Fun for families at Emmetts Garden

A family plays giant dominoes at Emmetts Garden, a National Trust property in Kent

Childen enjoying den building at a National Trust property — Children den building at Emmetts Garden, Kent

Enjoy a walk at Emmetts Garden, a National Trust property in Kent — Enjoy a walk around the woods at Emmetts Garden

A family trail at Emmetts Garden, a National Trust property in Kent — Can you complete our family trail?

Boys setting up skittles in the meadow at Emmetts Garden, Kent — Set up skittles and play on the meadow

Family den building at Emmetts Garden, a National Trust property in Kent — Try your hand at den building in our wild play area

Bring the whole family along for a fun filled day of exploration, games, picnics and laughter.

Make the most of the meadow

The meadow offers plenty of space for a good run around. On top of that Emmetts Garden has field games you can borrow from skittles to giant dominoes. If you're really keen why not bring your own cricket set and get the whole family involved?

Go for gold

Unleash the explorer within and go geocaching around Emmetts Garden. Collect a GPS tracker from the Visitor Centre and see what treasures you can find hidden around the site.

School holiday trails

Never fear, Emmetts is here to keep the kids busy over half-terms and school holidays. Pick up a trail map from our visitor centre and get closer to nature on one of our seasonally themed family trails.

Find spooky nature on our Hallowe'en themed adventure in October half-term, get in the festive spirit with our Christmas trail and indulge in choccy fun on our annual Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt.

Emmetts Garden is now open all year round, so you can wrap up warm for February half-term with us or pop on your shades for summer exploration.

Head to our What's On page to discover our upcoming trails, including times and prices, by clicking on the link below.

Make a day of it

The Swings

Have you tried out our swings yet? They're made especially for those explorers with shorter legs. Find these just past the wild play area and see how high you can get. Don't forget to bring an adult along to do the pushing.

Bring Your Dog To Emmetts Garden

Share a stroll around Emmetts Garden with your dog. Allowed in all corners of the estate, there’s no better place for them to spend a day.

A child plays dress up in the tepee at Emmetts Garden, a National Trust property in Kent

Tepee Play

What's that hiding among the trees? It's a tepee of course. Let your imagination run wild and try on the fancy dress clothes you'll find inside. The tepee is perfect for younger adventurers, though we won't blame the adults for wanting to join in the fun!

A girl enjoying den building at a National Trust property

Wild Play Area

Big explorers - get stuck into adventures in our wild play area, located past the old stables café. Can you walk across the balance beams without falling off? Why not challenge each other to see who can build the biggest den? Climb on the stepping logs and play in the camp - the fun is never ending. Little explorers are welcome to play too, though maybe bring an adult along to help with the fun.

Hold a scary beast at Emmetts Garden, a National Trust property in Kent

50 Things To Do at Emmetts Garden this Summer

Get stuck into the outdoors at Emmetts Garden and see how many things you can tick off your 50 things to do before you're 11¾ list. How about given kite flying a go? Woodland adventures await you with dens just waiting to built and bugs to befriend.

Visitors enjoying a picnic at a National Trust place

Picnics at Emmetts Garden

Our meadow makes the perfect spot for a summer picnic with glorious views over Ide Hill. Bring a blanket and relax with delicious food under sunny skies. There’s post-picnic fun to be found with garden games in the discovery cabin, a tepee amongst the trees and adventures in the wild play area.