I’m a huge fan of the National Trust. For those of you not familiar with it – the National Trust is a non-profit ogranization that runs many country homes and historical sites throughout Britain. It was very common for aristocrats to donate their houses to the Trust to avoid inheritance taxes.
Their defining motto is:
“The National Trust works to preserve and protect the coastline, countryside and buildings of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We do this in a range of ways, through practical caring and conservation, through educating and informing, and through encouraging millions of people to enjoy their national heritage.”
So, it was only a matter of time until they jumped on the iPhone bandwagon. It’s been a long time in the making but well worth the wait and this is a free iPhone app that every Anglophile needs to download.
The app features a map of Great Britain and it allows you to zoom in a see pinpoints of all the site under their control. You can tap into each one and find out critical data – what is it, pictures, opening times, what you can do there, costs, etc. It’s very useful and thorough information.
My only complaint about the app is that it’s constantly asking to use your location, while useful if your in Britain, if you’re in Chicago like me, it’s not that useful. But if you happen to be in Britain you can use the ‘locate me’ function to find out what sites are near you. This would have been incredibly useful on our trip last November!
You can also see a list of all their properties and do a search. It’s really a perfect little iPhone app.
You can download it here: 
Author Info - Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile with an obsession for Britain that borders on psychosis. He keeps Anglotopia running in his spare time, always dreaming of his next trip to England, wishing he lived there - specifically Dorset - and is always trying to figure out a way to move to England. It will happen one day. Keep up with him on Twitter here. Read more from this author
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dream of living in the UK a reality.