Exclusively for Friends

Upcoming Events for Friends

Additional Discounts & Offers

Yorkshire Arboretum

Enjoy up to 4 free visits to the Yorkshire Arboretum throughout the season on either 12th & 14th May , or 6th & 8th October 2019. The Yorkshire Arboretum hosts a stunning collection of Flora & Fauna set in the amazing beatuy the romantic Castle Howard Estate. Members need only take their membership card to the Arboretum Ticket Office to gain admission. Only 1 admission per date per card holder will be accepted.

The North York Moors Railway

The North York Moors boasts one of the most beatiful and iconic heritage steam railways in the UK. Enjoy a trip from Pickering to Whitby taking in the breath taking scenery of the North Yorkshire countryside. Friends of Castle Howard can claim £5.00 off of a full price adult ticket when presenting a Friends of Castle Howard membership card.

Tickets cannot be purchased uring special event days and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer is valid until 3rd November 2019, redeemable at Whitby/Pickering booking offices only and not online.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Wakehurst Botanic Garden

Friends of Castle Howard can now enjoy '2 for 1' admission on fully paying adult tickets to both the Royal Botanic Gardnes, Kew & Wakehurst Botanic Gardens.*  The Royal Botanic Gardens are home to over 50,000 living plants and is now designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wakehurst Botanic Garden houses over 500 acres of plants from across the world, set in the Estate of the beautiful Wakehurt Manor. 

Terms And Conditions:

• Two-for-one discount applies on entry to Kew Gardens and Wakehurst only (no discount on events, car parking, food, retail, etc.)
• The offer is only available for full-paying adults. When an adult member/staff/ trustee/student wishes to enter with a child over four, a concession, a student, or another guest, the full adult entry fee must be paid, and the guest, child, concession, or student enters for free
• The member must present their membership card to claim their two-for-one discount
• Joint members who each hold a membership card are both entitled to bring in a second person on the two-for-one discount, with two paying adults
• All additional children over four pay full child’s price at Kew Gardens (currently £5). At Wakehurst children under the age of 16 can enter for free.
• This offer is only available at the gates, therefore no pre-booking online
• This offer cannot be used with any other discount or offer
• Terms and conditions will be reviewed annually