Ways to volunteer

From lending a hand in the garden, to caring for our precious collections, there's plenty of different ways to get involved

Volunteers working in the garden at Wentworth Castle, South Yorkshire

Room guide with visitors in the Long Gallery at Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire — Volunteer room guide with visitors at Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire

Some of our volunteer opportunities...

A volunteer room guide at Petworth House

In our houses

As a house volunteer or room guide, you can indulge your passion for heritage and enjoy ‘behind-the-scenes’ access to some of our country’s most beautiful places.

Volunteers working in the Walled Garden at Gibside, Tyne & Wear

Outside in our gardens

Do you have green fingers? Working with our expert gardeners to help make our gardens look magnificent is rewarding for any horticultural enthusiast.

On the coast and in the countryside

Love nothing more than a muddy pair of boots and breathing lungfuls of fresh air? Find out about conservation work in the coast and countryside.

" What I like about volunteering at Kingston Lacy is that, having never really left my own childhood, I am helping other people to stay in theirs too."