For families
Family activities
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Explore Ickworth
Explore Ickworth
With 1,800 acres of park and garden at Ickworth, there's plenty for the whole family to explore. So if you fancy stretching your legs and getting outdoors, why not bring the family and the dog, and take a walk in this beautiful setting.
© Sean Reid
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Picnic in the park
Picnic in the park
If you just want to sit back, relax and enjoy the views, why not bring the family for a picnic in the park? Just grab a rug, find a shady spot and take in the scenery.
© Paul Harris NTPL
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Events
Events
There's so much to do. Discover our innovative basement on fun living history days. Chat with our resident silversmith making a silver beaker which you could win. Or come along to some great family crafts, silver workshops, outdoor theatre, walks, talks and well lots more. Take a peek and the whole caboodle.
© Cambridge Touring Theatre
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Follow the trails
Follow the trails
Follow the trail into a deserted medieval village, past a Norman church and discover what lies behind the 18th century walled gardens. Trail guides available from the gift shop.
While visiting the House, ask each room guide about the special treasure in each room. Enjoy discovering this magical place for yourself.
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Play area
Play area
We've a great play area for your children to run, climb and have fun in. You can sit and picnic here too.
© Elizabeth Thomas
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Food and facilities
Food and facilities
Baby changing and toilet facilities are located in the West Wing where you'll also find our restaurant and gift shop. We've a children's menu in the restaurant and a warm family welcome awaits you.
© Ana Vaughan
Explore Ickworth
Picnic in the park
Events
Follow the trails
Play area
Food and facilitiesLiving history days
Living history volunteers spent a day with Ivan Day, baking in 1930s style
© Philip Mynott/National Trust Ickworth
You've seen Downton Abbey, now experience Ickworth Lives. Our exciting project brings the basement of the Rotunda to life and opens on Saturday 3 March. Join us for special living history days and follow in the footsteps of the servants of this grand estate. Your kids can get involved in lots of activities - cake making, dressing up, taking the place of the butler and generally getting stuck in.
Family membership
To help keep costs down you can sign up for a family membership and enjoy free admission to over 300 houses, gardens and stunning coastline and countryside.
You can join on the day or contact us to find out more.
Which will you choose first?
Some of the things you can do at Ickworth:
- Climb a tree
- Build a den
- Run around in the rain
- Fly a kite
- Eat an apple straight from the tree
- Play conkers
- Hunt for bugs
- Go sledging
- Call an owl
- Find a geocache
- Skim a stone
50 Things to do before you're 11 3/4
Come to Ickworth and start ticking off your list
Join the National Trust's 50 best possible things to do before you're 11 and 3/4. We're making it as easy as mud pie to do them all. You can pick up a 50 things passport from us and sign up on-line to get started.
There are all sorts of things you can do at Ickworth and we've a special day on Wednesday 8 August making kites, learning to navigate with maps and a compass and generally messing about outside.