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Summer of Play at Lanhydrock

Get active with animal-themed play at Lanhydrock this summer

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Get active with animal-themed play at Lanhydrock this summer.

Based around the animals found on Lanhydrock's Long Gallery season with activities and challenges for you to have a go at. Jump like a kangaroo, run like a cheetah and balance like a mountain goat as you play your way around Lanhydrock's gardens.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

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The basics

Suitability

Very suitable for children

Meeting point

Enter the play hub through the gatehouse.

What to bring and wear

Wear layers and weather-appropriate clothing. Footwear suitable for garden play.

Accessibility

Lawns are soft and uneven under foot. All are located within the formal garden area adjacent to the house. Kitchens are wheelchair accessible.

Other

Games and activities are subject to availability and weather dependent.

Upcoming events

Event

May half term: Hands on at Lanhydrock 

Grab your brushes and sponges this May half term and get stuck into conservation at Lanhydrock with free hands-on activities and crafts.

Event summary

on
25 May to 2 Jun 2024
at
10:30 to 16:00
+ 8 other dates or times
Event

Craft session: Pot and Paint with the Victorian gardeners 

Join Lanhydrock's Victorian gardeners in the Thatched Cottage to decorate your own pot and plant up some seeds to grow at home.

Event summary

on
30 May 2024
at
11:00 to 11:50
+ 3 other dates or times
Event

Visiteering - balsam pulling and bracken bashing 

Help keep Lanhydrock's parkland in top shape with self-led bracken bashing and Himalayan Balsam pulling.

Event summary

on
1 Jun to 7 Jun 2024
at
10:00 to 16:00
+ 6 other dates or times
Event

Visiteering - clean the bronze urns 

Drop in and help to care for the historic bronze urns in the Lanhydrock formal garden.

Event summary

on
3 Jun to 9 Jun 2024
at
11:00 to 15:30
+ 6 other dates or times