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Shugborough welcomes 5,000 visitors in first week of reopening

More than 5,000 visitors were welcomed through the gates of Shugborough in a successful first week for the estate since it reopened for 2017.

Published Mar 30, 2017
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The doors were thrown open last Tuesday after being shut since September 30 – as the National Trust took over the running of the site from Staffordshire County Council.

While it was closed the National Trust ploughed £1 million into the estate to help revamp it.

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