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Christmas at Cragside

A visitor stands at the foot of an enormous decorated Christmas tree outside on the grounds at Cragside.
Experience the World's Tallest Bedded Christmas Tree at Cragside | © National Trust Images / Bec Hughes

That's a wrap on Christmas at Cragside 2025. Check back in the autumn to see what we have planned for this year.

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Family fun at Cragside 

Bring the kids to Cragside for a big day of adventures. Climb to dizzy heights at the play area and let their imagination run wild at den building. With miles of paths and twists and turns to discover, the grounds feel like a giant maze for nature explorers. Follow a waymarked walk where you'll uncover routes along lakesides, stone steps to climb, paths through rocky caverns, giant trees and resident wildlife.

A child sliding down one of the tunnels head first at Cragside's adventure play area.

Walking Cragside 

Cragside is a great place to begin your walking adventure. With a detailed map, clear waymarkers and well‑signed routes, you can explore with confidence and enjoy the freedom to set your own pace. From exhilarating trails that feel like you're conquering a summit to peaceful pathways steeped in history, Cragside offers unforgettable walks for every kind of explorer.

A family, 3 adults, 1 child and a black dog, are walking along a path at Cragside. The chimneys of Cragside House are visible. The day is cold and wintry. Everyone is wearing bobble hats.

Things to do in the gardens at Cragside 

Explore the ultimate landscaped garden in Northumberland. With spectacular vision, Victorians William and Margaret Armstrong transformed the grounds from a bare moorside into a fantasy mountain landscape. Created for beauty and function you’ll discover towering trees, overflowing flower beds, trickling burns, dramatic water cascades and engineered lakes that were created to harness the power of water.

A couple are walking two dogs between the trees in the Pinetum at Cragside. The autumn sunshine looks golden as it streams through the trees. The couple are in bobble hats and light jackets.

Christmas in the North East 

Enjoy magical days out with the kids and events and activities for all the family in the North East this festive season. Discover towering trees, decorations and sparkle indoors and out, woodland fairy trails, twilight lantern walks and so much more.

Magnificence the reindeer with sleigh at Wallington

Family-friendly places to visit 

Looking for a family day out that'll keep everyone entertained? Find things to do with the kids at the places we care for near you.

A family of four walking across the grass parkland at Knole in Kent looking for clues on a family trail activity

Family-friendly places in the Lake District 

Plan your next family day out in the Lake District – seek out natural play areas, scramble over rocks and spot wildlife on your way. Make the most of your membership and visit somewhere new.

Toddler amongst a sea of yellow daffodils at Sizergh. He is wearing a green jumper and blue glasses.

‘50 things to do before you're 11¾’ 

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’.

A boy playing in a tree at Nunnington Hall, North Yorkshire

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