About NTAB

We are a voluntary association, founded in 1997, of National Trust members and supporters living in Belgium. Our aim is to promote the work of the National Trust, as well as to organize social activities that make membership of the Trust more enjoyable for members living outside the United Kingdom.

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Donations to the National Trust

Each year we reserve a major part of our financial surplus for a donation to NT properties in Britain. We select the most suitable beneficiaries bearing in mind that we aim to give substantial exposure to our association and to support projects, preferably with a Belgian connection, for which we can see a tangible result.

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Jan Grauls

News from the chairman

2020 was the 125th anniversary of the National Trust,

the charity that cares for over 500 places, for everyone, for ever.

Our local Belgian NT supporter group has a twofold purpose: to locally promote the work of the National Trust, as well as to organize activities in Belgium that make the membership of the Trust more enjoyable for members living outside the United Kingdom. The National Trust Association Belgium (NTAB) - or ‘Association of National Trust members and supporters living in Belgium’, its official name - has been in existence since 1997. Up and until today it has been a vibrant organization thanks to the enthusiasm of its membership and the commitment of its Committees members, all volunteers.

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Upcoming events

Oostende – Sailing to the Belgian offshore wind farms on the Thornton Bank

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23 June 2023

Five hour boat cruise with an English-speaking expert, from Oostende to the offshore wind farms on the Thornton Bank, some 30 km from the coastline. Web page UPDATED April 27.

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Trip to Devon & Somerset, 4-9 September

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04 September 2023

Fully booked: 6 day/5 night trip to Devon and Somerset, departing on Monday 4th September (morning) and returning on Saturday 9/9 (evening).

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Gent, the proud city

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21 October 2023

Commented visits to the grand townhouse ('hôtel particulier') of the aristocratic family d'Hane Steenhuyse, as well as to the seat of the "Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal en Letteren", both 18th-century rococo buildings.

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