Hatchlands Park

Shrug off the haze of winter and embrace the changing seasons with a springtime wander through our park. Discover all of our seasonal highlights from daffodils and blossoms to beautiful bluebells.

There’s nothing like the colourful flash of a butterfly darting through a meadow to evoke the long lazy days of summer. This half-term, enjoy a stroll through Hatchlands and see how many you can spot on our butterfly trail.

Stuck for something to do outdoors with the family this spring? Look no further. With a fantastic children’s adventure area and 400 acres of parkland to run around in, this is the perfect spot to blow away those winter cobwebs.

Get your boots on this spring, gather up the family and the dog, and head to Hatchlands for wonderful walking. We’ve got the perfect springtime spots to discover all season long. Find blossom lined paths, picnic benches surrounded by daffodils and one of the best bluebell woods around, all set in 400 acres of unspoiled parkland.

Bring your dog for a walk at Hatchlands Park. Discover our two dog-friendly walking routes and some helpful hints for a happy and safe experience in our parkland and woodland.

Discover the best bits of the parkland at Hatchlands. Open all year round, spanning over 400 acres and just 45 minutes outside Greater London you’ll find a fun outdoor adventure, whatever the season.

Our house has now closed for the winter months so that we can complete vital conservation work. We look forward to welcoming you back in May 2021 when you can continue to explore the house.

Our Kitchen Café is open, serving a limited range of takeaway drinks and food. We’ve introduced new safety measures including screens at our till, marked routes and we’ll only be accepting card payments. We hope that you'll support us to make this a safe experience for everyone.

Calling all book lovers - our pre-loved bookshop has expanded. Discover a few bargains in the old stable and indulge your love of a long read, whilst helping us raise funds for our latest project - major conservation work on the Grade I listed organ in our Music Room.

Looking for the perfect gift or perhaps you're in need of some retail therapy? You can browse our full range via our online shop. Your purchases and support enable us to continue to care for the nature, beauty and history we all miss.

Recent investigations have identified that a full restoration of the wonderful 1904 concert organ in the Music Room here at Hatchlands, is now required. This project will help preserve original features and allow us to continue providing a musical backdrop to your visits for another 100 years.

For 125 years, people like you have helped us protect this country’s best-loved places. Everyone needs nature, beauty and green spaces, now more than ever, but coronavirus has caused a sharp drop in our income. We’re a charity and we rely on donations. Please give what you can to help us look after places, so people and nature can thrive.

2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the acquisition of Hatchlands Park by the National Trust. Against a backdrop of the destruction of vast swathes of Britain's great houses, H.S. Goodhart-Rendel was determined that his beloved Hatchlands Park should be preserved.

Back in 2018, we celebrated the life and achievements of Frances Boscawen, the first ‘Lady of the House’ and a founding member of the Bluestocking Society. We hope that you continue to enjoy reading about Fanny, her legacy and her inspirational friends.

In the summer of 2019, we reopened Sheepwash Pond to visitors following the completion of a long-term project to conserve this valuable habitat resource for future generations. Find out more about how and why this work was done.

At Hatchlands we’re embarking on a project to provide comfortable and cosy homes for our dormice population. Beginning with 50 habitat boxes across Centenary Wood, we’ll be working closely with the Surrey Dormouse Trust to carry out surveys.

Nothing spells out summer quite so well as a butterfly flitting from flower to flower in a meadow. With nationwide declines reported across a number of Britain’s most common species, we’re working hard to help reverse that trend with our first butterfly transect.