🤳 Portland House:Weymouth

Today we went to local National Trust property Portland House. A 1930’s Art Deco “Hollywood Spanish” design. Commissioned by a Geoffrey Henry Bushby tragically he died only a few months after it was completed. His wife and daughter contemplated selling it but ended up staying their whole lives, with the daughter donating it to the National Trust in the 70’s under the proviso that she could live there as a Tennant until her death. Since then, the National Trust has spent nearly £500,000 bringing the site up to scratch and rents it out as a holiday. It is eye wateringly expensive averaging around £3000 for 3 nights off season up to nearly £5000 for 3 nights in the height of summer 😳 However! Two times a year for a few days National Trust members like me get to enter and explore for free (Or non members can pay a small fee). Myself and my wife were off today and after looking in antique shops for wardrobes and other items 🦆, we’d planned to explore this site and grab some lunch in…