If you're planning a trip in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this year, buy a National Trust Explorer Pass to tailor your trip and enjoy entry to most of the places in their care
eligible with a VisitBritain Gift Card
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An Explorer Pass enables you to enjoy entry to over 500 places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Cancel up to 48 hours in advance to receive a full refund.
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Highlights
With a National Trust Explorer Pass you can enjoy entry to most of the places in their care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Tailor the 4, 8 and 14 day ticket options to fit your trip and suit your needs. You’re then free to visit as many places as you like for the length of your ticket
From historic houses, gardens, rural coastlines and forests there’s something for everyone
Includes free parking in National Trust car parks
What's included
Entry into most of the places in National Trust’s care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
National Trust places include information about accessibility on their specific property webpage under the ‘Accessibility’ link. Search for places here.
Ticket restrictions
Passes are not for resale
No refunds will be given for any unused days of the Explorer Pass
The pass is for the named person(s) only. ID may be requested (driver’s license, passport or identity card)
This pass is only available to groups of 10 or fewer people. Passes are not available to buy at National Trust properties and can only be purchased online
Parking
The Explorer Pass includes free parking in National Trust car parks
To use the pass for parking, please print the confirmation and visibly display the information shown under the dotted line on the vehicle’s dashboard
If you don’t have access to a printer please write down and display the order reference number found in your confirmation email
Coaches are excluded. Vans, motorhomes and caravans are subject to local restrictions
With an Explorer Passes you can enjoy free entry to most National Trust locations and free parking in the car parks.
Opening hours may be subject to change at any time. So it is best to check here before planning a visit. Please check opening times before you visit and whether you need to book in advance.
There are some excluded places where the Explorer Pass won’t give you free admission. These include:
Aberdeunant, Carmarthenshire
Ascott, Buckinghamshire
Ashdown House, Oxfordshire
The Beatles’ Childhood Homes (20 Forthlin Rd & Mendips), Liverpool
Boarstall Duck Decoy, Buckinghamshire
Boarstall Tower, Buckinghamshire
Braithwaite Hall, North Yorkshire
Buscot Park, Oxfordshire
Cilgerran Castle, Pembrokeshire
Cobham Wood & Mausoleum, Kent
Dorneywood Garden, Buckinghamshire
Eastbury Manor House, London
Force Crag Mine, Lake District
Grantham House, Lincolnshire
Gray’s Printing Press, Northern Ireland
The Homewood, Surrey
Housesteads Fort, Northumberland
Long Crendon Courthouse, Buckinghamshire
Lundy, Devon
Moulton Hall, North Yorkshire
Nether Alderley Mill, Cheshire
Oakhurst Cottage, Surrey
Orford Ness, Suffolk
Owletts, Kent
Pitstone Windmill, Buckinghamshire
Priest’s House, Somerset
Princes Risborough Manor House, Buckinghamshire
Priory Cottage, Oxfordshire
St John’s Jerusalem, Kent
Shute Barton, Devon
Steam Yacht Gondola, Lake District
Stembridge Tower Mill, Somerset
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Wakehurst Place, Sussex
West Green House, Hampshire
Westwood Manor, Wiltshire
White Mill, Dorset
The Explorer Pass doesn’t provide admission to places with reciprocal entry agreements, such as English Heritage (including Stonehenge and Housesteads Fort), National Trust for Scotland or other International National Trusts Organisation members. Exceptions also include places managed by Historic House Hotels Ltd, Cadw, London Partner properties and local authorities.
How to get there
National Trust Explorer Passes cover entry to most of the places in their care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Supplier information
This product is sold by VisitBritain Shop and provided by National Trust.
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Upon booking you will receive an instant order confirmation from VisitBritain and a second email from Digitickets. Your confirmation of purchase email acts as your pass. Please take the order confirmation with you (digitally on your device or printed out) when visiting National Trust places during the validity period of your pass. Mobile coverage may be limited at the property, so passholders are advised to download the confirmation email to their device beforehand.