Western Daily Press (Saturday)
Days out out for less!
The National Lottery’s Open Week offer is back, meaning you can save money or get special offers on a day out
TODAY’S the day hundreds of fantastic venues across the UK offer free entry, unmissable offers and special treats as part of National Lottery Open Week.
National Lottery-funded venues, from castles and cathedrals to gardens and galleries, threw open their doors and – during this week – invite you to explore at reduced cost, enjoy behind-the-scene tours or relax with cake and coffee on the house.
All the venues taking part have been supported by National Lottery funding. This is a big thank you to National Lottery players who raise £30 million for good causes every week and help various local attractions flourish. From today until Sunday, March 27, your National Lottery ticket from any game, online or in store, unlocks exciting experiences near you. All you have to do is visit
nationallotteryopenweek.com
and search for offers.
Visit the futuristic biomes of the Eden Project, and appreciate the flora of the world’s temperature zones. Any National Lottery ticket gets you free entry for you and a guest to this global attraction in Cornwall. Or follow in the Bard’s footsteps with a free day at Shakespeare’s New Place in Stratford-UponAvon,
the site of his family home for 19 years. If you fancy playing the sport that won Team GB two Winter Olympic medals, give curling a free go at Inverness Ice Centre.
Practise traditional shipbuilding crafts during a free tour at the Britannia Sailing Trust in Devon while learning a shanty or two, and they’ll even lay on tea and biscuits. If planes, trains and automobiles are your thing, climb aboard a real Concorde at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian. Entry fees are waived at the Head of Steam,
Darlington Railways Museum. And in Warwickshire, pick up discount tickets to the British Motor Museum to get close to some of your dream vehicles. how the region’s booming iron and steel industry spearheaded the Industrial Revolution.
More than 130 National Trust sites offer free entry, including the magnificent medieval fortress Chirk Castle in north Wales and Mount Stewart in County Down.
your National Lottery ticket or scratchcard and check the booking details before you go.