Visitors to three major Nottinghamshire heritage sites will face higher entry fees as the local authority implements its latest financial plans. The price changes affect Nottingham Castle, Wollaton Hall and Newstead Abbey and were initially unveiled when officials presented their spending proposals in October last year. The updated pricing takes effect across all three venue websites starting Monday.

Under the new structure, standard adult tickets will increase from fifteen pounds to eighteen pounds at each location. Purchasers receive unlimited access to that specific attraction throughout the year. Young visitors under fifteen years old gain free entry, with a maximum of three children permitted per paying adult.

Council officials also announced a new combined pass priced at one hundred forty-four pounds. This ticket provides year-round access for two adults across all three sites and includes complimentary parking at Wollaton Hall and Newstead Abbey.

Despite the increases, local attractions remain more affordable than similar historical sites in neighboring areas. A family of four will pay thirty-six pounds to enter Nottingham Castle under the new pricing, representing a ten-pound saving compared to what a family of four would pay at Lincoln Castle.

The castle complex welcomed visitors again in summer two thousand twenty-three after the organization that previously managed it ceased operations. The authority had aimed to attract two hundred thousand guests within twelve months and confirmed in March the following year that this goal had been reached three months ahead of schedule.

The government has recently pledged one and a half million pounds in funding for critical roof and drainage work at the abbey, designed to address ongoing water infiltration issues at the historic residence of Lord Byron.