National Trust Version Of Monopoly Launched

The National Trust have launched a new version of the ever popular board game Monopoly, featuring NT properties around the country. Lyme park and Hardwick House replace the famous Mayfair and Park Lane properties, whilst Snowdonia, the Giant's Causeway and the High Peak replace the iconic Bond Street, Regent Street and Oxford Street group. Beaches and coastlines replace the four railway stations in the classic version, with Green Energy and Farmers' Market replace the Utility Companies.

Community Chest and Chance cards have also been sympathetically adapted to include items featuring conservation projects such as "Coastal Path Repairs, pay £100" and "Fundraising goes well, Collect £150. Fiona Reynolds, Director General of the NT, says "Sales of the game go directly to helping us look after the real versions of the special places on the board" - though there's no indication that only these properties will benefit from the additional income. Overall the game reflects the wide range of properties owned and managed by the National Trust , with John Lennon's house and back to back terraces in Birmingham replacing Old Kent Road and Whitechapel and industrial properties represented by Quarry Bank Mill, the tin mines of Cornwall and Southwell in Nottinghamshire.

The national Trust is the first charity to have its own version of the game, which dates back to the 1930s. You can get more information from the National Trust website, and NT versions of the game should be available from selected NT properties shortly.