Life membership

Family on the blue cycle trail at Nostell — Cycling along the blue woodland cycle trail at Nostell in West Yorkshire

With National Trust life membership there’s more than 500 special places to explore. Although right now you may not be able to enjoy all that we have to offer, you can look forward to a lifetime of benefits. Green gardens bursting with colour, historical castles and houses with stories to tell and cycle trails that lead you down an undiscovered path – you never know which place will win your heart.

And, thanks to the money from your membership we’ll be able to keep these places special for everyone, for ever.

National Trust life membership benefits

Free entry to many of the special places in our care as they reopen (some pre-booking required)
Free parking at most of our car parks as they reopen (pre-booking required for a small number of car parks)
Members' Handbook, full of information about our places
National Trust Magazine three times a year, packed with inspiration, interviews and news

Autumn woodland walks at Speke Hall in Liverpool

How to book your visit and what to expect

More than 100 gardens and parks and hundreds of coast and countryside places are open in England and Northern Ireland. Many historic houses are open in England. To avoid disappointment please book in advance, especially at weekends and school holidays. In line with Welsh Government legislation, all places in Wales will close from 24 October to 9 November. Please check the property webpage of the place you wish to visit before you travel. Read this article to find out how to book and what to expect from your visit.

Visitor taking photographs in the garden in autumn at Stowe, Buckinghamshire

Individual life membership

Includes free admission for one accompanying guest:

Individual life: £1,730

For an individual aged 60 or over:

Individual senior life: £1,295

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Couple at Stourhead, Wiltshire, in the autumn

Joint life membership

Two people, who are lifetime partners, living at the same address:

Joint life: £2,160

Where one of whom is aged 60 or over.

Joint senior life: £1,620

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A family enjoying Claremont Landscape Garden

Family life membership

Two adults and all their children or grandchildren up to the age of 18. Adults must be lifetime partners, living at the same address. Under 5s go free.

Joint family life: £2,265

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