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 (on pre-booking) to some of our gardens and parklands as they reopen
Free parking at most of our coast and countryside car parks (pre-booking required for a small number of car parks) as they reopen
Members' Handbook every year, full of information about our places
National Trust Magazine three times a year, packed with inspiration, interviews and news
New life member welcome pack including life membership card and an A5 hardback book titled 'Leave No Stone Unturned'

Plus, when all of our places and car parks reopen:

Free entry to over 500 special places, including our houses
Free parking at most National Trust car parks

How to book your visit and what to expect

We’ve opened more than 135 gardens and parks in England, Wales and Northern Ireland through advanced booking. Tickets are released on Friday for the following week. More than 200 coast and countryside car parks are open across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Read this article to find out what's open and what to expect from your visit.

Visitor walking beside Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland — Visitor walking along Hadrian's Wall

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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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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