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Visiting Ightham Mote with the family
With walks, trails, a natural play area and acres of nature there is plenty to keep the family occupied on a visit to Ightham Mote. Read on to find out how to get the best out of your visit.
February Half Term Robin Spotter Trail
Saturday 15 February – Sunday 23 March
10am - 3:30pm
FREE with admission
Perfect for all ages, this fun and informative trail is a delightful way to connect with nature, enjoy the fresh air, and celebrate one of Britain’s most iconic birds. Grab a map, sharpen your spotting skills, and see if you can find all ten robins.
Once you've completed the trail, collect your sticker from the Visitor Centre and then see if you can spot one of the many robins that look out for crumbs in the outdoor area of the café.
Plant Your Own Pumpkin: February Half Term
Join our garden team in the Walled Garden on one of our Plant Your Own Pumpkin sessions. Discover the joy of nurturing a pumpkin from your window sill using only natural and sustainable materials. You'll learn how to plant, care for, and grow your very own pumpkin seed into something spectacular!
Easter Adventures at Ightham Mote
Chase the chooks around the garden and complete ten fun activities and challenges to win a chocolate egg. This outdoor trail is great fun for the whole family and takes place from 29 March to 21 April between 10:00 and 17:00, with last entry at 16:30. The trail costs an additional £3.50 per person on top of admission.
Explore the garden
Explore our historic garden, with its ponds, stream and lake fed by natural springs. Our garden isn't suitable for bikes, scooters, frisbees and balls, so please leave them at home, but you don't need them as we have a natural play area at the end of the garden.
Discover the natural play area
We suggest you bring a change of shoes, clothes and even a towel, as our natural play area is there to get messy. Whether you want to practice your balancing skills, create mud pies or make sweet music, come rain or shine just let your imaginations run wild.
Wander the estate
Why not extend your visit with a woodland wander or a hill climb on our estate, which is brimming with wildlife and the changing colours of the season.
Rather than just wandering around, why not set some challenges for everyone to complete such as:
- Who can walk the quietest
- Who can find all the colours of the rainbow
- Who can spot the most different types of leafs
Planning your visit
- Toilets - one facility located beside the café and another by the Coach House (near the house) - both have baby changing facilities and steps to help children reach sinks
- House - baby feeding room, children’s quizzes, baby hip-seats, buggy park
- Café - high chairs, lunchboxes
- Shop - pocket money toys
- Garden - interactive trails, natural play area, picnic area