Things to see & do

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What's on?

Outdoor theatre performance by Cambridge Touring Theatre at Dunster Castle © Martin Harborne

We have an exciting range of events, there really is something for everyone from attic and basement tours, and guided garden tours to childrens trails, tree climbing and sheepdog and falconry displays.

Activities

Child playing in the log play area at Dunster Castle © Dave Wood

You'll find plenty of inspiration for getting active with us at Dunster Castle. Join in with our lawn games on the Green court and croquet on the Keep garden, or get competitive on our log play area.

Don't miss

  • Play snooker in the Billiard Room or handle a real shot gun
  • Relax in the Morning Room with the daily newspaper
  • Play lawn games on the Green court or croquet on the Keep garden
  • Get active on the log play area in the River gardens
  • Step inside the crypt to be spooked by stories of ghostly goings on
  • Explore the 17th-century stables and listen for the clatter of hoofs
  • Visit the shop for high quality gifts and local products
  • Spy on the rare resident bats via the batcam in the new crypt bat room

A thrilling ride

Dunster Castle zip wire © Sophie Scott

4 & 5 June, 10, 11, 12 August

Take the short cut from the Keep garden to the Green court via our fastest and longest zip wire yet. Dare you take the zip wire..

Take the short cut on our zip wire

playZip Line in the Adventure Playground

Are you brave enough to take the quick way down from our Keep Garden to the Green court, in one exhilarating zip wire descent. A charge will apply. Why not watch our video.

A kitchen in blue

The 1950s blue kitchen at Dunster Castle, Somerset © Seamus Rogers

Don't miss additional rooms open for the first time in the house, including the  unaltered 1950s blue kitchen. This room makes an extraordinary contrast with the older 17th-century panelled dining room.

In the castle

  • The BBC television program 'Celebrity antiques road trip' filmed at Dunster Castle © Dave Wood/BBC

    BBC Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    See Dunster Castle's historic interiors star in the recent series of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

  • The gun room at Dunster Castle, Somerset © Dave Wood

    Chapters

    See how the rooms will evolve to reflect the house in its heyday as part of our 'Chapters' project.

  • Dunster Castle Crypt exhibition featuring ghosts interpretation and shadow canvas © Liz Summers

    Ghosts

    Step inside the new Crypt exhibition to be spooked by stories of ghostly goings on at the castle.

One mile walk

Route map of the Dunster Castle garden tour walk in Somerset © Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023974

Why not take our very own one mile walk around Dunster Castle's beautiful terraced gardens. Starting from the 17th-century stables it will take you up to the highest point of the castle before meandering back.