Why are people cancelling their National Trust membership?

While many praised the organisation for highlighting Britain's involvement in the slave trade, others threatened to cancel their memberships and accused the trust of “getting political”. “Please do not 'educate' or lecture us,” one person wrote. “I go round houses to appreciate furniture, art and gardens.



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Record year for fundraised income The National Trust said in its accounts that 2022-23 was “a time of renewal but against a challenging backdrop of high inflation and a cost-of-living crisis”. Overall, its total income reached £682m, an increase of £38.6m on the previous year, against total expenditure of £733m.

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A National Trust membership is absolutely worth it. With over incredible 500 sites to visit for free throughout the country it is easy to see how the National Trust has amassed so many members! We have now renewed our membership and are looking forward to seeing what places we're able to visit in 2022.

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Attingham Park in Shropshire, the most visited National Trust country house in 2019/20, is set in typical grounds with a walled garden and extensive parkland planted with trees to the designs of Humphry Repton.

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Alfriston Clergy House in Alfriston, Polegate, East Sussex, England, was the first built property to be acquired by the National Trust. It was purchased in 1896 for £10. The house lies adjacent to the Church of St. Andrew.

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'Build back better' The goal should be to build social, cultural and natural capital, drive a low carbon transition, and deliver climate resilience and mitigation alongside economic gain.

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The George Inn, or The George, is a public house established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark, London, owned and leased by the National Trust.

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Did you know that Buckinghamshire is blessed with more National Trust properties than any other county in England?

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If your membership card says '+ guest' after your name, you may bring a guest for free at our pay-to-enter places.

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Anyone using a membership to visit a National Trust place needs to be named on that membership – regardless of being an adult or a child.

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