National Trust Membership loophole- does it still exist

BillSnow

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2817354/National-Trust-loophole-means-English-pay-50-cent-Scots.html

The above article appeared in the Daily Mail on the second of November 2014 showing loophole in National Trust membership. For example Scottish residents payed less and if you applied through New Zealand the cost of Membership for UK properties would be a lot cheaper. Do any of these loopholes exist. Can you get cheaper annual Membership to the National Trust than the ones published by the organisation itself.

C_J

Whilst I am all for money saving, I think the National Trust does a brilliant job and needs every penny it can get in membership fees so I'd rather not skimp on paying them.

roddydogs

Yes.......................

PasturesNew

C_J wrote: »

Whilst I am all for money saving, I think the National Trust does a brilliant job and needs every penny it can get in membership fees so I'd rather not skimp on paying them.

All very nice, if you have the money, but many thousands of people are priced out of joining as it's so expensive.

Would you rather pay full price and be one of 10 members in the country? Or pay 1/2 price and know there are 1000 members?

They need the income, from visitors, but that's a balance between being so expensive most people just wish they could go - and reducing prices to include more people that'd have been interested.

It's a middle-class activity ... and they do like to feel it's still "exclusive" by making it too expensive for regular people to go.

jonewer

PasturesNew wrote: »

All very nice, if you have the money, but many thousands of people are priced out of joining as it's so expensive.

Would you rather pay full price and be one of 10 members in the country? Or pay 1/2 price and know there are 1000 members?

They need the income, from visitors, but that's a balance between being so expensive most people just wish they could go - and reducing prices to include more people that'd have been interested.

It's a middle-class activity ... and they do like to feel it's still "exclusive" by making it too expensive for regular people to go.

NT membership is considerably cheaper - probably around a tenth of the price in fact - than a season ticket for just about any given premiership football club.



Its strange how all the 'working class' people can spend thousands of pounds on footy, lager, and enormous televisions, but can't spend £60 a year supporting and enjoying the nation's heritage.

PasturesNew

jonewer wrote: »

NT membership is considerably cheaper - probably around a tenth of the price in fact - than a season ticket for just about any given premiership football club.

Comparing it to something else expensive doesn't mean it's suddenly affordable.

I think I, personally, begrudge the anti-single pricing strategy that the NT adopt, as do many other companies.

Single: £60/person
Couple: £50/person
Family: £10-£26/person

procrastinator

jonewer wrote: »

NT membership is considerably cheaper - probably around a tenth of the price in fact - than a season ticket for just about any given premiership football club.



Its strange how all the 'working class' people can spend thousands of pounds on footy, lager, and enormous televisions, but can't spend £60 a year supporting and enjoying the nation's heritage.

I consider myself working class, from a large family with little money, married young and always struggled. Now redundant but at least children grown and oh working. We buy joint membership as birthday present to each other, best thing ever and over the year very good value.

Muser1

It's so not middle class. As a family of 4 we get our membership fee back x 10! So many places to visit. Great activities and free parking.

PasturesNew

Muser1 wrote: »

It's so not middle class. As a family of 4 we get our membership fee back x 10! So many places to visit. Great activities and free parking.

If you live near to some good spots, then you're ahead of many. There's not much where I live ... and once you've been, you've been.

For four of you, paying £26/year each - and with the 'activities' which tend to be child-focussed - your experience will be different to that of a single person.

As a single you go, you look, you leave ... no point going back as you saw it last time.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

No. I refuse to visit NT properties. This charity taxes the poor, so the rich can still live in their pile!

Turtle

C_J wrote: »

Whilst I am all for money saving, I think the National Trust does a brilliant job and needs every penny it can get in membership fees so I'd rather not skimp on paying them.

jonewer wrote: »

NT membership is considerably cheaper - probably around a tenth of the price in fact - than a season ticket for just about any given premiership football club.



Its strange how all the 'working class' people can spend thousands of pounds on footy, lager, and enormous televisions, but can't spend £60 a year supporting and enjoying the nation's heritage.

Agree with both of these. With unlimited access to all the locations once you've paid it's really good value. If you don't live near to many places then don't go, it's that simple.