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Find out when Hatchlands Park is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
There is plenty of family fun to discover on a visit to Hatchlands Park this spring. Enjoy games and challenges on the Easter egg hunt and take the enchanting The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ trail. Pick up a family map and explore the open parkland and ancient woodland, visit the natural play area with bug its burrow and tree house and balance beams, and don't forget to say hello to our resident donkeys. Find out more and plan your visit.
Here is the information you need at a glance to help plan your next day out to Hatchlands Park:
Sat 5 - Mon 21 April, 10am - 4pm
Enjoy an adventure in nature this spring with games and activities for all the family to enjoy. Have a go at the wooden spoon splat, the bunny ear hoopla and even the egg-a-pault! The trail includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From* chocolate egg. *Suitable for people with milk, egg, gluten, peanut and tree nut allergies.
£3.50 per trail, normal admission applies.
Sat 10 May – Sun 6 July, 10am - 5pm
Join us for one of nature’s greatest transformations as you become the world’s most famous caterpillar from Eric Carle’s best-selling book The Very Hungry Caterpillar™.
Wiggle along the trail to spot juicy fruits and tasty snacks before emerging as a beautiful butterfly. Along the way you’ll digest fascinating facts and enjoy games and activities in our stunning grounds. Feast your eyes, feed your mind and spread your wings with us at Hatchlands Park.
Normal admission applies
Sun 24 Aug, 6-8pm
Pack your picnics and join Ratty, Mole, Badger, and the fantastically irrepressible Toad as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime culminating in a colourful battle to save Toad Hall from the mischievous weasels!
Multi-award nominated Immersion Theatre proudly bring their trademark style and energy to the riverbank with heaps of interaction, stunning costumes, toe-tapping music, and larger-than-life characters. A TOAD-ally terrific treat whether you’re 4 or 104!
Adult £14, Child £12, Family £48 (plus booking fee)*
Booking essential
Explore the house and collections with the children’s trail, while the little ones can have fun spotting hidden objects with the 'I Spy' challenge sheet. Pick up your free trail sheets from the entrance hall in the house. The house is open from March until November, 12-4pm daily, except Saturdays.
Speak to our friendly team at reception to find out the best way-marked route for buggies and wheelchairs. Don't forget to visit our early years play area, next to Morris and Callum's stable block by the courtyard.
Head out into the parkland to Great Wix Wood. 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. Here are a few ideas for fun things to do when you get there:
Balance beams and leaping logs
You can follow the willow tunnels to find the beams then balance your way along to the wizard sculpture. Head back along the other side leaping from log to log, how many can you do in a row?
Tree House
Let your imaginations run riot. The Tree House could fill the role of an enchanted castle, a haunted house, a secret hideaway, or just a dry spot to shelter on a rainy day. It's also a real-life lookout post where you can get up into the trees for a bird’s eye view through the beautiful woodland.
Bug burrow
The bug burrow could fill the role of a hobbit hole, a spooky cave or a secret hideaway. It’s also a real-life opportunity to get down into the earth and up close to nature, enabling you to watch the creepy-crawly world slither past on its way through Great Wix Wood.
Den building
Underneath the trees you'll find a big pile of logs, branches, bark and leaves. You can play with them however you like but they're great for making dens. This is one of the most popular pastimes at Wizard Wix's – it's also one of the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’.
Hatchlands tower
Show off your climbing skills on our new wooden tower. At just over 3 metres tall it's ideal for older children to explore.
Sculptures
You'll find wizards, a falcon, a badger, a green man, mushrooms and more. The biggest ones are made from the trunks of old trees that used to stand here, but you can pick up some of the little ones and move them about. How many can you find?
Get closer to nature with the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. There’s plenty of outdoor activities to do all year round, so get out in the fresh air and build a den, make your world spin by rolling down a hill or tickle the taste buds with a picnic in the wild.
Many could be done at home or in your garden, but here are a few that you can enjoy as part of your visit to Hatchlands Park:
Find out when Hatchlands Park is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Explore six beautifully restored rooms, see some of Robert Adam’s earliest work, plus wonderful collections of paintings and musical instruments in the Cobbe Collection.
Discover the best bits of the parkland at Hatchlands. Spanning over 400 acres and just 45 minutes outside Greater London you’ll find a fun outdoor adventure, whatever the season.
Treat yourself and support conservation work on your visit to Hatchlands Park with delicious refreshments at the courtyard cafés and pre-loved books at the second-hand bookshop.
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Plan fresh-air activities, discover facts about nature and wildlife or learn a new skill with our suggestions for ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’.