The National Trust is a vast organisation; I'm not sure if there is an equivalent on such a scale anywhere else in the world. In the United Kingdom, they own 41 castles, 176 parks and gardens, 775 miles of coastline, 25 medieval barns, 39 pubs and a lot else besides. We went to the above property, near Penzance, which has the benefit of a walled garden, and when I say "wall" I mean about 12 feet...

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