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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.

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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 by joining our Great Scone Bake fundraising event on Friday 28 June 2019. Whether you prefer jam or cream first, bake for what you believe in.

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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 working to save this precious landscape, it's not too late to give to the Marsden Moor appeal.

Donate to the Marsden Moor appeal
Thorneythwaite farm in the Seathwaite valley, Cumbria

How you've helped 

With your ongoing support we're able to continue our vital conservation work. Discover our recent success stories and how your donations help protect the places you love for ever, for everyone.

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

Get 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.

Get gift in wills advice

Get active

Two people cycling through the countryside

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
A couple sit on a bench together

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 

Philanthropy plays a pivotal role in the National Trust. 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.

Common heather, Bell heather and Western gorse lining the coastal path on the Great Hangman with the Little Hangman, Devon

FAQs about donating 

Have a question about donating to the National Trust? Find the answer to our most frequently asked questions about giving here.

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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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