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We hope you will enjoy browsing and exploring National Trust Collections, and discover fascinating places to visit.

Home page

Rollover the mosaic and click to see sample items from the collections.

Browse the Collections A-Z Directory 

This is a list of all the main collections, each with its own Highlights page.

Searching  

Search by entering one or more words to search all collection items throughout the National Trust, or pick filters in any combination. A message is shown at the top right of the screen, for example: 'your search found 30445 items at 143 places'

Item pages 

Click Order Image if you wish to reproduce or use a digital image - high quality prints are also available for many popular images. Follow the On Show link to see information about the place where the item is displayed, and how to visit.  Click More Details to see all the information currently available about the item.  Click under Related Items to see more items similar to your current choice - you can use this feature to refine your search further, or to browse more widely.

      

Note: information is provided on National Trust locations and, where possible, on external locations such as galleries and museums, where National Trust items are currently loaned for exhibition or display. Please treat On Show information as a guide only, and check all access arrangements if you are planning a visit.

Places to see these items

Click Places to see these items - click individual place links to find out more about a place and how to visit.  Click See search items at this place to list your current search items at a specific place only. Click Return to places to go  back to the list of Places which arose from your original search.

Clear search 

To clear your search and start a new one, click on National Trust Collections or the oak leaf at the top of the page, or click New Search at the bottom of the search column.

A few more search tips 

Entering a text phrase in double quotes will restrict your search to match the phrase exactly, e.g. "King Edward VI". Text searches for phrases without double quotes will also find occurrences of individual words within the phrase. 

To construct a more complex search you can combine many filters - if you start from a Collection or Category, pick as many options as you wish, then click the Apply to search button and wait a few seconds. Repeat to choose again, or add any further filters from the search column, then click Search.  

Sometimes items from one Collection are shown or stored at more than one place. Click the Places to see these items tab after a search to see the locations where items are currently kept - this includes the On Show places and the Not on Show National Trust locations. 

In More Search Options you can enter 'External' in the Location search, to see a list of all National Trust items which are currently loaned out to On Show locations external to the National Trust. Also use More Search Options to enter precise terms restricted to specific fields of information. 

A Makers index can be produced after running a search. For example, search by Category = Horology then click Makers - you will see an index of all clockmakers in National Trust Collections. You can also use the Makers index to refine your search to obtain more accurate results.

Printing 

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