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A garden volunteer kneeling in the lower Alpine area at Emmetts Garden in Kent
Garden volunteer at Emmetts Garden | © National Trust Images/Heather Broughton

Volunteering in Kent

It's the passion of our volunteers that helps make the places we care for extra special. Whether it's making new friends, working in amazing places or just knowing that you're helping a great cause, there's lots of reasons to lend a hand with the National Trust in Kent.

Volunteer opportunities at houses and gardens

Staff and volunteer showing plates to visitors at Knole, Kent
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Volunteering at Knole 

Find out more about volunteering at Knole, Kent, from meeting and helping visitors, to opportunities for study and regular social events and outings. We're currently looking for facilities, retail and visitor welcome volunteers, as well as room guides.

A volunteer room steward welcoming visitors to the house at Chartwell
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Volunteering at Chartwell 

Volunteering is a rewarding way to get involved with your favourite place and make some new friends. Read some first-hand accounts of what it’s like to volunteer here.

A Sissinghurst volunteer enjoying the sun with a visitor in the Delos garden
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Volunteering at Sissinghurst Castle Garden 

Whether you’d like to make a difference, take up a new hobby or share your skills and experience with us, we're always on the lookout for new members to join our volunteering team.

Two adults talking over a map
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Volunteering at Scotney Castle 

Join the volunteer team at Scotney Castle and help to make a real difference to this special place whilst learning new skills and making friends.

An image of some National Trust volunteers planting some young trees in an area of lawn at Emmetts Garden in Kent
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Volunteer at Emmetts Garden 

Help us look after this special place by volunteering your time and skills. Make new friends, learn about the estate and share your passion for gardens with people from all walks of life.

A volunteer talking to children outside Ightham Mote, Kent
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Volunteering at Ightham Mote 

Find out more about volunteering at Ightham Mote and how you can play your part in looking after 700 years’ worth of history and bringing its stories to life.

Conservation volunteer cleaning a bust of James Wolfe at Quebec House, Kent
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Volunteering at Quebec House 

If you're interested in the history of Quebec House, learning more about it and sharing that with others as a volunteer, we'd love to hear from you.

A volunteer cleans a bookshelf in the house at Tyntesfield in North Somerset
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Volunteer opportunities at Smallhythe Place 

Join the volunteer team at Smallhythe Place working to preserve and share the story of actor Ellen Terry’s historic home.

Volunteer opportunities on the Kent coast

An image of visitors to Fan Bay Deep Shelter being briefed by their guide prior to descending into the tunnels on a sunny day
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Volunteering opportunities at the White Cliffs of Dover 

Interested in getting involved at the White Cliffs of Dover? Find out about becoming a volunteer at this special place.

A group of people in summer clothing listen to a volunteer guide speak, on the balcony at the top of South Foreland Lighthouse in Kent.
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Volunteering at South Foreland Lighthouse 

Interested in getting involved at South Foreland Lighthouse? Find out about becoming a volunteer at this special place.

Volunteer opportunities at more places nearby

Bodiam Castle from the left front, wispy clouds in summer skies above
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Volunteering at Bodiam Castle 

Would you like to volunteer at Bodiam Castle? Come and join our friendly team, which helps to look after this 14th-century moated castle in tranquil East Sussex.

Two garden volunteers among flower borders in bloom with a wheelbarrow
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Volunteering at Bateman's 

Would you like to volunteer at Bateman’s? Come and join our friendly team, which helps to look after the former home of Rudyard Kipling in tranquil East Sussex.

Two garden volunteers kneeling on the grass at Lamb House, East Sussex, near a circular white wrought-iron bench with the house in the background
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Volunteer opportunities at Lamb House 

Find out about volunteering with the team at Lamb House. With various opportunities in the house and garden, you could help us protect this special place.

Supporter groups in and around Kent

Join your local supporter group in and around Kent and enjoy talks, visits, holidays, volunteering and other social events while supporting the Trust’s conservation.

A tour group in woodland at Scotney Castle, Kent
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Supporter groups in Kent 

Join your local supporter group in Kent to meet people and enjoy talks, visits, holidays, outdoor volunteering and other social and fundraising events.

A view of the ruins of the old house in Nymans Garden, West Sussex
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Supporter groups in Sussex 

National Trust supporter groups across Sussex help to raise funds for places like Nymans and Sheffield Park, while also getting together for days out, talks and volunteering.

All volunteering opportunities in Kent

    House Experience Volunteers at work in the Ambassador Room at Croft Castle, Herefordshire

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    Whether you're looking to help in the great outdoors, work with the public or get up close and personal with the houses, take a look at what's happening near you.