For families
Make the most of the great outdoors and run wild on the lush green lawns
© National Trust /Community Learning Volunteering team, Tyntesfield
Family fun
Are you looking for a day out full of fresh air and discovery? Are you searching for somewhere to visit on a rainy day? Tyntesfield's house and chapel, gardens and estate are family-friendly and offer a whole range of fun and engaging activities for all the family. We also run a full programme of events just for families.
The play trail
Follow in the footsteps of the estate kids and imagine what life must have been like growing up at Tyntesfield. Pick up a copy of the Play Trail leaflet, follow the map and discover their favourite places to play.
Indoor adventures
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Discovery tables
Find the 'discovery tables' and handle real objects from the Tyntesfield collection.
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Explorer boxes
Rummage through our family explorer boxes and learn more about life at Tyntesfield.
Focus on the Wild
Bring along your digital camera, or borrow one from the wildlife hub at Home Farm, and go on a wildlife safari. There's also an interactive area to share your latest wildlife discoveries and the chance to make e-cards.
Wet weather activities
- Watch giant puddles form in the drained boating lake and set sail
- Find the dens in Plantation Wood and enjoy a natural woodland shelter
- Caught out in the gardens? Stay dry in the potting sheds or stables
Ideas for rainy days...
Don't let the wet weather spoil your fun. Get your waterproofs on and your umbrellas out and get wet.
Go exploring
Try and stay dry by finding the best places to shelter. Shelter in style in the rose garden gazeboes or make use of the giant trees in Tyntesfield Park.
Keep your eyes peeled
Smiler Gibbs is Tyntesfield's very own cat and he hates the rain. You'll probably spot him near the kitchen garden where he likes to hide out in the bothy.
Top tips for exploring Tyntesfield
- Can you spot the strange hunky punks at the front of the house?
- Take a look at the floor in the chapel. All is not what it seems...
- Imagine life as an English gent in the billiard room
Ideas for indoor fun
Lots of people have lived and worked at Tyntesfield over the years. Open the explorer boxes that are dotted around the house and you'll be able to imagine just what life was like for a Victorian lady or a modern day electrician.
Paintings, pots and pans
Tyntesfield has the largest collection of objects in the National Trust. There are over 40,000 and you can handle some of them on our special 'discovery tables'. The unusual animal bones that were found during the plumbing are something of a favourite!