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National Lottery Open Week, 7-14 March 2026

We’re taking part in the National Lottery Open Week to say thank you to the Lottery players whose contributions support vital conservation, heritage, and community projects across the National Trust.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

Enjoy free entry to Emmetts Garden with a purchased National Lottery ticket from any National Lottery game.

You will need to bring one National Lottery ticket or scratch card for each adult to gain free entry. Up to 4 children under 18 can accompany ticket holders for free. All National Lottery games, including National Lottery draw-based games, Instant Win Games, and National Lottery scratch cards, purchased in-store and online or via the app, can be used. Children 5 years of age and younger get in free to all the places in our care as standard.

Please show your National Lottery ticket at the Visitor Centre when you arrive. The draw and purchase date on the ticket is not relevant. Both hard copy and digital tickets will be accepted. Each National Lottery ticket applies to the cost of entry only.

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Suitability

Children must be supervised at all times.

Accessibility

Hard paths in main garden. Steep incline from the Visitor Centre to Discovery Cabin - buggy may be available for this section of the garden, please ask. Tramper may be available, to pre-book, please call 01732868381. Accessible toilets.

Other

This offer is valid at many National Trust places from 7-14 March 2026 only. Not all places are able to participate, and some are only able to take part for a few days. Please check before you travel. At some places, you may be required to pre-book your visit and car parking. This promotion may not be valid for ticketed events and is not valid for events or tours where a separate charge applies. Separate tickets should be booked and purchased if you would like to attend during your free visit. The National Trust has the right to refuse entry in the unlikely event of venues reaching capacity, as well as unforeseen circumstances.

Upcoming events

Easter Adventures at Emmetts Garden 2026 

This Easter, bring your family and friends for an Edwardian Easter festival at Emmetts Garden.

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on
21 Mar to 19 Apr 2026
at 10:00 to 17:00+ 29 other dates or times

Easter Fairground 

This Easter, we will be bringing traditional fairground rides to Emmetts Garden.

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on
3 Apr to 12 Apr 2026
at 10:00 to 16:30+ 9 other dates or times

Punch and Judy on the Meadow 

Enjoy the classic and much-loved entertainment show, with a mini-magic show thrown in, on the Emmetts Garden Meadow this Easter.

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on
14 Apr to 16 Apr 2026
at 11:00 to 11:30+ 5 other dates or times

Outdoor Theatre: Macbeth by The HandleBards 

Join the troupe at Emmetts Garden for a hilariously high-octane production of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ like you’ve never seen before.

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on
12 Jul 2026
at 17:00 to 19:00