Family activities at Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Enjoy a fun-filled family day out at Sissinghurst Castle Garden. Explore the estate walks, match colours in the garden and look for dragonflies.
Planning your family visit
Here's the information you need at a glance to make the most of your family day out at Sissinghurst Castle Garden:
- There is pushchair parking area at the back of Visitor Reception where visitors who wish to enter the garden can leave them
- Dogs on leads are welcome in the Old Dairy Cafe, around the site, and around the wider estate only, with the exception of assistance dogs
- Baby-changing facilities are available
- There's a beautiful seated picnic area next to the Vegetable Garden which overlooks the Weald
- The wider estate is accessible to pushchairs. Please take care around the uneven terrain
Things to see and do this autumn
- Harvest spotter sheet
- See if you can spot all the delicious veg growing on site with this free spotter trail at Visitor Reception
- Climb the tower
- Challenge yourself to make it to the top of the Elizabethan Tower! Learn about the 18th century prisoners of war who were kept here as you climb.
- Natural play area
- Venture down to the play area by the lakes and encounter den building and even a climbable carved dragon!
Things to see and do this Christmas
- The Yuletide Trail
- Explore festively decorated areas across the site, dress up as Lords and Ladies of the Manor, practice your royal greetings in the Tower, decorate a yule log, compete to be the 'Queen of the Bean', and put your children in charge for the day at our Childermas station. Runs daily between 23 November 2024 - 5 January 2025, excluding. 24 & 25 December. Free with standard admission.Find out more here
Other reasons to visit
- Seasonal spotter sheets
- Immerse yourself in nature at Sissinghurst with spotter sheets for every season. You can pick one up for free at Visitor Reception. Can you find all the iconic birds and plants for this season?
- Lake-side discoveries
- Our lakes are the perfect place to discover wildlife, from inquisitive ducks to scavenging squirrels. You may even be lucky enough to spot the majestic heron as it rests. Challenge your little ones to find the fairy door hidden in one of the trees.
- Small goodies
- Rummage through our range of goodies for all ages in the Gift Shop or find a new favourite book in our Secondhand bookshop.
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