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Two children, a man and a woman wearing coats and wellies walk in front of a large country house (Audley End House)

Discover England’s heritage with your free family pass

It couldn’t be easier to use your pass – just come to a site, show your printed or digital voucher and enjoy a great day out.

A man and young girl hold hands as they explore the ruins of Whitby Abbey

About your pass

The free family admission pass will be available from 20 to 28 September 2025 in publications including the Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star, People, OK! Magazine and many regional newspaper titles across the country, and on limited capacity on Reach's digital channels from 23 September 2025.

You can use the pass until 2 November 2025 at participating English Heritage sites for free entry for two adults and up to three children, or one adult and up to four children. One/two adults without accompanying children are also welcome to use the pass. Sites managed by third parties including (but not limited to) local authorities, Historic Scotland, CADW, Manx National Heritage and National Trust are not included.

A man, woman and two children stand with their backs to the camera looking across rolling countryside and a low stone wall (Hadrian's Wall)

Visiting with your free pass

It couldn't be easier. Just choose the English Heritage site you want to visit (see exclusions below), show your printed or digital voucher and enjoy a great day out. You won’t be able to pre-book your visit with the pass, but don’t worry – you’ll always be able to get in. You may also need to pay for car parking when you get to the site – this isn’t covered with the free pass, but you can find out if parking is available and if charges apply on the individual site page on our website.

Signal isn’t always great at some sites, so if you’ve got a digital copy of your voucher, it’s a good idea to download it or print it before you come. Please make sure your screen isn’t in dark mode when you show the barcode to our teams.

Some of the sites you can visit

Terms and conditions

  1. You can use your pass up to and including Sunday 2 November 2025.
  2. The pass isn’t valid at Stonehenge, Calshot Castle, Castle Rising Castle, Chiswick House and Gardens, Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum, Hurst Castle, Landguard Fort, Longthorpe Tower, Lulworth Castle, Maison Dieu, Rochester Castle, Upnor Castle, Alexander Keiller Museum or Cumbria’s of Military Life in Carlisle Castle.
  3. It gives you free entry for up to two adults and three children, or one adult and up to four children. You can also use it for one or two adults. Adults are those aged 18 and over, and children are those aged 5 to 17. Under 5s get in free.
  4. The pass is for standard admission and doesn’t include group entry, paid transport or paid events.
  5. The pass doesn’t include parking.
  6. If you can’t show your pass we’ll have to charge you for entry.
  7. The pass can’t be used in conjunction with any other offer, and it has no cash value. It can’t be put towards the cost of an English Heritage membership.
  8. The pass can’t be resold or transferred. If we think this has happened, we reserve the right to charge for full admission.
  9. You can only use one pass per household.
  10. This promotion is available to anyone who is a resident of England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland but can only be used at English Heritages sites in England.
  11. Any personal information you give us during this promotion will be processed in accordance with our privacy policy.