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Summer of Play at Erddig

Channel your inner sporting champion and take part in a whole host of fun outdoor activities to get you hopping, running and jumping this summer

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

On your marks, get set and join us at Erddig this summer to make memories playing, exploring, and getting active together. From July 20 until 1 September, have a go at the sport-inspired self-led activities the whole family can enjoy throughout the garden, from hurdles and mini croquet to sprinting. Then take on your friends and family in a game of tag rugby. Put on the tag rugby belts and try to remove the tags from the back of each other's belts - who will be the last one standing? On 24 July and 7 August, storyteller Jake Evans will also be visiting to ignite young imaginations with his captivating tales at intervals between 12pm and 3pm. Every Monday from 11am-3pm there will be the chance to try out lino printing in the education room - the lino stamp patterns are inspired by the symbols and shapes you see on the State Bed in the house, allowing you to take a piece of Erddig home with you this summer. On Fridays channel your inner Picasso with Fine Art Fridays, between 11am and 3pm. Painters of all ages and abilities can take inspiration from the garden to create a work of art to take home. Erddig's Summer of Play is sponsored by Starling Bank.

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Prices

Event ticket prices

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

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The basics

Suitability

Children very welcome

Meeting point

Head to the ticket office to begin your day out

What to bring and wear

Dress according to the weather - activities will take place outdoors

Accessibility

Disabled parking bays, ramped access to the gardens and fine loose gravel pathways throughout. Wolf's Den has wood chipped flooring.

Other

Dogs on leads are welcome on our 1200-acre estate and through to the Midden Yard. Unfortunately though, they will not be permitted through to the garden, house, or restaurant, with the exception of assistance dogs.

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on
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at
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on
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at
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on
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at
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