THE NATIONAL TRUST BY NUMBERS
1895
Hardwicke The year Rawnsley Octavia and Hill, Sir Canon Robert Hunter founded the organisation
£10 The amount paid for its first house, Alfriston Clergy in East Sussex
5.6 MILLION members – more than the population of Finland
500 places are looked after
14 farms were donated by Beatrix Potter in 1843
65,000 volunteers work at Trust sites 180 parks and gardens are cared for
780 MILES of coastline are looked after, including the White Cliffs of Dover and the Giant’s Causeway
11 MILLION hot drinks are served in the Trust’s cafés each year
2 MILLION fruit scones are made each year – what’s a cup of tea without one?