Kids can try traditional games in the stable yards or venture into the magical-sounding Garden of Imagination where a secret door leads to den building and music making. ©National Trust Images/John Millar) MIDLANDS AND EAST Hare Hill, near Macclesfield - Moon Hare adventure trail, tree swing and nature packs. Rufford Old Hall, near Ormskirk - Sports day games, suits of armour and nature play Lyme, Stockport - I ndoor games and dressing up, plus outdoor theatre and an archaeology weekend on select datesĭunham Massey, Cheshire - Play hub, games in nature and deer-spotting Speke Hall, Liverpool - Giant Childe of Hale trail, hedge maze, zip wire and occasional outdoor theatre Mill Meadow is at the heart of the Summer of Play with a mini obstacle course, straw-bale maze, natural art and traditional garden games, plus the chance for visitors to build their own mill or find the secret music glade.Īt Quarry Bank House they can discover favourite Georgian parlour games or watch movies or outdoor theatre in the gardens on selected days, or dig test pits in the Apprentice House Garden during the Festival of Archaeology. ©National Trust Images/Chris Lac) NORTH WEST Whitehaven Coast - Play trail and picnics. Wray Castle, Windermere - Stone skimming, lawn games and lake cruisesĪcorn Bank, near Penrith - Woodland fairy trail, geocaching and working watermill Sizergh, near Kendal - Play trail, wildlife spotting and dressing upĪllan Bank, Grasmere - Coconut shy, sack races, pollinator trail and croquet For younger kids there’s a play area and balance bikes to hire. There are guided canoe tours exploring Fell Foot’s history, and bat tours on the water led by a ranger. Or hire a rowboat, kayak or paddleboard and take to the water. Get active on the shore of Lake Windermere with badminton, archery, frisbee golf and other activities every weekday. Gibside, Tyne & Wear - Low ropes course, labyrinth, Georgian garden games and performance activities. Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland - Sports activities and seashore safaris Wallington Hall, Cambo - Lawn games, cycle trails, play train and wooden fortĬragside, Morpeth - Sports day games, den building, adventure play area and labyrinth Seaton Delaval Hall, Seaton Sluice - Circus skills, puppet workshops and games There will also be archery and pond dipping. Other entertainment throughout the gardens includes tennis and cricket on the play field, arts and crafts in the orchard, and storytelling and performance in the stage area. Roll up, roll up! There’s circus-inspired fun to be had at Ormesby Hall, whether plate-spinning, stilt-walking, acrobatics or simply clowning around. Nunnington Hall, York - Let’s Draw with illustrator Georgia CowleyĮast Riddlesden Hall, Keighley - Discovery Garden. Nostell, Wakefield - Games, activities, zip-wire and cycle trails Pop-up sports days throughout the summer on the Play Field will include archery, athletics and football, and in the new natural play space there’s a chance to scramble, climb and balance, or smaller kids can become mini-gardeners in the messy area of the Union Jack Gardens.įountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon - Summer play trail and craftsīeningbrough Hall, York - F amily nature trail Wentworth’s fairy-tale Gothic folly, Stainborough Castle, is a perfect place for visitors to become storytellers and weave magical tales of knights and dragons. ©National Trust Images/John Mill) NORTH-EAST AND YORKSHIRE Stourhead, Warminster - Summer play meadow, puppet theatre. Winchester City Mill, Winchester - Farm Fest – Summer Celebration of the harvest Also, Alice in Wonderland by Dot Productions theatre (book online) Uppark, near Petersfield - Nature Explorer Adventure. Hinton Ampner, near Alresford - Tree-mendous Tree Trail (£2), The Wind In The Willows at Quantum Theatre (book online) The Vyne, near Basingstoke - Traditional games and nature trails Sandham Memorial Chapel, Burghclere - Life on Watership Down art display, and Morse Code trail (50p) Mottisfont, near Romsey - Happy Families: Adventures with the Ahlbergs exhibition and outdoor trail Visitors can visit the 700-year-old Abbey’s “book nook” to read a story, create their own or listen to a storyteller. There are Tudor sports, an opportunity to act and dance Elizabethan-style and to be inspired by Tudor cooking in the sand kitchen on the Abbey lawn, plus occasional falconry displays. There’s a Tudor theme to the Abbey’s Summer of Play, as befits the former home of Sir Francis Drake. Here’s a taste of what’s on offer for your family this summer: SOUTH WEST We can’t wait to invite families to let their imaginations run wild.” Jo Killeya of the Trust says: “National Trust houses and gardens are places that have inspired and sparked imaginations for centuries.
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