• England
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

Here's a selection of National Trust places which have play areas for children.

In England

Buckinghamshire

• Waddesdon Manor has a small children’s playground near the house with swings

Cambridgeshire

• Wimpole Home Farm has an adventure playground for 5-11 year olds and a working farm

Cheshire

• Lyme Park has an adventure playground and in the park you can see the deer or visit the lake where Darcy emerged in the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice
• Quarry Bank Mill has new features in the adventure playground for 5-11 year olds
• Tatton Park has an adventure playground, working farm with rare breeds and 1,000 acres of parkland to run wild

Cornwall

• Lanhydrock has a great adventure playground tucked out of the way at the end of the car park, with a wobbly bridge, monkey bars and stepping-stones

Derbyshire

• Calke Abbey has a small children’s play area for under 8’s in the courtyard area near the restaurant with a slide and fort

Devon

• Castle Drogo has a children's play area, as well as a croquet lawn (there is a charge) usually open June – September
• Killerton has a children's play area, and a discovery centre (check beforehand for opening hours). The grounds include extensive woodland walks, a rustic summer house and Bear's Hut (which was actually once home to a pet bear!)

Dorset

• Kingston Lacy has three children's play areas within the parkland shelter belt along the woodland walk

Herefordshire

• Berrington Hall has a children's play area with a willow tunnel and two rare breed sheep

Lincolnshire

• Belton House has a fantastic large woodland adventure playground complete with under-6 coral. The miniature train offers rides through the pleasure grounds

Liverpool

• Speke Hall has a children’s play area at Home Farm Visitor Centre, next to the picnic area, with a range of equipment

Northumberland

• Cragside has a fantastic adventure playground with swings, climbing nets, an aerial slide and tunnels in Crozier car park
• Wallington has an adventure playground in West Woods

Norfolk

• Blickling Hall has a small children’s play area in the walled garden with wooden stepping stones and climbing bars

Shropshire

• Attingham Park has a children's play area and environmental activity room in the park

Suffolk

• Ickworth House has a challenging children's play area and a family 'trim trail' in the woods
• Sutton Hoo has a modern playground with a zip slide (aerial runway) for older children as well as bouncy rockers for smaller ones. They also have a ship-shaped hole for families to play in, reflecting the Anglo-Saxon ship excavated in 1939 with all the treasure in it

Surrey

• Polesden Lacey has a fantastic new wooden play area, tucked away in the woods - challenge yourself to get all the way across without touching the floor! There is also a new nature hide

Warwickshire

• Charlecote Park has a small wooden children’s play area with a maze and a fort near the carriage collection

Yorkshire

• Beningbrough Hall has a brilliant wooden playground, including swings, slides, tyre tunnels and rope bridges
• East Riddlesden Hall has a themed children's playground (within the tarrif area) including a climbing 'wall' depicting the Airedale Heifer, swings, slide and animal rockers
• Nostell Priory has a children’s play area just outside the tea-rooms with slide, swings and stepping stones (in the tarrif area)

Wales

• Chirk Castle has a children’s play area close to the ticket office with climbing ropes, tyres and wooden logs
• Penrhyn Castle has a woodland adventure playground with stepping stones, a climbing net and a chain bridge
• Plas Newydd has a children's play area in the woods

Northern Ireland

• Castle Coole has a small wooden adventure playground beside the grand stable yard for aged 10 and under
• Castle Ward has a playground for under 10s and an adventure playground for older children
• Crom Estate has a children’s play area near the visitor centre in the orchard area with monkey bars and a seesaw
• The Argory has an adventure playground for the under 10s and a sculpture trail