National Trust is reopening some parks and gardens from June 3rd

The National Trust has announced it will start to reopen some of its gardens and parks from June 3rd with new restrictions in place.

This morning’s announcement will see 29 sites across England and Northern Ireland open their doors, after being closed for 10 weeks.

The UK government currently allows day trips with no distance restrictions, but this is only in England and it’s not the same for Scotland and Wales. 

While the parks and gardens will welcome guests from next month there will be limitations on the capacity number, meaning only a third of the normal number of visitors will be allowed and they must social distance.

As for facilities, shops and houses will remain closed until further notice. This also includes some cafes and toilets. Sites in Wales will remain closed. 

A new online booking system has launched today that allows guests to pre-book their visits, which is now compulsory. You can book one ticket per person excluding children under 5 and select a 30 minute arrival time slot for the day. 

If you are more than 10 minutes late you will lose your slot. 

The length of time you are allowed to stay varies between locations so it’s worth double-checking.

The parks are also offering priority to key workers with the first and last slots of the day as a ‘thank you for all they have done’.

Full List of the National Trust sites reopening:

South West

• Corfe Castle, Dorset
• Kingston Lacy, Dorset
• Killerton, Devon
• Lacock, Wiltshire

Midlands

• Attingham Park, Shropshire
• Belton House, Lincolnshire
• Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire
• Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
• Hardwick, Derbyshire

London and the South East

• Cliveden, Buckinghamshire
• Hinton Ampner, Hampshire
• Mottisfont, Hampshire
• Polesden Lacey, Surrey
• Stowe, Buckinghamshire
• Scotney Castle, Kent
• Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
• Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
• Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex
• The Vyne, Hampshire
• Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire

North

• Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
• Gibside, Tyne & Wear
• Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester
• Lyme Park, Cheshire
• Quarry Bank, Cheshire
• Wallington, Northumberland

East of England

• Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill, Cambridgeshire
• Ickworth, Suffolk
• Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
• Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire

Northern Ireland

• Castle Coole, County Fermanagh
• Castle Ward, County Down
• Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House, County Londonderry
• Florence Court, County Fermanagh
• Mount Stewart, County Down
• Portstewart Strand, County Londonderry
• Rowallane Garden, County Down
• The Argory, County Armagh