The National Trust is a charity that protects over 300 hundred historic houses and gardens and 49 industrial monuments and mills for everyone to enjoy. Their aim is to preserve and protect the coastline, countryside and buildings of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They achieve this though the support of members, visitors and volunteers and through programmes designed to teach and inform about the nation's environment. National Trust membership gives you FREE entry to more than 300 historic houses and gardens and information about 700 miles of coastline and almost of 250,000 hectares of stunning countryside, so visiting couldn't be easier. National Trust Website