Things to see & do

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What's on

An audience enjoying theatre on Standen's Croquet Lawn © NT Harriett Brigdale

We run a range of events throughout the year. Come and join us.

Be our guest

A view of the Tennis Lawn at Standen with a match under way.

Enjoy Standen as the Beale family and their guests would have done, and see the rooms set for different times of day. Relax on the Morning Room sofa, or put a record on the gramophone in the hall.

Apple store

A basket of Victorian style games and toys including a hobby horse, clown puppet and yo-yo

Check out our special room for families in the old apple store next to the house. We have trails for the woodland and up to the plantation, activities and toys from bygone eras.

Explore the estate with...

our new family trails

A young visitor enjoying Standen with her family.

Let your imagination run wild through the woodlands and countryside. In 2011 you can use our new outdoor trails and activities to help you discover the wilds of Standen. Try building a den in Rockinghill Wood or see what you can spot in the streams of Hollybush Wood.

guided walks leaflets

A visitor enjoying the bluebells in Rockinghill Wood

Our estate offers a network of paths through woodlands and countryside. You can stick to Standen or go further afield. Either way you won't get lost with our illustrated walks leaflets which you can pick up from Visitor Reception.

man's best friend

dogs © NTPL

Dogs are very welcome in our woodlands. Rockinghill Wood and our wild flower meadow, Jack & Tommy Field, are open and free all year.

Plantation play area

Adventurers in the Plantation at Standen © National Trust

Not your everyday play area. Our plantation adventure area has a wobbly hedge to explore, and a rope bridge for young adventurers. For the eco-minded, there's even thunderbox toilets.