Sweeping the board

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It’s all about the humble board game of late – first we had the online version of the famous Monopoly game, and now the National Trust has launched its very own set, featuring some of the best know and most beautiful stately homes in the country along with countryside sites representing the very best of British…

The online version, which I wrote about earlier this month, was the biggest ever version of the game and allowed players to buy up real estate from all over the world.

The National Trust’s Monopoly set keeps players closer to home – all of the property is in the UK and all of it has a strong sense of heritage and history.

The Trust Monopoly set features 26 places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and houses and hotels are replaced with visitor centres and holiday cottages.

Whilst on the traditional version of the game, the most expensive properties on the board are Mayfair and Park Lane, these will be swapped for Lyme Park in Cheshire – best known for the famous scene in the BBC version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, in which Mr Darcy emerges from the lake in a glamorous take on a wet T-shirt contest, making women all over England swoon.

Park Lane will be swapped for Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, which is one of the country’s most beautiful and famous Elizabethan houses.

The Workhouse at Southwell occupies the Pentonville Road site.

Shopping favourite Bond Street is replaced by Snowdonia and Fleet Street by the gardens of Stourhead.

Sir Winston Churchill’s family home also features on the board.

The Trust Monopoly set is also the first ever charity version of the game, in which profits from the sale of the boards will go direct to help to maintain the historic places featured on the board.

Fiona Reynolds, Director-General of the Trust, said, “It’s fantastic to see so many of the Trust’s amazing places on the famous Monopoly board.

“Sales of the game go directly to helping us look after the real versions of these special places, so even the most ruthless Monopoly player will be doing their bit for conservation,” she added.

The grouping of National Trust locations including countryside, beaches, grand mansions, industrial works and beautiful gardens reflect the range of sites cared for by the Trust.

Could this be the most perfect Christmas pressie for all those parents and grandparents out there?

The National Trust board goes on sale tomorrow, Thursday October 1st.

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