
Book your tour
Please note we recommend booking tickets for tours at Townend. You can book for today up until 8am. Every Thursday time slots will be available for the next 14 days.
You can now choose from two different types of visit to Townend. From 10am until 3pm the house can be accessed through self-led, free flow visits. For those wanting to find out more about Townend, we have guided tours at 3pm each day. Tickets for the guided tours can be booked online. Find out more and plan your visit.
You can now choose from two different types of visit to Townend. From 10am until 3pm the house can be accessed through self-led, free-flow visits which do not need to be booked in advance. Last entry for free-flow visits is 2.30pm.
For those wanting to find out more about Townend, we have guided tours at 3pm each day. Lasting approximately 45 minutes, these will be themed and allow you exclusive access in a small group of up to 10 people. Tickets for the guided tours can be booked online.
If you have any questions about booking or the tours please email townend@nationaltrust.org.uk.
We recommend booking in advance to ensure your place on a guided tour. However, we will welcome all visitors when we have the capacity to do so. Entry is free for members, but please bring your membership card with you. Non-members will need to pay. Please note we can only accept contactless payment.
Every Thursday we'll release new bookings for visits. You can now book two weeks in advance. On quieter days we might have availability on our tours for visitors who haven't booked.
If you set up an account when you made your booking, you will be able to amend the date/time of your booking online up to 24 hours before the date of your visit, or by calling 0344 249 1895
If you are a member and can no longer attend, please let us know by giving us a call on 0344 249 1895
For those who have booked, please have your booking information ready to show the welcome team and arrive within your 15-minute timeslot.
You’ll find the welcome team waiting. They’ll tell you a bit about the house as you come in and we’ll also provide some written information which you can take away.
Please note we recommend booking tickets for tours at Townend. You can book for today up until 8am. Every Thursday time slots will be available for the next 14 days.
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