WHO can say they don’t love being embroiled in the world of spies in the world of fiction at least?
Well, soon Brits will get to learn more about the actions of some of the real-life secret agents of World War II at a historic mansion that’s been closed since 2012.
Trent Park House in Enfield has announced it will reopen this year with its new ‘House of Secrets‘ museum.
Inside will be renovated rooms and a dedicated space to its history of espionage.
During World War II, Trent Park House was used by the War Office for the secret British Intelligence unit, MI9.
It was used to hold German generals and staff officers captive between 1939 and 1945 as part of an operation codenamed M-Rooms.
The soldiers were treated fairly well with rations of whisky and they were allowed regular walks on the grounds
But what they didn’t know was that they were under surveillance from bugs that were planted all over the estate.
Listening devices were everywhere, in the walls, light fittings, plant pots, window ledges – even the garden benches.
In the basement of Trent Park House were the ‘squads’ who worked in three ‘M’ (miked) rooms, who listened to and transcribed the recordings to aid the British during the war.
All of this will be able to be explored when part of the house reopens later this year.
Trent Park House will also transform back to its former glory during the 1920s and 30s when it was owned by Sir Philip Sassoon.
The British politician and aristocrat turned the estate into a grand country home and hosted high profile guests like Winston Churchill, Fred Astaire and Charlie Chaplin.
Some of the furnishings and artworks once belonging to Sassoon will return to the house and be displayed there for the first time since the 1930s.
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When it reopens, the house will have a new visitor café with terrace seating area on the ground floor.
Trent Park House was later used for education with the Middlesex University using the site until 2012.
It was then bought by the Berkley Group who are converting part of the estate, including some of the mansion, into luxury homes.
The house is currently undergoing renovation and will reopen in summer 2026 – although no opening date has been revealed yet.
But visitors are welcome on Trent Country Park estate to explore its 413-acre park.
The grounds are open year-round with woodlands, trails, lakes and meadow with free parking and a café.
In the meantime, when it comes to other attractions in the UK, the Natural History Museum has been recently named the most popular in the country.
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) revealed 7.1million people visited last year.
Over the next couple of years, the Natural History Museum is also working on new openings.
A new Human Nature pop-up display will open in September 2026, inside a gallery that has been closed for 80 years.
There will also be a prototype of one of the Crystal Palace dinosaurs, a monk seal called Jenny ‘the talking fish’ and a handaxe that was discovered alongside the remains of a woolly mammoth in 1859.
Later in 2027, there will be a new permanent gallery specifically for young children.
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