Free entry to National Trust Croome Court on these days

OPEN DAYS: National Trust Croome will welcome visitors for free in September <i>(Image: Brian Bull)</i>
OPEN DAYS: National Trust Croome will welcome visitors for free in September (Image: Brian Bull)
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FIVE days of free entry to National Trust Croome are available as part of Heritage Open Days 2025.

To celebrate England's largest festival of culture, visitors will be able to walk around the National Trust site for free this September.

What is National Trust Croome?

Located around eight miles south of Worcester, Croome is one of several National Trust sites across Worcestershire,

The site consists of Croome Court, the 18th century stately home of the 6th Earl of Coventry, the parkland and gardens, and RAF Defford, a top-secret airbase during the Second World War.

A spokesperson for Heritage Open Days said: "Croome has always been a place of firsts; Brown’s first grand design; Adam’s first complete room; the first development of airborne radar during the 1940’s when the RAF called this place home.

"This pioneering spirit lives on, ensuring a future for Croome which has meaning for a new community of visitors, volunteers and staff."


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When will National Trust Croome have free entry?

Visitors will be able to enter the National Trust site free of charge between Monday, September 15 and Friday, September 19.

The National Trust will also holds several events at Croome as part of Heritage Open Days.

Tours of Croome's Arboretum and flower garden will take place on Tuesday, September 16, at 11am and 2pm, and on Thursday, September 18, at 11am.

A walk looking at the Archaeology of Croome will be held on Friday, September 19, from 11.30am.

There will be a tour of Croome's Parkland on Wednesday, September 17, at 11am and Thursday, September 18, at 2pm.

The Panorama Tower will be open on Monday, September 15, between 12pm and 2.30pm.

There will be a talk on the History of RAF Defford at 2.30pm on Wednesday, September 17.

Events can be booked on the National Trust's Website.

Croome is one of several locations which will be holding free events and open days between September 12 and September 21 for Heritage Open Days 2025.

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