Has anyone stayed at a British Landmark Trust Property? The Irish Landmark Trust Properties seem to be priced very well, but I couldn't find any price info on their British counterpart. I'd prefer to know if they're completely out of my price range before I buy a price list for $25.00. Can anyone help me out?
Thank you.

Yes I have - they're wonderful, and often very reasonably priced, particularly out of season.

Thank you Kate!
Carlene

Most Landmark Trust properties are fabulous - but I find they (and National Trust for that matter) cost more than comparable private properties.

Well that isn't exactly true since there are very few private properties that actually compare. Like the flats in Hampton Court Palace for example -- how many non-Landmark Trust places can offer that sort of "neighborhood"?

Anyway I find that they are a bit more expensive but still very reasonable for what you get.

I found a list of their properties with prices somewhere on the net a couple of years ago so you could check them out before splashing out on the catalogue (I think you have to buy it to actually book). So have a search. Oh hell, I'll have a search for you....hang on a minute...hmm they seem to have removed that bit. If you look at their site though you can see the availability section which gives you names of the properties, so you could probably look a lot of them up individually. Also they say you can request a price list from the booking office in addition to buying the handbook...also they will refund the handbook money if you return it within 7 days.
http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk

I have stayed at several properties, and I have talked to some people involved in the trust for work. It's a great, reliable operation run by really, really nice people.
For readers who are unfamiliar with the Trust, it's a charity that restores buildings, and Prince Charles is its royal patron. Your rental fees support further restoration work.

First of all, you're not buying a price list, you're buying their full-color catalog full of years worth of daydreaming. Pass it on to your favorite armchair traveler if you don't decide to stay.

But to answer your question: They come in a wide range of prices. If you're just a couple, it's more than a hotel room, but once you get into the families, it gets more and more easy to justify.
I think the most expensive property (and it's not the biggest) is like $5-6,000 a week, and sleeps like 12.
National Trust is a little cheaper, and their web site lists all their properties right on it.
Landmark Trust is extraordinary though. They are beautifully decorated, you always have the run of the place (not sharing with other guests), and they have big bookcases filled with books about the area, novels of local interest, even children's books and nature guide. Extremely comfortable, you don't feel like you're in a museum.
They even have properties in Vermont and Italy.
Good luck, and have fun!

Has anyone stayed at the Landmark Trust Properties in London? -- Cloth Fair (Smithfield Market area of London) or Princelet Street by Spitalfield? Are these decent, safe, neighborhoods? Are they convenient to the major sites of London? Is even really a big deal to be close to the major tourist areas?
Regards,
Carlene

One of the other fun things about a LT property is the journal that all of the renters write their experiences in. We stayed in Tewkesbury for about six weeks in two adjacent houses, and each had its own book with hysterical comments from those who had come before us. It was such fun reading through everyone's experiences.

I think that they have a place on the Spanish Steps in Rome and they own most of Lundy Island off the coast of England. They also have a couple of castles and follies where you can stay.

Great experience - go for it!

I haven't stayed at the 2 London LT places. But the Clothfair one is VERY close to the Barbican/Museum of London and a short walk from St Paul's Cathedral. Between the Barbican and St Paul's tube stations you can access 4 different tube lines.

The Princelet st one is farther east out near Shoreditch.

I know nothing of either property - but Cloth Fair is more convenient to more places w/ even a Thameslink train station nearby. It will be pretty quiet on weekends, except for maybe ambulence sirens since there is a major hospital just around the corner.