Sustainable travel

Environmental sustainability

Explore the bus and train offers available on this page to help make your journey greener and more affordable. 

Read on for a list of all of our 'How to get here' pages with further information including advice on walking or cycling to our venues.

Train

Visitors can receive 50% off their admission tickets to Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall, Sarehole Mill & Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum when travelling with National Rail. Train tickets must be for the same day as the visit and should be presented at the ticket desk upon entry.  

Either prebook via Days Out Guide or show a valid train ticket on the door. 

Links to our participating venues are below:

A child pointing to the City of Birmingham train on display.

Terms and conditions
  • Offer not valid in conjunction with any other offer, on full price admission tickets only.
  • Pre-booked tickets purchased using an eVoucher from the Days Out Guide website must be presented on arrival.  
  • Valid train tickets for the same date as the visit to the venue must also be shown on arrival for the pre-booked tickets to remain valid.  
  • If valid train tickets cannot be shown, we reserve the right to charge the remaining balance up to the full ticket price.
  • If claiming the discount on the door, valid train tickets (for same day travel) must be presented on arrival to receive the discount.
  • Tickets can be shown electronically via a mobile device.
  • Offer may be withdrawn or subject to change without notice.
  • The voucher is non-transferable and sale of the voucher or admission ticket/tickets is prohibited.
  • Offer valid until Thursday 31st December 2026. 

Bus

50% offer

Visitors can receive 50% off their admission tickets to Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall, Sarehole Mill and Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum when travelling with National Express West Midlands buses.  

Either prebook using the admission discount form on the National Express West Midlands website or show a valid National Express West Midlands bus ticket on the door.  

Day Saver offer

Visitors to our sites can get 25% off their Day Saver bus tickets when they travel to our sites. Visit National Express to claim the discount.

A bus in a bus stop at the side of the road with trees and building behind.

Terms and conditions
  • Offer not valid in conjunction with any other offer, on full price admission tickets only.
  • Pre-booked tickets purchased using the admission discount form on the NX Bus website must be presented on arrival.  
  • Valid National Express West Midlands bus tickets for the same date as the visit to the venue must also be shown on arrival for the pre-booked tickets to remain valid.  
  • If valid bus tickets cannot be shown, we reserve the right to charge the remaining balance up to the full ticket price.
  • If claiming the discount on the door, valid National Express West Midlands bus tickets (for same day travel) must be presented on arrival to receive the discount.
  • Tickets can be shown electronically via a mobile device.
  • Offer may be withdrawn or subject to change without notice.
  • The voucher is non-transferable and sale of the voucher or admission ticket/tickets is prohibited.
  • Offer valid until Thursday 31st December 2026.
  • Full details of National Express Privacy Policy are on nxbus.co.uk

How to get to our venues

We encourage sustainable travel to our venues and many are located near train stations, tram routes, and bus links. You can also find advice on directions for walking and cycling routes. Most of our venues have bike racks. 

For more information on how to get to our venues please visit the individual site pages: