Discover more in Surrey
The home of an Edwardian party house, the Surrey Hills and a classic landscape garden.
Family-friendly places to visit in Surrey
Discover the best places to visit with your family around Surrey this winter, including Polesden Lacey, Hatchlands Park, Claremont Landscape Garden, Winkworth Arboretum and more. Find the best natural play areas, family trails and café stops, whatever the weather.
February half term in Surrey
Article
Polesden Lacey
Play Polesdenopoly this February half term at Polesden Lacey. Take part in a fun family trail over half term, inspired by a well-known board game. Collect land and money around the grounds and see if you can become as rich as Margaret Greville, the millionaire heiress who left Polesden Lacey to the National Trust. Who will be the winner? Buy your trail tickets at visitor reception and find out. No need to book, £5 per trail plus usual admission. Ages 5+. 8 to 23 February.
Article
Winkworth Arboretum
Spend February half term bird spotting in the Arboretum. Using one of the helpful spotter sheets, find a variety of birds that call Winkworth home. Can you find the red robin? What other birds might you find on your walk? Pick up your spotter sheet at the kiosk to begin your journey. Free trail with usual admission, no need to book. 15 to 23 February.
Article
Claremont Landscape Garden
Come and join us at Claremont as we celebrate Mighty Minibeasts: the hidden heroes of our gardens. While most of the animal world is still slumbering, the mini beasts of the creepy crawly kingdom are buzzing! Grab a spotter sheet from the Kiosk and see what you can find on your adventure. 15 to 23 February.
Article
Hatchlands Park
Enjoy a family walk in the parkland at Hatchlands. Pick up a free nature spotting sheet this half-term and see what signs of spring you can find in the parkland. As you enter the wood, you'll find Wizard Wix's Willow Warren, our natural adventure area for children. This is the perfect spot to run around, get active and enjoy nature. 15 to 23 February.
Dapdune Wharf
Light up your February half-term at Dapdune Wharf. Get creative with our mini puppet theatre, enjoy a free family trail and shine a light on someone's act of kindness. Follow our trail to learn more about lights that were used on our barges, life-saving lights for water explorers and lights in nature and the animal kingdom. 17 to 21 February.
Come out and play at these places in Surrey
Article
Hatchlands Park
The parkland at Hatchlands is perfect for family walks. Visit the natural adventure area in Great Wix Wood and get to grips with the balance beams, tree house and bug burrow. Plus the Kitchen cafe is the perfect stop off for hot chocolate and cake.
Article
Claremont Landscape Garden
Queen Victoria used to play at Claremont as a child and now so can you. The play area has scaled-down versions of Claremont’s garden features - explore the pavilion, glide down the slide and scale the ladders and climbing wall. Badger’s Basecamp is a hidden woodland area that’s perfect for older children to explore, with tunnels and hidden holes to discover and crawl through.
Article
Polesden Lacey's play area
Kestrel Corner is a natural play area made using wood from the Polesden Lacey estate. Enjoy the swings, tunnels and giant nests as you embrace your inner animal and get closer to nature.
Article
Winkworth Arboretum
The Tree Adventure is a wonderful wooden structure at Winkworth Arboretum. It takes its inspiration from the natural environment, fitting into the woodland in an organic way. Come and have a clamber and stop for a hot chocolate at the cafe.
Place
Box Hill
Enjoy the Natural Play Trail: a two-mile level walk with a chance to play in the woods, with lots of trees and structures to climb on.
Place
Hindhead Commons and the Devil's Punch Bowl
Along the Hindhead trail you and the kids can try birdwatching, catching falling leaves, den building, bug hunting, climbing a big hill and creating some impressive wild art. Then warm up with a hot chocolate in the cafe after your walk.