Should I renew my National Trust subscription?

We use our membership a lot - and we didn’t have to ask for the Seniors discount as they just offered it to us. The NT property which is barely 10 minutes drive away, we visit a lot. They do a brilliant cream tea too; there are several other properties within an hour’s drive or so. When we are on holiday in UK we usually visit a couple of NT places. Plus, when I was in Sydney this year I used my card when visiting an art exhibition! We are very happy to be members.

Crikey. It is a lot cheaper. You can’t visit Scottish properties with an English one though, can you?

We’ve been NT for Scotland members for years, it’s cheaper. You can also use the membership for NT England properties.

I’ve also realised that, unless you’re a member they don’t offer pensioner discounts.

We didn't renew ours. We didn't use it often enough to justify it.
We give to The Woodland Trust instead.

I need to check if I’m getting the 25% discount for being a member for over 3 years. My partner pays by direct debit and I reimburse him but I’ve just read that you have to ask for the concession , it isn’t automatically given, and he just adds it to anything else I owe him ( he does our food shopping).I pay for my children’s family membership, too even though they rarely, if ever ask to meet up with us there ( they usually meet up with my ex and his family). I do need to have a rethink, especially as I only remain a member so that I don’t lose the three year concession. I hadn’t realised just how expensive the family membership now is. Can’t remember the last time I visited our local one either although, when we first joined we visited lots of NT properties.

Oh dear so are we. We’ve done the ones close to us so many times and have visited most of the ones that are convenient to us to drop in and have lunch in whilst on the way to some where else. We used to deviate from our route to visit.
I don’t think we have used our card at all this year so it would be much cheaper to pay as we go.
This thread has just given me a nudge.

I am also considering dropping mine. Like you I have visited very few places recently and had to pay the entry fee at one, Pollock House because I couldn't locate my online membership card because the WiFi didn't work at the the desk.

I found it on the bus home!
There are only a few properties in or near Edinburgh and I hardly ever get to England these days.

So maybe it's time.

I used to meet relatives regularly at one property but the last time we went there was nothing my cousin could eat because they had changed to a plant based menu, most of which was bought in and they could not guarantee that nut milks or oils had not been used.

None of their food had allergen advice displayed.

I contacted Head Office the next day and they couldn’t have cared less. It’s policy.

So our policy is to meet somewhere that actually operates for the benefit of those who go there.

No more membership for me.