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Free entry and special offers at hundreds of heritage places this spring

Free entry and special offers at hundreds of heritage places this spring

Children and adults take part in traditional heritage crafts
Ulster Folk Museum is offering free entry on 25 and 26 March
From 18-26 March, for National Lottery Open Week, heritage venues across the UK are running special offers for anyone with a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard.

Each week, £30million is raised by National Lottery players for good causes. Since 1994, we are proud to have awarded £8.4billion to 49,000 heritage projects, which wouldn’t have been possible without The National Lottery.

Person uses mobility scooter in nature
National Trust Gibside, near Newcastle, is offering
free entry 18-26 March.
Image © National Trust Images/John Millar.

To say a huge ‘thanks to you’ to the players for enabling these fantastic heritage projects, many venues across the UK are running special offers during National Lottery Open Week, 18-26 March 2023.  

Where will you visit?

Head to the National Lottery Open Week website to discover offers near you.

Here are some of our highlights:

  • Free entry and guided walks at nearly 40 RSPB sites across the UK including RSPB Dove Stone, Dungeness Nature Reserve, Ynys-hir Nature Reserve, Newport Wetlands, Leighton Moss Nature Reserve and Loch Lomond.
  • Three people use a digital device inside a historic place of worship
    St Mary's Guildhall in Coventry is offering free entry
    18–19 March and 25–26 March.
    Over 100 National Trust properties open their doors for free including Sutton Hoo, Crom, Castle Drogo, Chartwell, Dinefwr, Nostell and Sissinghurst Castle.
  • Free tours and entry at English Heritage venues including Marble Hill, Walmer Castle, Berwick Barracks and Dover Castle.
  • National Trust Scotland offer free entry at sites including Drum Castle, Gladstone’s Land, Pollok House and Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.
  • Join London Wildlife Trust's Great North Wood team to celebrate the Spring Equinox through nature connection activities including forest bathing, wildlife spotting and poetry reading.
  • Discount in the National Museums Wales shop. 
  • People stand on walkway and look out over cliff
    RSPB Bempton Cliffs on the east Yorkshire coast is 
    offering free entry 18-26 March.
    Special offers at Historic Royal Palaces including Banqueting House, Hampton Court Palace, Hillsborough Castle and the Tower of London.
  • Head to Royal Academy London for a special out-of-hours guided tour of the summer exhibition.
  • Enjoy a free children's trail around Brampton Museum.
  • Canal & Rivers Trust run a free 90-minute tour of Diglis Island and their underwater viewing gallery.
  • Free entry at Discovery Point and Verdant Works museums which are located in the heart of Dundee.
  • Free entry on 25 and 26 March at Ulster Museum.
See all the offers

How to claim an offer

Between 18-26 March, anyone who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard (digital or physical) will be able to access these special offers.

Some offers require booking, so check the website for more details.

Share with us

Let us know where you visited and what you saw on social media using #ThanksToYou and tagging us @HeritageFundUK on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. 

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