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Kingston Lacy NT A lavish family home and estate re-imagined as a Venetian palace in rural Dorset. World-class art collection, fab walks and a great cafe.
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National Trust Italian inspired manor house with acres of garden & parkland, LGBTQ story, priceless art collection and a Kitchen garden with a royal reputation. Our Facebook 'House Rules'
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Calling all Pokémon fans - whether you’re a new fan, or an OG fan from the 90s! Experience The Pikachu Art Adventure thi...
18/10/2026

Calling all Pokémon fans - whether you’re a new fan, or an OG fan from the 90s!

Experience The Pikachu Art Adventure this autumn at Kingston Lacy and discover 30 different illustrations from the Pokémon Trading Card Game: 30th Celebration, each brought to life by a different artist.

Put your artist cap (or beret!) on to look closely, discover different art styles, and get creative yourself on this family trail.

There’s no need to book and nothing extra to pay (normal admission applies, free for National Trust members).

The trail runs every day till 8 November, 9.30am-3pm.



📷National Trust/Clare Gascoigne

16/10/2026

Welcome home, Frances.

George Romney's magnificent portrait of Frances Woodley is back in pride of place in the Drawing Room after conservation work that posed a challenging question: what to do when the yellowing varnish that is dulling a painting contains pigment, and removing it will remove the artist's work?

Find out how our experts tackled the problem with science and skill (https://bit.ly/4shtM55), and pop into the house to see Frances in all her glory.

Last chance to see! The exhibition around the conservation and context of Rani Lacy, this magnificent ivory-inlaid cabin...
14/10/2026

Last chance to see! The exhibition around the conservation and context of Rani Lacy, this magnificent ivory-inlaid cabinet made in the 18th century, will close on 23 October.

Discover the leading conservation techniques used to stabilise one of the National Trust's greatest treasures, and explore the cultural interrelationship between Europe and India at this period through items from other National Trust properties.



📷National Trust/Clare Gascoigne

12/10/2026

This avenue of textiles in the Japanese Garden was created by contemporary painter, Alyina Zaidi, in response to the magnificent Rani Lacy, an 18th-century, ivory-inlaid cabinet on display in the house.

The installation is based on a painting by the artist (on view in the house) and was designed as an immersive walkway set against the changing colours of the trees in the Japanese Garden. The banners have a shifting transparency as the light changes throughout the day. Experience the installation and view the exhibition in the house.

Installation ends 24 November. Rani Lacy exhibition ends 23 October. See website for more details.



📷Alyina Zaidi

09/10/2026

Tell us which one is you!

These are just some of the astonishing works of art hanging on the walls at Kingston Lacy. Come for the costumes, but stay for the beauty, history and culture. One visit is never enough.



Jan: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, studio of Francisco de Zurbaran
Feb: Henrietta Bankes, by Mary Gow
Mar: Alice Bankes, Lady Borlase, by Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Apr: Frances Woodley, Mrs Henry Bankes by George Romney
May: Lady Mary Bankes (Brave Dame Mary), by Henry Bone
Jun: A figure from the Judgement of Solomon, by Sebastiano del Piombo
Jul: Fragment from a tomb wall painting from Upper Egypt, showing 'A lively group of lady musicians', c.1425-1375BC
Aug: The Infanta Margarita, part of Las meninas (after Velazquez), by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo
Sep: Saint Rose of Lima, studio of Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Oct: The Penitent Magdalen, by Sir Peter Lely
Nov: A cook, Franco-Flemish School (early 17th century)
Dec: Omnia Vanitas, studio of Titian

📷National Trust Images

It's here! ​Join us to celebrate the Pokémon Trading Card Game: 30th Celebration with The Pikachu Art Adventure. Featuri...
01/10/2026

It's here!

​Join us to celebrate the Pokémon Trading Card Game: 30th Celebration with The Pikachu Art Adventure. Featuring 30 Pikachu cards, each brought to life by a different illustrator, it’s just the thing for Pokémon fans and art-lovers alike. Put your artist cap (or beret!) on to look closely, discover different art styles, and get creative yourself on this family trail. ​

There’s no need to book and nothing extra to pay (normal admission applies, free for National Trust members).​ Plan your visit online today.​

Celebrate this year's harvest with a apple crumble scone, made with fruit from Kingston Lacy's Kitchen Garden!
30/09/2026

Celebrate this year's harvest with a apple crumble scone, made with fruit from Kingston Lacy's Kitchen Garden!

A bamboo pruning workshop with the Japanese Garden Society - sunshine and hard work! A big thank you to all involved; Ki...
25/09/2026

A bamboo pruning workshop with the Japanese Garden Society - sunshine and hard work!

A big thank you to all involved; Kingston Lacy's beautiful bamboos are breathing a little easier now.



📷Ian Smith

Fire! Pumpkins and chillis now lighting up the Kitchen Garden.                 📷 National Trust/Hayley Bishop
23/09/2026

Fire! Pumpkins and chillis now lighting up the Kitchen Garden.



📷 National Trust/Hayley Bishop

Think you know art at the National Trust? Think again.​This is an art adventure! 🧑‍🎨🔎​​Join us to celebrate the Pokémon ...
21/09/2026

Think you know art at the National Trust? Think again.​

This is an art adventure! 🧑‍🎨🔎​

​Join us to celebrate the Pokémon Trading Card Game: 30th Celebration with The Pikachu Art Adventure. Featuring 30 Pikachu cards, each brought to life by a different illustrator, it’s just the thing for Pokémon fans and art-lovers alike. Put your artist cap (or beret!) on to look closely, discover different art styles, and get creative yourself on this family trail. ​

There’s no need to book and nothing extra to pay (normal admission applies, free for National Trust members).​ Plan your visit online today.​

Please note this event starts 1 October and runs until 8 November.

Visit an elegant Italianate country mansion set in attractive formal gardens and extensive parkland. Collection includes paintings by Rubens and Titian.

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Kingston Lacy House And Gardens
Wimborne
BH214EA

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