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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 original email with the digital voucher and enjoy a great day out.

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About your pass

The free family admission pass will be available 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 9 May 2026.

You can use the pass until 14 June 2026 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.

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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 voucher or the original email featuring your 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.

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When it's scone, it's scone!

Get a scone for only £1 when bought with any hot drink in our cafés.

Terms and conditions: Does not include cream tea. Fruit/cheese scones only - no special/seasonal products. Excludes Stonehenge, Jewel Tower, Marble Hill and Kenwood. Available on all hot drinks. Limited time only from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 14 June 2026. Not available in conjunction with any other offers. Subject to availability. 

Some of the sites you can visit

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Days out near you*

*Please read the terms and conditions below for a list of excluded sites.

Terms and conditions

  1. This pass is valid until Sunday 14 June 2026 inclusive for one use only.
  2. This pass allows free admission at participating English Heritage sites for up to 2 adults and up to 3 children, or 1 adult and up to 4 children. One/two adults without accompanying children are also welcome to use the pass. Adults are those aged 18 or over; children are those aged 5–17 inclusive; under 5s receive free admission.
  3. Offer excludes Stonehenge, all National Trust, Cadw sites, guided tours, and locally managed properties including: Hylton Castle, Calshot Castle, Castle Rising Castle, Chiswick House, Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum, Hurst Castle, Landguard Fort, Longthorpe Tower, Lulworth Castle, Maison Dieu, Rochester Castle, Upnor Castle, Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury, Cumbria's Museum of Military Life, Aldborough Roman Town, York Cold War Bunker, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Jewry Wall, Kirby Muxloe Castle, JW Evans Silver Factory, Ranger’s House, Hill Hall, Apethorpe Palace and Rushton Triangular Lodge, Aydon Castle and Prudhoe Castle.
  4. Please note the free family pass is unavailable at the following two sites on these specific dates: Belsay Hall, Castle Gardens 15–17 May 2026 and Pendennis Castle 9–10 May 2026.
  5. This pass is for standard admission only and excludes group entry, paid transport, and paid events.
  6. This pass does not include parking at English Heritage sites.
  7. To redeem the free English Heritage family pass, you will need to cut out the in-paper voucher or present the original email with your pass to a team member at your chosen English Heritage site. Mobile coverage may be limited at the English Heritage site you choose to visit, so please download to your device, or print the email.
  8. Passholders who cannot present the pass, or visit an exempt place, will be charged the full admission price.
  9. This pass is valid at participating English Heritage sites within advertised opening hours. Opening hours may be subject to change at any time.
  10. This pass cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and has no cash value. It cannot be redeemed against the cost of an English Heritage membership.
  11. This pass is not for resale and is non-transferable. If English Heritage deems this to have occurred, we reserve the right to refuse use of the pass, and the full admission price may be charged.
  12. Only one pass per household will be permitted.
  13. This promotion is available to anyone who is a resident of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland except employees of Reach PLC or English Heritage and their immediate families.
  14. Personal data supplied during this promotion will only be processed as set out in English Heritage’s privacy policy details can be found online.