Free Days Out for Older People: Free Places by Region

The short answer

There are free places in every regionEach region below lists the free places that confirm the most about access, and links to the county pages that list the rest.
Parks, the coast and market towns are nearly always freeMost nature reserves are too, and so are many cathedrals and galleries and about half the museums in our research. Stately homes, castles and gardens mostly charge.
Free places say less about accessA park or a beach may have no access page at all. Ring the council or the place and ask about toilets, parking and paths before you go.
Free to enter is not always freeParking, food, the journey and the odd exhibition can add up. Plan for them so the day does not turn into a worry about money.

Whether a place is free to enter comes from its own website when the places were researched in September 2026. Charges and opening times change, so check with the place before a long journey.

Free places by region

Free places to visit with an older parent, region by region

Find the region your parent lives in. Under each one are the free places that confirm the most about access, followed by every county with free places, so you can open the full list for the county nearest to you.

This page is part of our guide to days out for older people, which covers every county in the UK that our companionship care pages include. Of the 1,530 places we checked, 950 were free to enter when we researched them, spread across 190 counties. A place was only listed on a county page if it sat inside that county and its own website loaded and named it. Its access facts were kept only where the place's own access page, or its AccessAble guide, stated them in writing.

The places shown for each region are the free ones that confirm the most of five things: step-free routes, an accessible toilet, Blue Badge parking, wheelchairs to borrow and a café. No more than two come from any one county, so the list is spread across the region rather than bunched in one city. That makes them a sensible first trip, but they are not the only good ones. A small park ten minutes from your parent's front door, with a bench and a view, can be a better afternoon than a large museum an hour away.

London

197 of 264 checked places free to enter

Kenwood
Stately home · Hampstead, Camden · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
National Gallery
Gallery · Westminster, London · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
National Maritime Museum
Museum · Greenwich, London · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
National Portrait Gallery
Gallery · Charing Cross, Westminster · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
The British Museum
Museum · Bloomsbury, Camden · allow half a day
Free, some special exhibitions charged
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Gunnersbury Park and Museum
Museum · Gunnersbury, Hounslow · allow half a day
Free entry, Blue Badge parking free
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow

Free places by county

South East

57 of 127 checked places free to enter

Gunwharf Quays
Place to visit · Gunwharf, Portsmouth · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Museum of English Rural Life
Museum · Reading, Berkshire · allow an hour or two
Free, suggested donation
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Ashmolean Museum
Museum · Oxford, Oxfordshire · allow half a day
Free entry, some exhibitions charged
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Wheelchairs to borrow
Box Hill
Nature and countryside · Dorking, Surrey · allow an hour or two
Free, parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Chichester Cathedral
Cathedral · Chichester, West Sussex · allow an hour or two
Free, donations welcome
- Step-free
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
De La Warr Pavilion
Gallery · Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex · allow an hour or two
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café

Free places by county

South West

60 of 127 checked places free to enter

M Shed
Museum · Bristol, Bristol · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Durlston Country Park
Seafront or coast · Swanage, Dorset · allow half a day
Free entry, parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower
Seafront or coast · The Hoe, Plymouth · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM)
Museum · Exeter, Devon · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
Arnos Vale Cemetery
Park · Brislington, Bristol · allow an hour or two
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Beechenhurst, Forest of Dean
Nature and countryside · Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire · allow an hour or two
Free, parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café

Free places by county

East of England

48 of 82 checked places free to enter

Holkham Beach and The Lookout, Wells next the Sea

Holkham Beach and The Lookout
Seafront or coast · Wells next the Sea, Norfolk · allow an hour or two
Free, parking charged
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Natural History Museum at Tring
Museum · Tring, Hertfordshire · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Norwich Cathedral
Cathedral · Norwich, Norfolk · allow an hour or two
Free, donations welcome
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Museum · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Park · Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · allow an hour or two
Free to enter, car parking charged
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Hylands Park and Hylands House
Park · Chelmsford, Essex · allow half a day
Free parkland, Blue Badge parking free
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café

Free places by county

East Midlands

43 of 73 checked places free to enter

Stanwick Lakes
Nature and countryside · Raunds, Northamptonshire · allow half a day
Free entry, parking charged
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Carsington Water
Nature and countryside · Ashbourne, Derbyshire · allow half a day
Free, parking charged
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Café
Markeaton Park
Park · Markeaton, Derby · allow half a day
Free entry, parking charged
- Step-free
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Pavilion Gardens
Park · Buxton, Derbyshire · allow an hour or two
Free, parking charged
- Step-free
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Rufford Abbey Country Park
Park · Ollerton, Nottinghamshire · allow half a day
Free entry, parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Derby Cathedral
Cathedral · City Centre, Derby · allow an hour or two
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking

Free places by county

West Midlands

32 of 71 checked places free to enter

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Museum · Craven Arms, Shropshire · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Museum · Coventry, West Midlands · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
National Memorial Arboretum
Garden · Alrewas, Staffordshire · allow half a day
Free entry, car parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Severn Valley Country Park
Park · Alveley, Shropshire · allow half a day
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Ryton Pools Country Park
Park · Ryton on Dunsmore, Warwickshire · allow an hour or two
Free, car parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Café
Telford Town Park
Park · Telford, Telford and Wrekin · allow half a day
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking

Free places by county

Yorkshire and the Humber

41 of 69 checked places free to enter

Champney Treasure House and Beverley Art Gallery, Beverley

Champney Treasure House and Beverley Art Gallery
Gallery · Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire · allow an hour or two
Free admission
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Millennium Gallery
Gallery · Sheffield, South Yorkshire · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
Beverley Minster
Cathedral · Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens
Museum · Barnsley, South Yorkshire · allow half a day
Free, parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Salts Mill
Gallery · Saltaire, West Yorkshire · allow half a day
Free entry
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery · Wakefield, West Yorkshire · allow an hour or two
Free entry
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Café

Free places by county

North West

39 of 60 checked places free to enter

IWM North
Museum · Trafford Park, Manchester · allow an hour or two
Free, parking charged
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Walton Hall and Gardens
Garden · Walton, Warrington · allow half a day
Free entry, pay and display parking
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Café
Blackburn Market
Market town · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
Delamere Forest
Nature and countryside · Delamere, Cheshire · allow half a day
Free entry, parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
The Dock Museum
Museum · Barrow in Furness, Cumbria · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Café

Free places by county

North East

46 of 64 checked places free to enter

Hartlepool Art Gallery
Gallery · Hartlepool, Hartlepool · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Laing Art Gallery
Gallery · Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · allow an hour or two
Free entry, some exhibitions charged
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Bolam Lake Country Park
Park · Belsay, Northumberland · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Café
Captain Cook Birthplace Museum and Stewart Park
Museum · Marton, Middlesbrough · allow half a day
Free, free parking
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
Arbeia Roman Fort
Museum · South Shields, Tyne and Wear · allow an hour or two
Free entry
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Wheelchairs to borrow
Dorman Museum
Museum · Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet

Free places by county

Wales

113 of 173 checked places free to enter

National Museum Cardiff
Museum · Cardiff, Cardiff · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
RSPB Newport Wetlands
Nature and countryside · Nash, Newport · allow half a day
Free, parking charged
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
National Library of Wales
Museum · Aberystwyth, Ceredigion · allow an hour or two
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Plas Glyn-y-Weddw
Gallery · Pwllheli, Gwynedd · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Ruthin Craft Centre
Gallery · Ruthin, Denbighshire · allow an hour or two
Free, free parking
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Stackpole and Bosherston Lily Ponds
Nature and countryside · Pembroke, Pembrokeshire · allow half a day
Free, parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café

Free places by county

Scotland

151 of 245 checked places free to enter

Loch Lomond Shores
Place to visit · Balloch, West Dunbartonshire · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Gracefield Arts Centre
Gallery · Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway · allow an hour or two
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Kirkcaldy Galleries
Gallery · Kirkcaldy, Fife · allow an hour or two
Free entry to the museum and galleries
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
The Burrell Collection
Museum · Pollokshaws, Glasgow · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
V&A Dundee
Museum · Dundee, Dundee · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow
Johnstons of Elgin
Place to visit · Elgin, Moray · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Blue Badge parking
- Café

Free places by county

Northern Ireland

123 of 175 checked places free to enter

Belfast City Hall
Place to visit · City Centre, Belfast · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Wheelchairs to borrow
- Café
Armagh County Museum
Museum · Armagh, Armagh · allow an hour or two
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
Ballymoney Museum
Museum · Ballymoney, Ballymoney · allow an hour or two
Free entry, parking charged nearby
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre
Place to visit · Belleek, Fermanagh · allow an hour or two
Free admission to the visitor centre
- Step-free
- Blue Badge parking
- Café
Castle Archdale Country Park
Park · Irvinestown, Fermanagh · allow half a day
- Step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
East Strand, Portrush
Seafront or coast · Portrush, Coleraine · allow an hour or two
Free, parking charged
- Partly step-free
- Accessible toilet
- Blue Badge parking
- Wheelchairs to borrow

Free places by county

Free to enter when the places were researched in September 2026, from each place’s own website. Access facts are shown only where the place’s own access page or its AccessAble guide states them. Charges and opening times change, so check with the place before you travel. The number beside each county is how many free places its county page lists.

Each county name opens that county's page of places to visit, where every free place is listed with what it is like for an older person, how long to allow, and what it confirms about access. The number beside each county is how many free places it has. If your parent lives near a county border, look at the county next door too, because the nearest free place may be over the line.

What tends to be free

Which kinds of place are free to enter

Whether a place charges depends mostly on what kind of place it is. Knowing that helps you choose where to look when you want a day out that costs little or nothing.

Share of checked places that are free to enter, by type

Market towns68 of 68
Parks229 of 236
Seafronts and the coast92 of 100
Nature reserves and countryside157 of 185
Galleries58 of 79
Cathedrals50 of 69
Other places67 of 117
Museums151 of 307
Gardens36 of 113
Castles27 of 104
Stately homes10 of 98

PrimeCarers research into places to visit across the UK, September 2026. Bars show the share free to enter; the figure is the count.

Parks, seafronts and market towns are almost always free, most nature reserves and open countryside are too, and together they make up most of the free places in our research. They suit somebody who likes being outside and can manage some walking, or who uses a wheelchair on firm, level paths. They are also the easiest days out to cut short. If your parent tires after half an hour, you can go back to the car without feeling you have wasted the price of a ticket.

Cathedrals and galleries are free more often than not. A cathedral is warm in winter, cool in summer and full of places to sit, and some people find a service or a choir rehearsal very calming. In England, the national museums sponsored by the government, such as the British Museum and the Natural History Museum, are free for everyone, and the government confirmed in September 2026 that this will continue. Many council-run town museums are free as well. Museums suit a wet day or somebody who cannot walk far, because there are lifts, seats and toilets close together. The guide to indoor days out for older people covers museums and galleries in more detail.

Stately homes, castles and formal gardens are the places most likely to charge. Some let you walk in the grounds or the park free while charging for the house or the garden itself. We have not counted those as free days out, because the part your parent wants to see is usually the part you pay for, but the county pages note them. If a garden is what your parent would enjoy most, the guide to accessible gardens to visit with an older parent lists those with level paths, and some paid places let an essential companion in free, so it is worth asking.

Checking access

Checking access before you go to a free place

In our research, free places publish less about access than places that charge. A council park or a stretch of coast may have no access page at all, so you have to find the answers in other ways.

245

of 950 free places confirm an accessible toilet

Stated on the place's own access page or in its AccessAble guide.

117

of 950 free places confirm the visit is step-free

More are partly step-free, with some paths or rooms out of reach.

189

of 950 free places confirm Blue Badge or accessible parking

Ask how far the bays are from the entrance and whether the route has steps.

546

of 950 free places publish none of the five access facts we look for

Mostly parks, countryside, seafronts and market towns with no access page. A gap means ring and ask.

PrimeCarers research into places to visit, each fact kept only where the place's own access page or its AccessAble guide states it, September 2026.

The figures show what the free places in our research state about access in writing. A place that states nothing may still have good paths and an accessible toilet. It may simply never have written an access page. So treat a gap as a reason to ask, not a reason to cross the place off.

For a council park, a beach or a promenade, start with the council's own website. Many councils list their parks and beaches, sometimes with a map of the toilets, car parks and Blue Badge bays. For a museum, gallery or cathedral, look for a page called access, accessibility or plan your visit. If neither tells you what you need, ring. Staff can tell you how far it is from the car to the door.

What to askSection titled What%20to%20ask

Where is the nearest accessible toilet, and is it open all year? Toilets in parks and on seafronts can close in winter or early in the evening. If your parent needs a hoist or a changing bench, the Changing Places map shows the toilets that have them.
Where can we park, and how far is it to walk from there? Ask about the distance from the Blue Badge bays to the start of the path or the door, and whether that route has any steps or a steep slope.
Are there benches or somewhere to shelter along the way? Somewhere to sit every few minutes matters more than the length of the walk.
What are the paths made of? Tarmac and firm, level paths suit a wheelchair or a walking frame. Grass, gravel and sand can be hard going, and they get worse in wet weather.
Is anything happening on the day you plan to go? A market, an event or building work can make a quiet place busy and noisy.

What it can still cost

What a free day out can still cost

Entry is only one part of what a day out costs. These are the costs that come with a free place, so you can plan for them before you go.

Parking

Some of the free places in our research say the car park is charged. Blue Badge holders can sometimes park free or for longer in council bays, but the rules are set locally and private car parks set their own, so read the signs when you arrive.

Charged at some places where entry is free

Food and drink

A café visit for two or three people can cost more than an entry ticket elsewhere. A flask, sandwiches and a bench are a good lunch on a fine day, and a café is somewhere warm to sit if the weather turns.

Easy to forget until lunchtime

Getting there

A free place an hour's drive away can cost more than a paid one round the corner. The older person's bus pass and the railcards below can bring the cost of the journey down.

Petrol, trains or the bus

Exhibitions and extras

Some free museums charge for special exhibitions, and some free gardens or houses charge for a tour, a boat or a land train. Ask what is included before your parent sets their heart on something.

Free to enter is not always free inside

Donations

Some free museums, churches and cathedrals ask for a donation at the door. It is up to you whether to give and how much.

Asked for, not required

A carer for the day

Entry may be free, but a carer who comes for the day is paid for their time. The last section of this page explains how you get one price for the whole day before anything is booked.

If your parent needs help while out

The journey is the cost you can do most about. In England your parent can get an older person's bus pass from State Pension age, which gives free travel on local buses. Under the national scheme in England it covers 9:30am to 11pm on weekdays and all day at weekends and on bank holidays, and some councils allow more. The rules are different in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the gov.uk page links to each. A late-morning bus to a free park or museum makes the whole day free apart from lunch.

For trains, there is a Senior Railcard and a separate Disabled Persons Railcard. The disabled persons card also covers an adult travelling with the holder, so look at both to see which suits your parent and the journeys you make.

If you drive, a Blue Badge lets your parent use the bays closest to the entrance, which can matter more than the cost. Your parent applies through their council, or you can apply for them, through the gov.uk Blue Badge page. Whether a Blue Badge holder can park free in a car park is decided by whoever runs it, so read the signs when you arrive. If money is tight because your parent needs help with daily life, check whether they could claim Attendance Allowance. It is not means-tested, and Age UK explains that it does not have to be spent on care.

A carer for the day

If your parent needs a carer with them for the day

Some older people need somebody with them on a day out: to push a wheelchair, help with the toilet, make sure they eat and drink, or simply to be there if you cannot take the day off work. A carer can come for a single day without any ongoing care being set up.

A carer can collect your parent from home, take them to the park or the museum, and bring them back, or come with the family so that someone is with your parent while you park, queue or look after children. The entry may be free, but the carer is paid for their time. A day out with a carer is one fixed price for the whole day, and you know that price before anything is booked. It depends on the day: a morning at a park ten minutes from home is not the same as a full day at the coast with a long drive each way.

Choosing a free place keeps the rest of the day cheap. Tickets, parking and meals on the day are separate from the carer's price, so agree before the day who pays for what. Anything the carer pays for your parent is refunded at cost against receipts, and mileage is only payable if you agree it with the carer in advance and in writing. Asking costs nothing, and you are under no obligation.

If your parent already has a companion who visits, ask them first, because a familiar face makes a day out easier. Can carers take you out? explains what a carer can and cannot do on an outing. If the day depends on a car, look for a carer who drives: a carer's profile shows whether they do.

To find a carer for the day, tell us the date, where you are going and what help your parent needs. The day goes to carers who can get there, and you can read their profiles and message the ones you like.

A carer for the day

Tell us about the day and what you would like them to do, and we will set your account up as you go.

Tell us what you need

Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers, their identity and right to work are checked, they hold an enhanced DBS check (a PVG in Scotland or an Access NI check in Northern Ireland) issued within the last two years, and they are interviewed online. We do not check qualifications, training or references. Reviews and references appear on a carer's profile unverified, so ask the carer about their experience with older people, and with dementia if that applies. A day booked through PrimeCarers is covered by the carer insurance policy PrimeCarers arranges, within its terms, and work arranged outside the platform is not. PrimeCarers is an introductory service: carers are self-employed, and you agree the day directly with the carer you choose. If you would like company for your parent without paying for it, a volunteer befriender may be able to help, and befriender, volunteer or paid companion sets out the differences.

Questions

Questions families ask about free days out

Parks, seafronts and market towns are nearly always free, and so are most nature reserves and many cathedrals, museums and galleries. The best choice is somewhere with a toilet, parking close by and places to sit. Choose your parent's region on this page to see free places near them, with what each one confirms about access.

Many museums are free for everyone, whatever their age. In England the national museums sponsored by the government are free to enter, and so are many council-run museums. Some museums that charge offer a lower price for older visitors, but that varies from place to place, so check the museum's own website. Special exhibitions may be charged even where the museum is free.

Some places that charge let an essential companion or carer in free or at a lower price when they come with a disabled visitor. Each place sets its own rules and may ask for proof, such as a letter about a disability benefit or a Blue Badge. Ask the place before you go. Places that are free to enter are free for everyone.

Find your parent's region on this page and open the county nearest to them. Each county page lists the free places we checked, how long to allow and what each confirms about step-free routes, toilets and parking. The council's website will list local parks and beaches too, and a local Age UK or community centre may know of free groups and outings.

In England, your parent can get a free bus pass from State Pension age. Under the national scheme it covers local buses from 9:30am to 11pm on weekdays and all day at weekends and on bank holidays, and some councils allow more. In England you apply through the council. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own schemes.

A carer for a day out is one fixed price for the whole day, whatever the place costs to get into. Tell us the date, where you are going and what help your parent needs, and you will know the price before anything is booked. Asking costs nothing. Tickets, parking and meals are separate: agree beforehand who pays for what. Anything the carer pays for your parent is refunded at cost against receipts, and mileage is only payable if you agreed it with the carer in advance and in writing.

Free days out for older people across the UK

Free places to visit with an older parent, region by region

London

South East

South West

East of England

East Midlands

West Midlands

Yorkshire and the Humber

North West

North East

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Which kinds of place are free to enter

Checking access before you go to a free place

What to askSection titled What%20to%20ask

What a free day out can still cost

Parking

Food and drink

Getting there

Exhibitions and extras

Donations

A carer for the day

If your parent needs a carer with them for the day

A carer for the day

Questions families ask about free days out

Choose the kind of company and help that fits

Would a carer make the day possible?