Christmas sparkle at Calke Abbey

In the past 2 weeks I have visited five National Trust properties.

So here is my third visit a beautiful twinkly at National Trust Calke Abbey

First stop of festiveness at Calke was St Giles church, weirdly it made me feel rather emotional to see the beautiful tree by the alter twinkling away in the dark.

The grounds around the house are also lit up

 The decorations continued inside with a magnificent tree in the entrance hall and a cute little tree in the Saloon

This weekend 19th/20th December are the last two opening days to visit the house and grounds at Calke Abbey. Check opening times before you leave.

Copyright Susan Guy

Christmas at Upton House

In the run up to Christmas I have been trying to visit as many National trust properties as possible, so far so good as I’ve visited 5 in the past 2 weeks. Only drawback is looking at photos and selecting just a few favourites to go into a blog.

So here is the first, with a 1940’s wartime feel National Trust Upton House

I urge you to visit a National Trust property or properties over the festive period, so many beautiful trees, handmade decorations and wonderful volunteers

Copyright Susan Guy