View our standard subscription rates here. To see when the first issue will be due and to find details of our cancellation policy, check out our FAQs.
*In a 2024 survey with 3,900 respondents, 97% of respondents agreed that the reader had experienced an educational benefit from reading the magazine.
We believe that every child has the right to learn about our natural world, so we work hard with schools across the UK to provide free annual subscriptions to a number of disadvantaged children. For further information and terms about our scheme, please email us at schools@ngkids.co.uk
Exploration happens because of you. When you read with us, you help further the work of our scientists, explorers, and educators around the world.
Our magazines are made from 100% recycled paper and are totally plastic-free!
If your question isn’t answered below, please visit our full FAQs here
If you subscribe before midnight on the 19th September, the first magazine will be #248 – November Edition, expected to arrive on or around 8th October*
If you subscribe after midnight on the 19th September, the first magazine will be issue #249 – December Edition, expected to arrive on or around 5th November*
*Please note that all the advised delivery dates are ‘on or around’ dates, as we cannot guarantee a specific day for delivery. We ask that you please allow 10 working days after the expected date for delivery, just in case any delays have been caused within transit, before contacting our customer service team.
Please ensure you purchase the subscription within the correct date range advised in the FAQ linked here to start the subscription with the preferred issue/date, as we are unable to adjust this once the order has been placed.
The above subscription offers do not automatically come with the gifts with the magazine.
In order to receive the eco/paper based gifts with the magazines, you will need to upgrade by selecting the ‘Monthly gifts’ add on for an additional £10 with Annual or One Year Only subscription offers, or £5 with the Six Issues subscription offer.
To do this please select a subscription option, then a pop-up will appear, where you can select the ‘UPGRADE’ button against the ‘Monthly gifts’ option.
Yes, there will be a link to a gift certificate on your confirmation email, which you can either forward on to the gift recipient, or download and print to give to them in person.
If your confirmation email has not come through, please contact the Customer Service team via our Contact Form where they can confirm the details of your order and issue a copy of the gift certificate.
No, they will not be notified until they receive their first issue.
13 and 6-issue subscriptions will auto-renew.
If you select the 13-issue term, the subscription will auto-renew for a further term after the 13th issue has been organised for dispatch. If you select the 6-issue term, the subscription will auto-renew for another further term, after the 6th issue has been organised for dispatch.
If you wish to cancel an auto-renewal subscription after the first term, you may do so by emailing our Customer Service team via our Contact Form. For more information on cancellations, please see FAQ option ‘How can I cancel my order if I need to?’
Please view our full cancellation policy here!
Through our UK webpage, we can only accept orders for delivery to recipients within the UK.
If you wish for your subscription to be sent to a recipient within the Republic of Ireland, please purchase your via our IE site here
One year13 issues a year |
Two years26 issues |
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| 1 subscription |
£35 per subscription | £65 per subscription |
| 2-6 subscriptions |
£30 per subscription | £55 per subscription |
| 7-13 subscriptions |
£25 per subscription | £45 per subscription |
| 14+ subscriptions |
£20 per subscription | £35 per subscription BEST VALUE |
*Save over £59 with a two year subscription compared to retail price at £155.74 for 26 issues, when ordering 11 or more copies per classroom. **In a 2024 survey with 3,900 respondents, 97% of respondents agreed that the reader had experienced an educational benefit from reading the magazine.
We believe that every child has the right to learn about our natural world. That’s why, for every five National Geographic Kids subscriptions bought, we can donate one to a disadvantaged child at your school. For more information, terms and enquiries, please email us at schools@ngkids.co.uk
Additionally, every subscription supports the work of National Geographic’s scientists, explorers and educators to help preserve our planet for future generations.
Our magazines are made from 100% recycled paper and are totally plastic-free!
Buying a Nat Geo Kids subscription for a birthday or special occasion? Why not add on some optional gifts to your order?
Select this to receive an issue before the main subscription starts. Delivery typically within 3 working days from order. If you didn’t spot it on the subscriptions page check when the first issue of the main term selected will be due by clicking here.
Keep your magazines neat and tidy with this sturdy holder. It’s perfect for young nature-lovers who want to organise, collect and care for their Nat Geo Kids collection.
An exciting gift box full of Nat Geo KiDS goodies including:
• One-hundred page Special
• Animals Quiz Book
• Animals Joke Book
• How to Draw Safari Animal Colouring Book
• A branded height chart and poster – perfect for their wall!
• A 15% discount voucher for our shop
This all-new 2026 children’s annual is loaded with jaw-dropping, eye-popping, believe it or not facts and bright, bold photography! Combining the planet’s weirdest facts with the coolest and strangest true stories.
Brilliant brain, super skeleton, marvellous muscles! It’s time to learn everything about the human body.
Dive beneath the waves with this fun search and find fact book from National Geographic Kids! With colourful photos and lots of fun activities that kids will love it’s the perfect book for kids and grown-ups to enjoy together!
Kids will have a blast moulding, slicing, and shaping this amazing playable sand! A special mixture of sand that doesn’t dry out, this sand acts wet while leaving your hands completely dry.
