For iPhone · Independent companion app
Independent heritage day guide for National Trust and National Trust for Scotland places
From real days out
Trust Explorer is an independent app by Graham Warwick. This watercolour of the garden lake at Stourhead, with its stone bridge and the Pantheon across the water, was redrawn from a photograph he took there.
It's the same lake the pilot audio tour walks you round, stop by stop.
What it does
A single offline catalogue of more than 700 National Trust and National Trust for Scotland places, with the tools you actually use on the day.
Nearby lists every place within 50 miles, anywhere in the UK. Distances are straight-line, and location is used only on your iPhone.
Browse every place on one map with clustered pins, search by name, county or category (places, walks and coast), and open directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps.
Original watercolour and ink artwork for places in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire, each crediting the openly licensed photographs it was based on.
Photograph the barcode or QR code on your card and keep it with your name and number, ready to show full screen at the entrance. Saved privately on your iPhone.
Save places for later and mark the ones you've visited. The date is kept on your phone, so you can look back at where you've been.
A pilot audio tour around the lake at Stourhead: each stop plays as you reach it, from the Temple of Flora to the Temple of Apollo, or tap play to listen by hand.
Illustrated places
Many places have their own watercolour and ink illustration, so the list feels like a sketchbook of your next trip.
Illustrations are artistic interpretations based on openly licensed photographs, and on Graham Warwick's own photographs where stated. Illustration credits
Plan your day out
Whatever the season, a good visit starts before you leave home. Arlington Court on a winter afternoon, from another of Graham's photographs.
Open Discover to see places near you, or search the whole catalogue by name, county or category.
Open a place for its illustration, a "Before you go" reminder and a link to the official website, with a badge showing how that link was checked.
Tap for directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps, and keep your membership code ready on My Card.
Mark the place as visited. It's saved with the date, on your iPhone only.
Privacy
Trust Explorer does not collect, store or share your personal data on any server. Everything you save stays on your iPhone, and the developer cannot see it.
About
No. Trust Explorer is an independent app made by Graham Warwick in the United Kingdom. National Trust and National Trust for Scotland names are used only to identify places, and the app does not use their logos.
More than 700 National Trust and National Trust for Scotland places across the UK, including houses, gardens, walks and coast. Opening times and facilities change, so always check the official website before you travel.
The app shows the code you photographed, with adjustable sizes for scanners. Acceptance depends on the scanner, so please carry your physical card too.
Not for browsing: the place list, guides, illustrations and audio tour text are built into the app. Map screens download tiles from Apple, and website links open in Safari.
Trust Explorer is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone. Questions or feedback in the meantime: trustexplorer@outlook.com.
Trust Explorer is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the National Trust or the National Trust for Scotland.
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