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As a charity we need your help to protect the UK's best-loved places in our care, to ensure they remain special for everyone

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Ways to give

You can support our valuable conservation work as a charity in many ways. From making a general donation to supporting an appeal or giving in memory, doing your own fundraising or taking part in one of our raffles, find your way to give...

Membership and visitor income makes a vital contribution to the upkeep of the amazing places you love, but we rely on your additional generosity to continue to protect the irreplaceable.

Give where the need is greatest Make a general donation
Raise some dough
A young boy enjoys messy baking fun

Join in the Great Scone Bake 

Get your friends and family together and raise some dough for the National Trust as your favourite charity, by joining our Great Scone Bake fundraising event on Friday 28 June 2019. Whether you're jam or cream first, bake for what you believe in.

Request your fundraising kit now
Easter weekend fires
Firefighters tackle the blaze on Marsden Moor

Help repair Marsden Moor's fire damage 

Sadly, the Easter weekend saw Marsden Moor in Yorkshire hit by another devastating fire, which affected an estimated 1,500 hectares of moorland. With many supporters already reaching out to ask how they can help, we've launched the Marsden Moor appeal to try and save this precious landscape.

Donate to the Marsden Moor appeal
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All our appeals 

Browse all our current appeals and see which place or cause is closest to your heart. From protecting the countryside, coast and threatened wildlife to restoring houses, memorials, gardens and collections, we've some vital projects needing your support.

Leave a legacy
Making sandcastles on the beach at Robin Hood's Bay

Help with free will writing 

We’ve teamed up with the National Free Wills Network to give our supporters access to hundreds of solicitors across the country to have a simple will written for free. If you’ve yet to write a will or are thinking about reviewing one, get in touch to arrange your free appointment.

Gift in wills advice

Get active

Cycling at Reigate Hill and Gatton Park, Surrey

Ride in a charity cycling event for us 

Help us look after the places you love by taking on a cycling challenge and fundraising for the National Trust. We're looking for cyclists to take part in one of two summer events this year – Nightrider Bristol 2019 and RideLondon 2019.

Runners at the Bath Half Marathon

Run a marathon for the National Trust 

Help us look after the places that you love by running a marathon or half marathon for the National Trust as your charity. We're looking for runners to take part in road running events this year.

Commemorative giving
Visitors in the Orchard at Washington Old Hall, Tyne & Wear

In memory gifts 

You can remember someone special and their connection to the Trust in many meaningful ways. Let us help you make the perfect tribute in memory.

A tea party at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

In celebration gifts 

Whether you’re searching for a unique wedding gift, or the perfect way to mark a special occasion, a gift donation to the National Trust is a meaningful celebration of life’s big events.

More ways to give
A view towards the lighthouse at Trevose Head, Cornwall

Raffles 

We run our Special Places Raffle from March to November and three seasonal membership raffles every year.

Brockhampton surrounded by damson trees in blossom

Philanthropy 

Since the National Trust was established in 1895, philanthropy, through the support of our major donors and charitable trusts, has played a pivotal role in conserving places of historic interest or natural beauty for the benefit of the nation. For more information, please contact the Philanthropy team by emailing Eleanor.Davis@nationaltrust.org.uk or calling 01793 817703.

Antwerp painting hanging at Chartwell, a National Trust property in Kent

Giving from overseas 

You can donate to any of our current appeals online. If you're in the USA you can make a donation via the Royal Oak Foundation.

Thorneythwaite farm in the Seathwaite valley, Cumbria

How you've helped 

With your ongoing support we're able to continue our conservation work. Find out our recent success stories.

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Membership and visitor income makes a vital contribution to the upkeep of our amazing places, but we rely on your additional generosity to continue to protect the irreplaceable

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