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Family activities at Smallhythe Place

A family enjoying the daffodils — A family enjoying the daffodils | © National Trust Images/Paul Harris

Discover what's on offer for families throughout our open season.

Meet the Archaeologists (May - September): Bring along your budding archaeologists to meet members of our archaeology team every other Sunday from May.Find out more here
Festival of Archaeology: 'Smallfest' (Sat 13 & Sun 14 July): Join us for a celebration of archaeology at Smallhythe Place as part of the nationwide Festival of Archaeology!Find out more here
Take centre stage: Dress up in costume and act like the great Divas of old under the cow byre.
Summer sports: In the summer months, why try your hand at badminton on the tennis lawn or a game of croquet?

Traditional Kentish house and barns reflected in pond in foreground beneath blue skies

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The house and garden at Smallhythe Place showing flowers in bloom in June

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The garden at Smallhythe Place

Discover this charming cottage garden surrounding the house, with borders packed full of flowers, an orchard underplanted with bulbs and roses tumbling over the front of the house.

A volunteer cleans a bookshelf in the house at Tyntesfield in North Somerset

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Volunteer opportunities at Smallhythe Place

Join the volunteer team at Smallhythe Place working to preserve and share the story of actor Ellen Terry’s historic home.