About NTAB

NTAB is an officially affiliated Supporter Group of the National Trust of England, Wales & Northern Ireland (NT). We are a voluntary association, founded in 1997, of National Trust members and supporters living in Belgium. Our mission is twofold: to promote the work of the National Trust and to make membership of the Trust more enjoyable for those based in Belgium through a variety of social and cultural activities.

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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

In support of 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

Workhouse & vagrant community at Merksplas / Wortel

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18 April 2026

Those who took part in our 2024 UK trip will remember our visit to the Southwell Workhouse, the way poverty and homelessness were dealt with in 19th-C England. In the same period a similar system was established in the United Netherlands (current BeNeLux) as well.

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Chinese Pavillion and Royal Greenhouses, Laken

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08 May 2026

On Friday, 8th May, in the morning, we will be visiting the Royal Greenhouses, a vast well-known complex of monumental heated greenhouses in the park of the Royal Palace of Laken. After a light lunch, the visit will be followed by a guided tour of the Chinese and Silk R

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Scotland – Perthshire and Fife

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08 June 2026

FULLY BOOKED - REGISTRATION CLOSED This year’s destination will be the Scottish counties of Fife, Perthshire and Angus, with the city of Dundee as starting point for our daily excursions. June 8th-13th.

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