Our heritage and visitor destination work

One of our specialisms at Land Studio is designing within historic places.

Over the past seven years, we have worked on a number of projects around the country for the National Trust, taking the lead on the analysis, design and implementation of a wide range of masterplanning and visitor infrastructure projects.

Many projects have involved helping the National Trust to improve the capacity for future visitor numbers and to enhance the overall visitor experience through a careful balance of historic layering and the introduction of new infrastructure.

At Dunham Massey in Cheshire, our work included improving a number of entrance routes and introducing a new raised boardwalk to connect visitors with one of the estate’s historic entrance routes. Original views that had been lost have been revealed, all enhancing the visitor experience.

One of our projects for Lyme Park involved a wide-ranging masterplanning exercise to enhance the overall visitor experience from when people park their car to their movements through the estate and its gardens.

Our team has also worked with Aira Force on a new approach into how visitors experience one of the Lake District’s most famous and picturesque waterfalls.

Our design scheme for Fell Foot Park in the Lake District for the National Trust has recently been submitted to planning.

Formerly the grounds of a Victorian country house, the Trust’s requirement was for a more open and accessible series of paths through the park and to the visitor hub and boathouses on the shores of the lake.

We have redesigned much of the infrastructure and access layout to resolve issues for the public while improving the presentation, safety and legibility of the estate and creating a more integrated play area.

We’re looking forward to hearing back from planning in the next few weeks and hopefully being able to start on site this summer.

·         If you have a heritage or visitor project you would like to discuss, please get in touch with us.