Marisawright Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Trying to decide whether to buy an annual sub to the National Trust or English Heritage - which one gives the best value if you're interested in stately homes and castles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 My opinion would be National Trust, certainly in our area but overall generally I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Do they have a list of places/ homes/castles they both control? Perhaps if they do you could have a look and see which offers you more of what you like. Just an idea. Hope you are settling a litttle more now Marisa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Do they have a list of places/ homes/castles they both control? Perhaps if they do you could have a look and see which offers you more of what you like. Just an idea. Hope you are settling a litttle more now Marisa. Thanks! As others said, we are feeling a bit better now we've got a car and can get out and about more. Although that basically means we are closing our eyes to our local community and therefore not going to make friends! Not that we'd want to - we've met a few normal people in our block, but the whole suburb - and most of Southampton - seems to consist of dole bludgers and bogans. In some ways, being able to travel to other towns is depressing in itself, because it just highlights how bad this area is! However it's only a temporary thing - I'm resigned to the fact that we're not going to get settled for at least another six months - we're going to spend that time productively, trying to work out where in the UK will suit us better. Edited July 17, 2015 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movingback Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Are you committed to the south Marisa? If not, I'd have a good hard look at York. Great city with lots to do, wonderful people, and much cheaper than the equivalent (i.e. Bath) down south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I would have a look at the websites. I am a life member for both -a little bit of a waste now we are in Australia :-( . Would check locations of some of the larger properties - they tend to cluster and some areas are a bit thin on the ground. Overall I think NT offers better value for money as entrance fees are more. NT is also a bit more flexible with properties - beautiful gardens and houses so great on a rainy day too. Whichever you choose you will have some lovely days out - probably one of the things my family and I will miss the most (after friends and family of course!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Not sure if they've closed the loophole, but it used to be a lot cheaper to join the National Trust of some of the reciprocal countries. I remember many moons ago, the Canadian and New Zealand national trusts were a very good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Apparently I can use my NT card in Australia but I think that the number of available locations is rather lacking. I am not sure you could do it the other way round anymore and buy Australian for use in UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Ps would endorse York and surrounds as a beautiful part of the country and lots of history. Would be a lovely part of the UK to settle in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Thanks! As others said, we are feeling a bit better now we've got a car and can get out and about more. Although that basically means we are closing our eyes to our local community and therefore not going to make friends! Not that we'd want to - we've met a few normal people in our block, but the whole suburb - and most of Southampton - seems to consist of dole bludgers and bogans. In some ways, being able to travel to other towns is depressing in itself, because it just highlights how bad this area is! However it's only a temporary thing - I'm resigned to the fact that we're not going to get settled for at least another six months - we're going to spend that time productively, trying to work out where in the UK will suit us better. That sounds really positive using your time to work out what place would suit you better. Six months will fly past hopefully by then you'll have found the place for you. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 In my experience NT is mainly stately homes and gardens with some good coastal areas and some places of general interest. Free parking at some of these sites is a good saver alone. I always associate English Heritage with castles and ancient monuments so there is relatively little in the south east of England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Stately Homes NT, castles EH! NT tends to close down Oct-Mar but some (bigger) EH sites are open over that period. 6vs half a dozen IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 eh is mainly castle ruins and ruined buildings and roman sites, nt is far better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Glad you're starting to see the wood from the trees and finding other places you do like - didn't you consider Bristol at one point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Glad you're starting to see the wood from the trees and finding other places you do like - didn't you consider Bristol at one point? Yes we did, but rentals are much higher in Bristol than in either Bournemouth or Southampton. What's weird is that it seems cheaper to buy in Bristol than in either of those places - makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Are you committed to the south Marisa? If not, I'd have a good hard look at York. Great city with lots to do, wonderful people, and much cheaper than the equivalent (i.e. Bath) down south. We went for the South because most of my family is down here, spread from Exeter to Croydon! However family was not our main reason for moving, so it's not set in stone. As we're understanding more about house and rental prices, we can see that moving north would make a lot more sense (and my oh is realising that the landscape up there attracts him more - he finds the rolling hills round here a little bland!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyinoz Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I live in Cornwall which is a really beautiful county. We have lovely beaches and quaint villages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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