Sanderson x National Trust Volume II arrived for Spring 2026, and it is one of the most thoughtful launches we've had in the shop. This guide explains the story behind the collection, walks through its key fabrics, and offers ideas for putting them together in your home.
Why Brockhampton Estate?
For its second collaboration with the National Trust, Sanderson took Brockhampton Estate in Herefordshire as its inspiration. The estate is marking 600 years of history and 75 years in the Trust's care, and its medieval manor, woodland, wildflower meadows and orchard (the largest the National Trust looks after) run through every design.
The collection also gives something back. From sales of the range, a minimum of £95,000 will go to the National Trust to help protect nature, beauty and historic places. It spans printed and woven furnishing fabrics, embroideries and stripes, with coordinating trims, and you can see it all together in our Sanderson x National Trust Volume II collection.
The Orchards and Meadows
Brockhampton's orchards are the thread you'll notice first. Damson Blossom captures the damson trees that erupt each year into cloud-like blossom, with their outstretched branches embroidered on a cotton and linen blend. Lost Orchard is a richly textural jacquard inspired by the Trust's restoration of the estate's orchards, tracing winding paths with apple, pear and medlar trees alongside birds, badgers and sheep. Goldings Hops, painted in the Sanderson studio and translated into fine-thread embroidery, is hard-wearing at 33,000 Martindale, so it works for upholstery as well as curtains.
The meadows come through in Spring Meadow Embroidery, which depicts bee orchids, ragged robins, bluebells and other native blooms. Look for the yellow rattle: it reflects ongoing conservation work at Brockhampton. The design also comes as Spring Meadow fabric. Nectar Fields is a delicate trailing print based on a late 19th-century chintz from the Sanderson archive, with wildflower motifs in soft white highlights that recall the estate's meadows.
Toiles, Scenes and Storytelling
Paradise Woods Toile is named after the woodland on the estate and reimagines archive toile drawings with Brockhampton's native birds: house martins, finches, song thrushes, jays and lesser spotted woodpeckers, all hand painted in the studio. Brockhampton Estate is a jacquard hand-drawn in the Sanderson studio that depicts the estate itself; look out for the 'Hereford Bull' trow boat that once carried fruit and cider down the Rivers Severn and Wye.
For something more storybook, Medieval Embroidery was inspired by a 17th-century document and a medieval sampler. It is a playful bestiary of plants and flowers with goats and birds among them, stitched in techniques including cross-hatching and chequers. Detailed designs like these need room to be read, so give them a large surface such as curtains, a blind or a headboard.
Stripes and Weaves to Pair With Them
Every pattern-led scheme needs quieter partners, and Volume II has plenty. Barneby Stripe is a decorative herringbone stripe in contrasting colours, woven in 100% cotton at 15,000 Martindale for general upholstery, curtains, blinds and cushions, with colourways including Woad/Olive. Cobnut Stripe depicts the cobnut trees once harvested in abundance on the estate, with climbing branches embroidered along a running stitch in a broad stripe.
For seats that work hard, Lutley Stripe takes its cue from the carved wood panelling in Brockhampton Manor, with a checkerboard weave within the stripe, and is rated at 44,000 Martindale.
Putting a Brockhampton Scheme Together
- Pick one hero. Choose a toile or scenic design for the largest surface, usually curtains or a sofa, and build around it.
- Add a stripe. Pull a colour from the hero into Barneby or Cobnut Stripe for cushions, a footstool or blinds.
- Layer embroidery. Spring Meadow or Damson Blossom bring texture to cushions and bedroom curtains.
- Check the Martindale. For chairs and sofas in daily use, a higher rub count such as Lutley Stripe's 44,000 makes sense.
The range suits country homes, layered English-style sitting rooms and soft, romantic bedrooms, but it sits just as happily in a more modern heritage interior.
See more from the brand in our Sanderson collection. If you'd like help with lead times, ordering or planning a full scheme with Volume II, visit us in Somerset or contact the team.
