Summer Holiday Fun with the National Trust
With the Summer Holidays just around the corner why not
take a look at your local National Trust and start planning events and fun days
for your kids now? As you know I’m a huge supporter of their 50 things to do
before your 11¾s.
Can you remember how much fun you add rolling down a
hillside as a child? Making dams in the streams? Well why not with your
children and the National
Trust this summer? I just love the outdoor cinema and bat walk! We’ll definitely
be signing up for those!
Summer family highlights in
Sussex:
Petworth House and Park - Imaginary
Garden
23 July – 4 September, 10am – 4pm, £3
per child
Step inside your own imagined world
this summer by becoming a landscape designer in this 'Capability'
Brown inspired trail. Who knows where your imagination will take you, but
adventure is waiting around every twist, turn and tree.
Petworth House is celebrating the 300th anniversary
of Capability Brown’s birth, with a year-long programme of events.
Petworth House and Park - As You Like
It! A Shakespearean Family Trail
Every day, normal admission charge,
voluntary donation of £2
Join William Shakespeare and characters
from his famous plays as they guide you around this mansion on a fun
interactive trail.
Become a playwright and create your own
script as you hunt for Shakespearean characters hidden in Petworth’s paintings.
As the writer, you decide the fate of your actors. What
challenges will your theatrical troupe meet along the way? Will your audience
be laughing at a comedy or crying at a tragedy?
Image Credit: National Trust Images |
Nymans - fire and
shelter woodland workshop
15 August, 10am - 3pm, £20, book on
01444 405250, for children aged 8 to 14 years
This day out is perfect for the young
budding explorer who wants to know how to live and survive in the wild. Join
our ranger and learn how to build and light a fire. Work as a team to make a
woodland shelter from natural materials and practice your camp cooking skills
too.
Nymans – Stage and screen discovery
trail
Until 4 September, 10.30am – 3.30pm,
normal admission charge plus £1 per trail
Come and be part of the drama this summer and
explore the garden looking for theatre and film-themed props. See if you can
spot the theatre script or glimpse the director’s chair. Collect your own Best
Performer certificate at the finale of your trail. Get even more involved and
come dressed as your favourite film character.
Sheffield Park and Garden - Evening wildlife
walk and BioBlitz
Fri 1 Jul 8.30pm & Sat 2
Jul 10am-5pm, adult £6, book on 01825 790231
A night and day of fun activities looking at the wildlife on our
floodplain.
Sheffield Park and Garden - Playing with
perspective trail
Sat 9 Jul-Sun 11 Sep, normal admission
Excite your senses on this interactive trail involving mirrors, sounds
and textures and see the garden from a whole new perspective.
Sheffield Park and Garden - Changing seasons
Sat 23 Jul-Sun 4 Sep, normal admission
Exhibition of the work involved in restoring the Capability Brown
landscape.
Sheffield Park and Garden - 50 Things Wild
Wednesdays
Wed 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Aug 11am, Child £3-£5, book on
01825 790231 Try our most popular workshops.
Sheffield Park and Garden - Outdoor cinema
Fri 12 & Sat 13 Aug, doors open 6.30pm, Adult £13, book on 01825
790231 Experience cinema under an open sky with exclusive screenings
on the historic cricket pitch. See website for details.
Sheffield Park and Garden - Talk: Discovering
Capability Brown
Sat 20 Aug 6pm, Adult £18, book on
01825 790231
Author Sarah Rutherford reveals the life of this revered garden
designer.
Refreshments included.
Standen House and Garden - Summer holiday
fun
Sat 23 Jul-Sun 4 Sep 11am-4pm,
normal admission plus small charge for activities
Fun family activities in the house, garden and wider estate.
Frog Firle Farm open day
Sun 10 Jul 12noon-4pm, donations
welcome
Explore this traditional Sussex farm with crafts, games, walks,
refreshments and family fun.
Image Credit: National Trust Images |
Birling Gap - Pond dipping and bug hunting
Fri 22 Jul 2-4pm, £4, book on 01323 423197
Find crazy creatures on our family fun bug day.
Find crazy creatures on our family fun bug day.
Birling Gap - Berwick circular guided cycle
ride
Sun 31 Jul 10am-1pm, £5, book on
01323 423197
Enjoy panoramic views and country lanes. Stop at Alfriston Clergy House
for a short tour.
Birling Gap - Big beach picnic
Fri 26 Aug 12noon-3pm, donations
welcome
Enjoy all things coastal with kite flying, beach art, games and
rock-pooling.
East Head beach - wildlife breakfast
2 July 7.30 - 11am, £9 each, book on
01243 814730
East Head is a beautiful place of sand
dunes, beach and lots of wildlife. Explore the early morning dunes for furtive
creatures, and help identify our over-night moth visitors with the team from
Sussex Moth group. Finish by joining us for a bacon roll and hot
drink (included in the price).
Slindon Estate - brilliant Bignor
wildlife
16 July, 2 – 4pm, adults £4, children
£2, book on 01243 814730
Come and see for yourself the many
beautiful species of wildlife that flourish on the Downs in high summer,
on this ranger led walk. We will be particularly looking at
butterflies and the wild flowers they depend upon for their survival.
East Head – beach bonanza days
Saturdays, Sundays & Thursdays from
23 July to 4 September, 11am - 3pm, free, call 01243 814730 for more
information
At weekends and Thursdays throughout
the summer holidays, we’ll be running a host of exciting ’50 things
to do before you’re 11 3Ž4’, from beach safaris and bug hunts, to investigating
tidal pools and making wild art. Come on a beach safari, catch a crab, fly a
kite and much more. Check out our noticeboard or website for more details.
Slindon Estate - wild beast safari
28 July, 2 - 4pm, children adults free,
book on 01243 814730
Bring your best explorer’s hat to
discover the many weird and wonderful mini beasts that live in the woods and
grasslands of this ancient country estate. We’ll bring the equipment and some
refreshments, you just need to have fun.
Slindon Estate - bats in the belfry
3 August, 8 – 10pm, adults £4, children
£2, book on 01243 814730
Join our ranger for a talk and gentle
walk in search of these mysterious creatures, Using a bat detector, we’ll hear
the high frequency squeaks the bats use to catch their prey.
Slindon Estate - a teddy bear’s picnic
12 August, 11.30am - 2pm, children £4,
adults free, book on 01243 814730
If you go down to the woods
today.....make sure you bring your favourite teddy and picnic lunch! Join us
for this fun family event, taking you to Northwood where there will be
children's activities and light refreshments. A toilet will be provided on site
Slindon Estate - crafty little
creatures
24 August, 1 – 3pm, children £5, adults
free, book on 01243 814730
Join us in Northwood for the afternoon
and get creative with nature. Hand-paint your very own woodland
creature and decorate Northwood with clay Green Men and woodland materials.
Light refreshments and toilet also available on site.
Woolbeding Countryside - bat, moth
& star gazing night
14 July, 9 – 11pm, adults £3, children
£2, book on 01730 816638
Hear and glimpse the shyest wildlife
stir as dusk turns to night. Enjoy the twilight hours as we search for woodcock
and the elusive nightjar across the woodland edge and heath, finishing with a
look at the stars.
Image Credit: National Trust Images |
Woolbeding Countryside revealed
4 August, 10.30am – 2pm, £3 (not
including tea), book on 01730 816638
Take in the changing landscape of
river, wood, farm and heath on a guided walk through this beautiful river
valley. We’ll stop off at Woolbeding Gardens tea room on the way, for
refreshments.
Woolbeding Countryside - woodland art
& campfire cooking
11 August, 11am – 1pm, £5, book on
01730 816638
Make your own natural art and
have a campfire lunch in our glorious woodland - all materials provided, just
roll up!
Woolbeding Countryside - Picnic in the
Park, free
20 August, 6 – 9pm, free entry
Bring a picnic, sit back &
enjoy live music from local bands, in a beautiful park setting.
Woolbeding Countryside - Dog
Fun Day
Sunday 31 July 10.30am
– 3pm, free entry, £1 per class
Shows, dog agility, working dogs,
stalls, a must for all dog lovers!
Watch the fun, or take part. We’ve got
dog showing classes, dog agility and working dog demonstrations. Support local
stalls and charities and find out how you and your dog can get along better
with livestock and wildlife.
Drover’s - bat walk
24 August, 8.30 – 10pm, adults £3,
children £2, book on 01730 816638
Search for bats in the woods and
along the old railway with an expert from the Bat Conservation Trust, and
his bat detecting kit.
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