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Events and activities for children and families

Sky is supporting the National Trust's Discovery Programme, helping to create a programme of formal and informal learning opportunities for everyone to enjoy at National Trust properties.

Tracker packs are just one of the ways in which families can share experiences that are fun, which also have a learning element; find out more at www.sky.com/learning

Year round family fun! | Tracker Packs

Year round family fun!

My friends in the National Trust arrange loads of fun activities for you and your family all through the year. You can find out about these and lots more events on our searchable list.

Track down clues

...with free family activity Tracker Packs for exploring the houses at:
Attingham Park, Shropshire
Berrington Hall, Herefordshire
Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire
Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester
Ickworth, Suffolk
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
Nostell Priory, Yorkshire
Nunnington Hall, North Yorkshire
Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough
Osterley Park, Middlesex
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
Saltram, Devon
Stourhead, Wiltshire
Treasurer's House, York.
Or visit Bodiam Castle in Sussex or Wallington in Northumberland and borrow a Bat Pack for the youngest visitors.

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Please contact properties to check details. Follow the links to check opening times.

Try out a garden or countryside Tracker Pack at:

Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
Antony, Cornwall
Barrington Court, Somerset (more information)
Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire (half terms and holidays, £30 deposit)
Carding Mill Valley, Shropshire
Cragside, Northumberland
Crom Estate, Fermanagh, N. Ireland
Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire
Gibside, Tyne and Wear
Hatfield Forest, Essex
Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire
Ightham Mote, Kent
Knole Park, Kent (more information)
Lyme Park, Cheshire
Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset (more information)
Montacute House Garden, Somerset (more information)
Mount Stewart Garden, Co Down
Rievaulx Terrace, North Yorkshire
Rowallane Garden, Down, N. Ireland
Sheffield Park Garden , East Sussex
Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire
Tintinhull Garden, Somerset (more information)
Trengwainton, Cornwall

Please contact properties to check details. Follow the links to check opening times.

Discover nature!

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If you're going for a walk in the woods why not print out a copy of Trusty's Track Facts (page opens in a new window) and see if you come across any clues about what was there before you arrived.

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