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National Trust - Mr Straw's House

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National Trust - Mr Straw's House
Address: 5-7 Blyth Grove, Worksop S81 0JG, UK
Phone: 01909 482380
State: Nottinghamshire
City: Worksop
Zip Code: S81 0JG

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Called in last year, it's certainly not your standard NT property. Whilst interesting to walk around a home stuck in a time capsule on a personal basis I can't say I particularly enjoyed it.nnIt did however bring back memories of visiting my grandparents.
A 4-5 minute introduction will be given by one of their staffs, before you enter the house where you are free to follow the one-way path and browse the interior of the house. The house is spilt into two halves. One half is the actual house the Straw family has lived in, and all the old items that have been preserved. The other half now is the reception area with books and souvenir/gift items, a small cafe area, and gallery.
I really enjoyed my visit. Really interesting on how people live when shunning progress in technology. Very interesting family.
A happy surprise visit as a journey breaker from the A1. Really interesting to see the way the house had been left -a real insight into the 30s and onwards. Friendly and informative staff/volunteers who sent us off on our tour. If you’re lucky you’ll visit when Sheila is there. What a fascinating storyteller -difficult to drag ourselves away. Thanks to you all.
This is an absolute gem of a National Trust property and time capsule with a wonderful array of different rooms to see and also a great of intriguing items in the different rooms which were left as they and are also original as well making the experience all the more interesting and better. Visiting to the property is by pre-booked ticket booked online through the National Trust website for a particular timeslot. Prior to going into the property one of the volunteers gives you a very informative interesting history of the Straw Family and how they made their money from being grocers. There is some interesting memorabilia in the rooms in particular war items such as helmets in one of the upstairs rooms and also mail in one of the downstairs rooms. There are some audios you can listen to as well from people who knew the Straw Family and details the lives and how they were as people which is very fascinating and gives you an insight into their lives. One of the volunteers who knew about the Straw Family when they were alive can also provide further provide an interesting insight into their lives. There is display rooms with further items collected from the Straw Family and also further interesting information about them. The great thing about the property it is as it was when the Straw Family lived there giving you a great idea how they lived and were as people and also a great insight into their lives. The garden at the back is just as nice with some beautiful flower borders and there is also a greenhouse housing Cacti which is great to look at from the outside but unfortunately you cannot go into it to see it right up close. There is a small gift shop and second hand bookshop selling a variety of gifts and books at reasonable prices and there are some refreshments at reasonable prices and a small cafe area to sit and relax in. Overall this is a lovely nice and unique National Trust Property to visit and see a fantastic time capsule. Well worth a visit whilst in the Worksop area.
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