodland for fresh air. Or from your house to ours for a change of scene. We look forward to seeing you. 📷️ National Trust Images / Tamsin Holmes
- Henry VIII started many of our Christmas traditions, including carol singing and giving presents. In his later years, a well-dressed turkey would have been pride of place on his Christmas table. Immerse yourself in a Tudor Christmas at Ightham Mote until 5 January.
- 🌿 When you see a ball of foliage on an otherwise bare tree, that'll be mistletoe. Mistletoe is a hemiparasitic plant. It won't kill the tree, but can weaken it if there's a lot. At The Vyne, gardener Emma harvests mistletoe from apple trees and bunches it up for visitors.

