Things to do with family at Croome
There's nature walks across the extensive parkland, a natural play area with giant birds nest, den building, mud kitchens, and an RAF themed play area. Croome is a great place to meet up with family and friends for your fun packed days out.
Planning your visit
- Free entry for under 5's.
- Baby changing facilities at RAF visitor centre and at the House.
- Pushchair friendly paths across the park.
- 20-minute walk via pushchair friendly parkland route from RAF visitor centre to the House.
- Cafe at the RAF visitor centre is open daily and the cafe in the House is normally open at weekends.
- Highchairs available in both cafe's.
- We welcome training bikes for children aged 5 and under (tricycles, scooters, balance bikes without pedals and starter bikes with stabilisers). No other bikes are permitted.
- Ten sensory backpacks are free to loan from visitor reception. The backpacks include ear defenders, sunglasses, magnifiers and sensory toys including fidgets. We hope they will help visitors with autism, sensory processing disorders, ADHD, or those that think they would benefit from them during a visit to Croome.
Summer of Play
Summer of Play, sponsored by Starling Bank, is back at Croome with a special bugs and biodiversity theme!
Explore our Wild Play Area and help create a bug hotel, play in the mud kitchen or pick up a book in our nature inspired book nook. Join in with our bug themed obstacle course, wheelbarrow races and head to our stage where you can create your own musical performance fit for an ugly bug ball! For those who prefer their play a little more relaxing, enjoy the tranquillity of the Rotunda with bug inspired yoga and hammocks. For times when the summer weather brings a little rain, the activity room in the House boasts lots of activities for you to enjoy - why not also try your hand at some nature inspired origami to add to our seasonal installation?
Forest school
Whether building dens, climbing trees, or simply soaking in the tranquillity of the forest, every moment spent at our Forest School is filled with joy and wonder led by our expert educators. Wednesdays throughout the Summer holidays. Booking required.
Follow this link to book your place
Hipkiss + Graney Woodland Games
Birmingham-based artist duo Hipkiss & Graney are Croome’s Summer of Play artists in residence. Bringing their unique blend of playful, sustainable exploration of the natural world to explore our Pages from Nature theme. Families will have the opportunity to get involved in weekly creative workshops making costumes, props, banners and musical instruments for a grand-finale event celebrating biodiversity, ecology and green space.
Woodland Games | Hipkiss and Graney
Sarah Taylor Silverwood’s Big Drawing Day
8th August 2024
Throughout 2024 Croome and Meadow Arts have commissioned Birmingham-based artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood to work with young people from Pershore to create a unique response to our Pages from Nature theme. Croome x Pershore is a new video animation scored with field recordings made by young people from Pershore High School and the Riverside Youth Centre. Drawn elements will be transformed into sculptural interventions created for our Summer of Play. Join the artist as she leads a Big Drawing Day, utilising the same methods and materials used by the young people.
Sarah Taylor Silverwood (sarahsilverwood.com)
Natural Play Area
The Natural Play Area is a great place to explore inventive and creative play. They can test their balance on tree trunks, sit on the wooden throne and scramble over logs amongst the trees. They can explore make-believe in the giant birds nest, with mud kitchens, endless sticks for den building and loose parts to create their own space inside the dens.
RAF themed playground
Children can let their imagination run wild in the RAF themed playground with a control tower, scramble net, bunker, slides and swings.
Acres of parkland to explore
Explore temples, follies and statues around every corner of the lakeside in the ‘Capability’ Brown parkland and it's a great place in the park to spot wildlife too.
Potter & Ponder map
Our sensory ‘Potter & Ponder’ map encourages our visitors to experience the beautiful parkland using touch, sight, sound, taste and smell during their visit. Download your map below of pick up a free copy at our Visitor Centre.
'50 things to do before you're 11¾'
Do you know about the National Trust '50 things to do before you're 11¾'? You can tick off some of the activities while you're at Croome; build a den, create some wild art, explore inside a tree and much more. Croome is one of the best places to have a go at the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’ challenges.
Which will you take on?
Find out more here: 50 things to do before you're 11¾ | Visit | National Trust
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