When thinking about a visit to one of our historic houses or gardens, a day walking in
the countryside or exploring the coast, there are plenty of opportunities to use greener forms of transport, from bikes and buses, to ferries and steam trains.
Consider making the journey part of the experience of visiting a National Trust property, whether enjoying the wonders of Greenway in Devon or the dramatic Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim.
Car-free discounts
A growing number of National Trust places to visit now provide an incentive for visitors who arrive without a car – whether it’s a discount on entry or a tea-room voucher.
How to get here
We offer information on how to get to our properties by public transport, on foot and via cycle paths, as well as by car. This can be found online in our property pages (search for a property using the find a place search), or look in our members handbook.
Though it is not always possible to get directly to the house entrance or garden gate, you would be amazed at the variety of options that are available – so why not take a look? Alternatively telephone 0870 538 4000.
When planning a car-free day out to a National Trust property there are several sources of information to make your journey easier, help plan a route and get travel times:
Ask for PLUSBUS when buying tour train ticket, for unlimited bus travel around town. From just £1.60 a day. PLUSBUS is like a 'Bus Pass' that you buy at the same time as your train ticket. You get discount price, unlimited bus travel around the origin or destination town of your rail journey.
With PLUSBUS you can make as many bus journeys as you like on all participating operators bus services anywhere in the urban area of your selected town. PLUSBUS is now available to 240 towns and cities across Britain.
For more information visit: www.plusbus.info
Cycling
There are more than 200 National Trust properties within 1¼ miles or 2km of the National Cycle Network. Most properties now have cycle parking on site or nearby, unless stated otherwise. Individual property pages on our website have direct links to the National Cycle Network website detailing local cycle routes and more information is available at www.sustrans.org.uk.
The future of visitor travel
As Britain's largest conservation charity, the National Trust is firmly committed to green travel. As people get out more to enjoy our natural and cultural heritage, rural leisure trips have become one the fastest growing sources of traffic. We are seeking to reduce congestion and pollution for visitors when travelling to or at our properties.
In a report published in 2005, 'Visitor Travel – Policy from Practice', we highlight how growth in traffic by car will damage the quality of our environment and tourism industry unless more secure funding is provided for rural public transport and tackling traffic growth.
- More about 'Visitor Travel – Policy from Practice'
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