National Trust Croome Court: Free entry on these dates

Free entry is being offered at Croome Court, near High Green and the M5, by the National Trust for five days as part of Heritage Open Days.

This special offer will be available between 10am and 5pm between Monday, September 9 and Friday, September 13.

Croome was home to the Coventry family from 1592, later becoming a Second World War secret airbase, a boys’ school, and UK headquarters for Hare Krishna before being acquired by the National Trust in 1996.

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Much of the land required for RAF Defford was requisitioned from the Earl of Coventry in 1940.

It was one of the most secret places in the country during the Second World War and the Cold War fight with the Soviet Union.

At Defford, airborne radar was first developed, tested and proven.

The RAF Defford Museum was first opened at Croome in 2014, and the National Trust will be commemorating this anniversary throughout Heritage Open Days week.

Throughout the week, the National Trust will be hosting tours, walks and lectures where people can learn more about the story of Croome.

There will also be a choice of free guided tours around the house and garden.

Monday's highlight will allow guests to learn the story of Defford Airfield at a special talk.

The talk will get underway at 1.30pm and will detail the construction of the airfield and notable achievements.

And for those not able to attend on Monday, the talk will be repeated on Thursday at midday.

At 11am on Tuesday there will be a five-mile guided walk through the parkland to the Panorama Tower and there will be an open day at the tower from midday.

On Wednesday there will be a guided garden tour from 11am, and at the same time, there will be a walk on the history of RAF Defford.

The guided garden tour will be repeated at 2pm on Thursday.