National Trust properties prepare to open Wordsworth House and Garden, Cockermouth Picture: National Trust/ John Millar National Trust houses and other properties in Cumbria will start to reopen their doors to visitors from Monday. Staff and volunteers have been working hard behind the scenes to get properties ready to reopen safely with social distancing in place, the organisation said. Some small properties or rooms which can’t accommodate social distancing will reopen later once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted or when repair or redisplay work is completed. For some National Trust houses in Cumbria, Monday will be the first time they’ve welcomed visitors through the doors since the beginning of the first national lockdown in March 2020, with exhibitions and events originally scheduled for 2020 now on display for visitors to enjoy in 2021.