National Trust monopoly: what could you win?

by Sophie Morris

Fancy owning a grand stately pile with a great estate? The prospect may not be as unlikely as it sounds, courtesy of a new National Trust charity edition of classic board game Monopoly.

The game hit shelves this week, and instead of Mayfair, you can buy up Lyme Park in Cheshire, which was Mr Darcy’s Pemberley in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

Taking the place of the Old Kent Road is Paul McCartney’s boyhood home in Liverpool, 20 Forthlin Road. Rather than an expensive shopping trip down Bond Street, you can wander through the wilderness of Snowdonia.

Read on for more information about some of these properties and whet your appetite for exploring Britain’s architectural and natural treasures.