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    Family fun days out

    The National Trust has hundreds of days out for you and your family to enjoy.

    And we're not just talking stately homes and castles (though we've got plenty of those). There are bats to see, farmyard animals to meet and mazes to get lost in.

    Here's a selection of family-friendly days out to enjoy with the National Trust:

    Sheffield Park Garden, East Sussex

    A view of the lake at Sheffield Park Garden, East Sussex.
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    With amazing gardens and wildlife, this is the perfect place for a family exploration. You can also indulge your creative side with an artist’s pack.
    Tel: 01825 790231

    • Find out more about other places to visit with your family in the South East

    Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

    The exterior of Cliveden, Buckinghamshire.
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    Once an exclusive haunt of the rich and famous, the beautiful surrounding gardens and woodland are now home to some wonderful wildlife.
    Tel: 01628 605069

    • Find out more about other places to visit with your family in the Thames & Solent area

    Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire

    Children enjoying an activity sheet in front of Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire.
    © NTPL / Kippa Matthews

    Play hide and seek in the Abbey ruins, grind your own corn at the mill or see if you can identify the different species of wild deer.
    Tel: 01765 608888

    Find out more about other places to visit with your family in the Yorkshire & North East

    Charlecote Park, Warwickshire

    View from the gatehouse at Charlecote
    © NTPL / Matthew Antrobus

    Try to spot herds of fallow deer and Jacob sheep roaming ‘Capability’ Brown’s parkland, or explore the children’s maze in the play area – don’t get lost!
    Tel: 01798 570277

    • Find out more about other places to visit with your family in the West Midlands

    Belton House, Lincolnshire

    A family at Belton House, Lincolnshire
    © NTPL / Ian Shaw

    Visit the discovery centre, activity room, adventure playground and hop on board the miniature train for a great day out!
    Tel: 01476 566116

    • Find out more about other places to visit with your family in the East Midlands

    Sutton Hoo, Suffolk

    A family listening to the audio guides at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk.
    © NTPL / Ian Shaw

    Go on a Gruesome Graves family tour, walk along the River Debden, dress-up as an Anglo-Saxon, visit the Exhibition Hall or enjoy the adventure playground!
    Tel: 01394 389700

    • Find out more about other places to visit with your family in the East of England

    Brownsea Island, Dorset

    A boy on his fathers shoulder pointing to Brownsea Island, Dorset.
    © NTPL / Ian Shaw

    Take a ferry trip out into Poole Harbour to discover the birthplace of scouting with great nature trails and fun tracker packs.
    Tel: 01202 707744

    • Find out more about other places to visit with your family in the Wessex area

    Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire

    Using a water pump at Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire.
    © NTPL / Tony West

    After a picnic, see Europe's most powerful working water-wheel, before exploring the terrace paths of the beautiful 'secret garden' and enjoying the riverside walks.
    Tel: 01625 445896

    • Find out more about other places to visit with your family in the North West

    Castle Drogo, Devon

    Castle Drogo, Devon
    © NTPL / Charlie Waite

    Go beyond the battlements and portcullis and you’ll discover this is actually an early 20th-century home full of modern features all of which you can explore on an indoor family trail!
    Tel: 01647  433306

    Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd

    A young boy peers into the cabinet of the porcelain doll collection at Penrhyn Castle, Wales.
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    This amazing 19th-century home looks like a medieval fairytale castle – and there’s loads to discover, from the servants’ quarters to a fabulous doll collection and a railway museum full of treasures.
    Tel: 01248 353084

    • Find out more about other places to visit with your family in Wales

    Mount Stewart House, Garden & Temple of the Winds, Co Down

    A family enjoying a picnic at Mount Stewart, County Down
    © NTPL / Ian Shaw

    Come and see the Dinosaurs in the garden, and a horse with a monkey on its back or creep down the underground tunnel by the Temple of Winds.
    Tel: 028 4278 8387
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    Family in the Parterre garden at Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire.
    © NTPL / David Levenson
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