Pick Your Own Admission Price

5th Jan 2026

This January and February, we’re inviting you to experience Heligan a little differently.

As part of our Free Range Pricing experiment, you can choose how much you'd pay for admission when you arrive. 

Come for a quiet winter wander, a family day out in half-term, or to celebrate Cornish culture and decide what Heligan is worth to you.

Why Free Range Pricing?

Every contribution directly supports our pioneering work in nature recovery, learning and connection to the land.

Thanks to this work, our estate is once again alive with:

Beavers, with kits born here in 2025

Thriving populations of water voles and glow worms

New projects launching later this year, including a red squirrel habitat and breeding programme, expanded tree-planting, and outdoor learning for young people

Your visit helps make all of this possible.

What’s on this winter

February Half-Term: Home Farm Adventures

Step behind the scenes of Heligan’s Home Farm with immersive animal experiences and hands-on encounters for curious minds of all ages.

28 February: Global Pasty Championships

A joyful celebration of Cornwall’s most iconic dish, featuring:

The world’s finest Cornish pasty bakers

Cornish music and live entertainment

Pasty-themed workshops and family activities

Learn more about the Global Pasty Championships

A thank you to our members

Heligan Members and Local Pass Holders who pay by Direct Debit will receive free months added to their passes, based on how often they visit during the Free Range Pricing period.

This applies to both existing members and anyone who joins during January and February.

How it works

Please click the link below to book your next visit. 

Upon arrival at our ticket office, you'll be asked to pay what you can.

Every day from 5 January to 28 February 2026

(including February half-term)

Click here to book your next visit

Yes, please book your tickets by clicking here.

Yes, all dates in the two-month period are included.

Yes! But we’d really appreciate a contribution to our nature and learning programmes if you can afford it.

Please pay what you can.

Did you know that

·         £6 can get a child closer to nature with a Heligan Rangers session

·         £15 can feed the birds in our hide for two weeks

·         £25 can release five glow worms or plant five oak trees in our estate

·         £50 can release a water vole into our river

·         £100 can look after an endangered red squirrel for a month

·         £200 can pay for a local school to have a nature workshop at Heligan