Car free days out

One in six National Trust properties, from historic houses to glorious gardens, now offer visitors arriving without a car a discount on their entry fee or a voucher for the tea-room.

Here are some great options for a car-free day out:

  • Beningbrough Hall in Yorkshire

    The south front of Beningbrough Hall with a fir tree on the right. © NTPL/Niall Clutton

    • Located on Route 65 of the National Cycle Network
    • Visitors arriving by bike receive a discount on the entrance fee.
    • For more information contact 01904 470666

  • Greenway in Devon

    Agatha Christie's private holiday home. © NTPL/Nick Guttridge

    • A hidden gem in the Dart Valley, served by a regular ferry from Dartmouth.
    • This garden offers people arriving by 'green ways' a discount on their entry fee.
    • For more information contact 01803 842382

  • Lanhydrock in Cornwall

    The 17th-century gatehouse and driveway leading to Lanhydrock in Cornwall © National Trust

    • This magnificent Victorian country house, gardens and wooded estate is close to Bodmin Parkway train station.
    • Visitors arriving by bike or public transport are offered reduced admission.
    • For more information contact 01208 265950

  • Llanerchaeron in Ceredigion

    An exterior view of Llanerchaeron under a steel sky in Wales

    • Reduced entry for visitors arriving by bike, foot or public transport to this 18th-century Welsh estate
    • For more information contact 01545 570200

     

  • Speke Hall on Merseyside

    The north range of Speke Hall, with sixteenth-century black and white timberwork © NTPL/Andrew Butler

    • Admission prices for entry to this 15th-century Tudor house and fine gardens are reduced for people arriving by public transport, foot or bike.
    • For more information contact 0151 427 7231

  • Snowshill Manor

    Penny-farthing bicycles and a model of HM Britannia at Snowshill Manor. © NTPL/Stuart Cox

    • The manor, famed for its fascinating collections of artefacts and Arts & Crafts style garden, is close to the Cotswolds Way.
    • Cyclists and walkers are offered a voucher, which is redeemable in the tea-room.
    • For more information contact 01386 852410

  • Sutton Hoo in Essex

    A view across the frost covered burial mounds at Sutton Hoo on a frosty dawn morning © NTPL/Joe Cornish

    • In easy reach of rail and bus links.
    • Visitors to this famous Anglo-Saxon burial site arriving by public transport, bike or foot receive a discount on admission.
    • For more information contact 01394 389700

  • The Workhouse in Nottinghamshire

    The Workhouse, Southwell, with the vegetable garden in the foreground © NTPL/Ian Shaw

    • Discover the 19th-century world of the Poor Laws, via the Robin Hood trail, which passes the Workhouse.
    • Visitors arriving by public transport, on cycle or foot receive a discount on their admission.
    • For more information contact 01636 817250.