Three memberships, every price in the open.

Membership of the Canal Heritage Society is priced to be within reach, because a cultural society that only the wealthy can join is not much of a society, and openness about culture is worth little if the door is quietly priced shut. There are three tiers — individual, family and patron — and the price you see is the whole price, with no joining fee bolted on at the end, no card fee, and no charge at any museum door. We would rather state a slightly higher honest number than tempt you with a low one that grows at checkout, which is the trick we exist to avoid. Prices are in euros for clarity across our members; members in Egypt pay the equivalent in pounds at the prevailing rate, confirmed before you commit, with no markup hidden in the conversion. Every membership runs a full twelve months from the day you join, not to a fixed calendar year, so you get a complete year whenever you start — and the price below is the whole of what you pay, this year and on renewal.

Individual

€45 / year

For one member, all year.

Unlimited entry to all network museums
Priority on all member events
The quarterly members' journal
Bring a guest at a reduced rate
A vote in the society

Join — Individual

Family

€75 / year

For a whole household.

Everything in Individual, for the household
Two named adults plus children at home
Children's events and family days
One card per named adult
Best value for two or more

Join — Family

Patron

€140 / year

For those who want to give more.

Everything in Family, plus:
Extra support directed to the museums
Invitations to patron-only previews
Named in the annual journal, if you wish
A guest brought free, not reduced

Join — Patron

Compared

The tiers side by side.

Where the tier cards above summarise, this table is the exact and definitive version of what each membership includes.

Benefit	Individual	Family	Patron
Unlimited museum entry	One member	Household	Household
Member events	Yes	Yes + family days	Yes + previews
Quarterly journal	Yes	Yes	Yes
Guest	Reduced rate	Reduced rate	One free
Vote in the society	Yes	Both adults	Both adults
Annual price	€45	€75	€140

Membership questions

Joining, paying and renewing.

Is there a joining fee on top?

No. The annual price is the whole price — no joining fee, no card fee, no charge at any museum door. What you see here is what you pay, in full.

Can I pay in Egyptian pounds?

Yes. Prices are shown in euros for clarity across our members, but members in Egypt pay the equivalent in pounds at the prevailing rate, which we confirm before you commit. There is no markup hidden in the conversion.

Does my membership renew automatically?

No silent auto-renewal of any kind. As your year ends we write to invite you to renew, and you decide for yourself. We would far rather you chose to stay because you value the society than be charged without noticing — quietly billing a card you had forgotten about is not how a members' society should ever treat the members it depends on.

What if I join part-way through the year?

Your membership runs a full twelve months from the day you join, not to a fixed calendar year — so you get a complete year whenever you start. There is no part-year proration to puzzle over.

Can I give membership as a gift?

Yes — a gift membership is one of our most popular options. You buy it, and the recipient receives the card and welcome in their own name. It is a year of culture rather than a thing that gathers dust.

Is there a discount for renewing?

We keep the renewal price the same as the joining price rather than playing the trick of a cheap first year that jumps on renewal. What you pay this year is what a loyal member pays next year — fairness to long-standing members matters more to us than a teaser rate.

Why the prices are what they are

Priced to be joined, not to extract.

The pricing reflects what kind of body the society is. Three deliberate choices shape it.

Within reach

A cultural society only the wealthy can afford is a failure, as our charter says plainly. We price membership so an ordinary enthusiast can join, and keep events low-cost or free on top.

No profit margin

Because no part of a subscription becomes private profit, the price reflects real costs and real support to museums, not a markup for an owner. The split is published on the about page.

Honest year on year

No cheap first year that leaps on renewal, no fees bolted on at checkout, no hidden conversion margin. The price you see is the price you pay, this year and next — the fairness members are owed.

If a membership is genuinely beyond your means but you would value belonging, write to us — the charter's commitment to being open to as many as possible is not just words, and the member-care team will see what can be done quietly and without fuss. We would rather have a member who loves the museums than turn someone away over price alone.

How payment works

Join in minutes, pay once, no surprises.

Becoming a member is a single annual payment, taken securely through a regulated payment channel. You can pay by card or, for patrons and gift-givers who prefer it, by bank transfer. Your card details go into the processor's secure system, not ours; we keep only the record of payment the society's accounts require, as the privacy page sets out. The form is submitted by the post method, so nothing sensitive appears in a web address. The moment payment clears, your membership is live and your card is issued — there is no waiting period and nothing further to pay at any museum door.

Because we are a society rather than a subscription business, there is no silent auto-renewal designed to catch you out: we write to invite you to renew as your year ends, and you decide. There is no joining fee on top of the price, no card fee, and no margin hidden in the currency conversion for members paying in pounds. The price on the tier you choose is, simply, what you pay — and it buys a full twelve months from the day you join, not to a fixed calendar date.

Choose your membership and start today.

Your card works the same day you join.

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