Landmark Trust

The Landmark Trust
Formation1965
Legal statusBuilding conservation and preservation charity
HeadquartersShottesbrooke, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Region served
Predominantly UK
Director
Dr Anna Keay
Websitewww.landmarktrust.org.uk

The Landmark Trust is a British building conservation charity, founded in 1965 by Sir John and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural merit and then makes them available for holiday rental. The Trust's headquarters is at Shottesbrooke in Berkshire.

Most Trust properties are in England, Scotland and Wales. Several are on Lundy Island off the coast of north Devon, operated under lease from the National Trust. In continental Europe there are Landmark sites in Belgium, France and Italy. Five properties are in the United States—all in Vermont—one of which, Naulakha, was the home of Rudyard Kipling in the 1890s.

The Trust is a charity registered in England & Wales[1] and in Scotland.[2] The American sites are owned by an independent sister charity, Landmark Trust USA. There is also an Irish Landmark Trust.[3]

Those who rent Landmarks provide a source of funds to support restoration costs and building maintenance. The first rentals were in 1967 when six properties were available.[4] The Trust's 200th property, Llwyn Celyn, opened for rental in October 2018.[5] Landmark sites include forts, farmhouses, manor houses, mills, cottages, castles, gatehouses, follies and towers and represent historic periods from medieval to the 20th century.

  1. ^ "Landmark Trust, registered charity no. 243312". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. ^ "Landmark Trust, Registered Charity no. SC039205". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
  3. ^ "Irish Landmark". Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  4. ^ Landmark Trust Handbook 2014. Landmark Trust. 2014. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-9533124-8-1.
  5. ^ "Holiday at Llwyn Celyn in Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire | The Landmark Trust". landmarktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2018.