Can you join National Trust on the day?

Can I join the National Trust at a property? In a word, yes, you can join the Trust at a property. Doing so will give you free entry to that property on the day. You will be issued a temporary membership and you should receive a membership card, Trust handbook and member magazine in the post within a few weeks.



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No. All our members have scannable cards and in order to gain entry to our places you need to show your membership card to a member of staff and at places with barcode scanners we will need to scan the card to count your entry.

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Each family pass gives one-time entry to a National Trust attraction of your choice and covers the price of admission for two adults and up to three children (or one adult and up to four children).

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Joint Membership National Trust As long as you both live at the same address, you can both get a membership for a slightly cheaper price than two individual memberships. The joint membership is priced at £127.20 a year or £10.60 a month for 12 months. Again, monthly payments are not available on a gift membership.

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There are family membership options for two adults living at the same address and their children (17 and under) or for one adult and their children. Under-5s go free. Grandchildren can also be included on a family membership.

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With over 500,000 annual visitors, Attingham Park was the most visited National Trust property in 2020-21. Giant's Causeway, in Northern Ireland, is the most Instagrammable National Trust site, with 319,000 posts tagged at this location.

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Both charities offer access to amazing properties and it will come down to what you want to see. English Heritage is better if you love history while the National Trust includes lots more outside locations and a wider variety of days out.

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Don't forget that if you are a National Trust member you can enjoy free entry to pay-for-entry properties, as well as free car parking at National Trust car parks.

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$20 Individual Membership Your gift at this level includes a subscription to our award-winning, quarterly Preservation magazine, discounts at over 500 historic places worldwide, including all National Trust Historic Sites across the country, and up to 30% off the best available rates at Historic Hotels of America.

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Tickets to the castle and/or garden still have to be purchased or booked with a valid National Trust membership and are subject to availability. A Mount Memories Pass provides free access to the castle and garden as well as the village and harbour.

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Charity tax law means our places must be available to everyone – not just members.

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We will write to you shortly before the end of your membership year and supply you with a new membership card for the following year. You will be given the opportunity to tell us if you do not want to renew your membership for the following year.

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The NT's income from legacies topped £70m and its secondhand bookshops turned a profit of £2.5m. Membership rose very slightly from 5.71 million in 2021-22 to 5.73 million in 2022-23. The cost of individual membership increased by 16.5% from March this year to £84 a year.

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Joint Membership. A joint membership can be ideal for couples, partners or friends who frequently visit National Trust sites together. The only caveat is that the two adults must be living at the same address.

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