An Arctic Adventure through Sheffield Park and Garden, National Trust.

Polar bears made from re-purposed plastic milk containers at Sheffield Park and Garden, Sussex

Nellie’s Arctic Adventure Winter Trail runs from January 28 January to February 26 and is a chance to walk in the footsteps of Nellie Soames, the pioneering former owner of Sheffield Park, as she heads North on her great adventure to the farthest reaches of the Arctic Circle.

Helen Agnes ‘Nellie’ Peel, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, wasn’t your run-of-the-mill Victorian 23 year old. Inspired by ‘youth and a love for adventure,’ Nellie left London in 1893 aboard the steam-yacht Blencathra bound for the land of the Aurora.

Visitors of all ages are invited to delve into the tale of this astonishing journey in Sheffield Park and Garden’s winter trail: Nellie’s Arctic Adventure. Her story, as described in excerpts from her book Polar Gleams, is brimming with adventure offering something of interest to all.