The Pokémon Company International have announced a special partnership with the UK National Trust and from May 23rd, 2026 through September 6th, 2026. Through this partnership, a variety of exciting outdoor experiences will be offered at selected National Trust places to promote play amongst kids and create lasting family memories.

Pokémon in Partnership with National Trust

Are you ready for an adventure? Get outdoors with our Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution Trails. Complete the trails to find Mega Evolution Pokémon, discover their powers and complete fun challenges.

Pokémon Mega Evolution Trails

From 23 May seek out the 10 Mega Evolution Pokémon and complete fun challenges. Each challenge is inspired by the abilities of the Pokémon, whether that's speed, strategy, focus or bravery. You'll get a trail sheet to help you find your way, showing you all of the trail points, you'll also get to take a photo in front of the Mega Evolution Pokémon backdrop at the end. Find your nearest trail below.

Source: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-on/pokemon#pokmon-mega-evolution-trails

Pokémon and the National Trust Team Up for a Summer of Play

From May 2026 to September 2026, visit selected National Trust places to experience fun outdoor Pokémon activities.

There’s big fun in store from May 2026 to September 2026 now that The Pokémon Company International has teamed up with Europe’s biggest conservation charity, the National Trust in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Through this partnership, a variety of exciting outdoor experiences will be offered at selected National Trust places to promote play amongst kids and create lasting family memories.

Pokémon has also become the sponsor of the National Trust Summer of Play programme—the Trust’s flagship summer offer for families, where Trust places are jam‑packed with playful activities, outdoor adventures, and hands‑on fun for children throughout the school holidays.

Here’s what’s in store:

Pokémon Trading Card Game Themed Activities

You can celebrate the Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Series by exploring self-guided Mega Evolution trails at 15 National Trust places from May 23, 2026, to September 6, 2026 (dates may vary depending on the location). Upon entry, families will receive a trail sheet to help guide their journey. The trail will consist of ten different trail points, with each point focusing on a different Energy type. The trails are included with standard admission (and free for National Trust members), with no need to prebook—simply show up and join in on the fun.

The following National Trust places will have the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Trail:

Attingham Park	Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4TP
Belton Estate	Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LS
Blickling Estate	Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6NF
Dyrham Park	South Gloucestershire, SN14 8HY
Hughenden	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LA
Kingston Lacy	Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 4EA
Lanhydrock	Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 4AB
Quarry Bank	Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4HP
Saltram	Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1UH
Sizergh	Cumbria, LA8 8DZ
Speke Hall	The Walk, Speke, Liverpool, L24 1XD
Rowallane Garden	Crossgar Road, Saintfield, County Down, BT24 7LH
Tredegar House	Pencarn Way, Newport, NP10 8YW
Wimpole Estate	Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0BW
Winkworth Arboretum	Hascombe Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4AD

In addition to the exciting activities that the National Trust already has to offer, selected National Trust places will also have Pokémon TCG themed activities available from July 18, 2026, to September 6, 2026 (start and end dates may vary by site) as part of the Summer of Play programme. The following National Trust places will have Pokémon TCG activities available:

Anglesey Abbey	Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9EJ
Attingham Park	Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4TP
Belton Estate	Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LS
Calke Abbey	Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JF
Chirk Castle and Garden	Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5AF
Cliveden	Cliveden Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire, SL1 8NS
Clumber Park	Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3BE
Hanbury Hall	School Road, Hanbury, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, WR9 7EA
Fountains Abbey	Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3DY
Gibside	Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE16 6BG
Hardwick	Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5QJ
Killerton	Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3LE
Kingston Lacy	Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 4EA
Lacock	Lacock, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2LG
Lyme	Disley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 2NR
Mottisfont	Hampshire, SO51 0LP
Mount Stewart	Portaferry Road, Newtownards, County Down, BT22 2AD
Dunham Massey	Woodhouse Lane, Altrincham, WA14 4SJ
Nymans	Handcross, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6EB
Polesden Lacey	Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6BD
Scotney Castle	Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 8JN
Stourhead	Wiltshire, BA12 6QD
Stowe Gardens	Stowe Gardens, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 5EQ
Tredegar House	Tredegar House, Pencarn Way, Newport, NP10 8YW
Trelissick	Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6QL
Tyntesfield	Wraxall, Bristol, North Somerset, BS48 1PA
Wimpole Estate	Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0BW

Additionally, 145 National Trust places will offer a Pokémon TCG sticker booklet for fans. Each time you visit a National Trust place listed below, you can receive a Pokémon sticker to add to your booklet. A total of five Pokémon stickers will be available to collect: Mega Dragonite, Mega Clefable, Mega Gengar, Mega Charizard Y, and Pikachu.

A La Ronde	Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5BD
Acorn Bank	Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1SP
Allan Bank and Grasmere	Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9QB
Anglesey Abbey	Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9EJ
Antony	Antony, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2QA
Arlington Court	Arlington, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4LP
Ascott	Ascott, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, LU7 9EY
Attingham Park	Attingham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4TP
Avebury	Avebury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1RF
Baddesley Clinton	Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton, Solihull, Warwickshire, B93 0DQ
Basildon Park	Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9NR
Bateman’s	Bateman’s Lane, Burwash, Etchingham, East Sussex, TN19 7DS
Belton Estate	Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LS
Beningbrough Hall	Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 1DD
Benthall Hall	Benthall, Broseley, Shropshire, TF12 5RY
Berrington Hall	Berrington, near Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0DW
Biddulph Grange Garden	Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 7SD
Blickling Estate	Blickling, near Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6NF
Bodiam Castle	Bodiam, near Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5UA
Bodnant Garden	Bodnant Road, Tal‑y‑Cafn, Conwy, LL28 5RE
Brownsea Island	Poole Harbour, Dorset, BH13 7EE
Buckland Abbey	Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6EY
Calke Abbey	Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7LE
Canons Ashby	Canons Ashby, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3SD
Castle Drogo	Drewsteignton, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6PB
Castle Ward	Strangford, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 7BA
Charlecote	Charlecote, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 9ER
Chedworth Roman Villa	Yanworth, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 3LJ
Chirk Castle and Garden	Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5AF
Cliveden	Taplow, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire, SL6 0JA
Clumber Park	Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3AZ
Colby Woodland Garden	Near Amroth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 8PP
Coleton Fishacre	Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0EQ
Comer Woods	Near Coventry, Warwickshire
Corfe Castle	Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5EZ
Cotehele	Near Calstock, Cornwall, PL18 9QZ
Croft Castle	Croft, near Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW
Crook Hall	Frankland Lane, Durham, DH1 5SZ
Croome	Croome D’Abitot, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 9DW
Devils Punch Bowl	Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AB
Dinefwr	Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, SA19 6RT
Dudmaston Hall	Dudmaston, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 5QN
Dunham Massey	Altrincham, Greater Manchester, WA14 4SJ
Dunstable Downs	Whipsnade, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2GY
Dunster Castle and Watermill	Dunster, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 6NY
Dunwich	Dunwich, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3DJ
Dunwich Heath and Beach	Coastguard Cottages, Dunwich, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3DJ
Dyffryn Gardens	St Nicholas, near Cardiff, CF5 6FZ
Dyrham Park	Near Bath, South Gloucestershire, SN14 8HY
East Riddlesden Hall	East Riddlesden, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 5EL
Emmetts Garden	Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6BA
Erddig	Erddig, Wrexham, LL13 0PB
Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate	Felbrigg, near Cromer, Norfolk, NR11 8PP
Florence Court	Florence Court, near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, BT92 1DB
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal	Studley Royal, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3DY
Gibside	Near Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE39 2ET
Glendurgan Garden	Durgan, near Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5JZ
Godolphin	Near Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9RE
Greenway	Greenway Road, Galmpton, near Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0ES
Greys Court	Greys Court, near Henley‑on‑Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4PG
Gunby Estate, Hall and Gardens	Gunby, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5SS
Hanbury Hall	School Road, Hanbury, near Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, WR9 7EA
Hardwick Hall	Doe Lea, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5QJ
Hare Hill	Over Alderley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4PY
Hatchlands Park	East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7RT
Hinton Ampner	Hinton Ampner, near Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9TY
Hughenden	Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LA
Ickworth Estate	Horringer, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5QE
Ightham Mote	Near Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0NT
Ilam Park	Ilam, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 2AZ
Ironbridge—Blist Hill	Blist Hill, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5UD
Kedleston Hall	Kedleston, near Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 5JH
Killerton	Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3LE
Kingston Lacy	Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 4EA
Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses	Compton Road, Kinver, Staffordshire, DY7 6GA
Knightshayes Court	Knightshayes, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7RQ
Lacock Abbey	Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2LG
Lanhydrock	Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5AD
Little Moreton Hall	Little Moreton, near Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4SD
Llanerchaeron	Ciliau Aeron, near Aberaeron, Ceredigion, SA48 8DG
Longshaw Estate	Near Grindleford, Derbyshire, S32 3ZJ
Lyme	Disley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 2NR
Lytes Cary Manor	Charlton Mackrell, near Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7HU
Lyveden	Near Thrapston, Northamptonshire, PE8 5AR
Melford Hall	Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9AA
Mompesson House	The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EL
Montacute House	Montacute, near Yeovil, Somerset, TA15 6XP
Moseley Old Hall	Moseley, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV10 7HY
Mottisfont	Mottisfont, near Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0LP
Mount Stewart	Newtownards, County Down, BT22 2AD
Newark Park	Wotton‑under‑Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8AA
Nostell	Nostell, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QE
Nunnington Hall	Nunnington, near York, North Yorkshire, YO62 5UY
Nymans	Handcross, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6EB
Ormesby Hall	Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS7 9AS
Oxburgh Estate	Oxborough, near Swaffham, Norfolk, PE33 9PS
Packwood	Packwood, near Solihull, Warwickshire, B94 6AT
Peckover House and Gardens	North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JR
Penrhyn Castle and Garden	Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4HT
Pentire	Near Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 6QY
Plas Newydd House and Garden	Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, LL61 6DQ
Polesden Lacey	Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6BD
Powis Castle and Garden	Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8RF
Prior Park	Ralph Allen Drive, Bath, Somerset, BA2 5AH
Quarry Bank	Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4LA
Rowallane Garden	Crossgar Road, Saintfield, County Down, BT24 7LH
Rufford Old Hall	Rufford, near Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 1SG
Saltram	Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1UH
Scotney Castle	Lamberhurst, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 8JN
Seaton Delaval Hall	Seaton Delaval, near Whitley Bay, Northumberland, NE26 4QR
Sheffield Park and Garden	Sheffield Park, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 3QX
Sheringham Park	Upper Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8TL
Shugborough Estate	Milford, near Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0XB
Sizergh	Near Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8DZ
Snowshill Manor and Garden	Snowshill, near Broadway, Gloucestershire, WR12 7JU
Souter Lighthouse	Lizard Lane, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7NH
Speke Hall, Garden and Estate	The Walk, Speke, Liverpool, L24 1XD
Standen House and Garden	Standen Drive, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4NE
Stourhead	Near Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6SH
Stowe Gardens	Near Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 5EQ
Sutton Hoo	Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3DJ
Tattershall Castle	Tattershall, Lincolnshire, LN4 4LR
The Argory	Dungannon, County Armagh, BT71 5DZ
The Children’s Country House at Sudbury	Sudbury Hall, Sudbury, Derbyshire, DE6 5HT
The Vyne	Vine Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9HL
The Weir Garden	Swainshill, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 7QF
The Workhouse and Infirmary	The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0PT
Tinkley Gate	Near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Tredegar House	Tredegar House Drive, Newport, NP10 8YW
Trelissick	Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6QL
Trengwainton Garden	Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8RZ
Trerice	Kestle Mill, near Newquay, Cornwall, TR8 4PG
Tyntesfield	Wraxall, near Bristol, North Somerset, BS48 1PA
Upton House and Gardens	Near Banbury, Warwickshire, OX15 6HT
Waddesdon Manor	Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JH
Wallington	Cambo, near Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 4AR
Washington Old Hall	The Avenue, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 7LE
Wentworth Castle Gardens	Stainborough, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3EN
Whitehaven Coast	Whitehaven, Cumbria
Wightwick Manor and Gardens	Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8EE
Wimpole Estate	Wimpole, near Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0BW
Winkworth Arboretum	Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4AD
Wordsworth House and Garden	Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9RX
Wray Castle	Near Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0JA

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-news/pokemon-and-the-national-trust-team-up-for-a-summer-of-play