Hatchlands Park

Get your kids closer to nature with ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. There are 50 ultimate activities for you to enjoy and, at Hatchlands, you can enjoy lots of them. Build a den in the woodland, fly your kite on a windy day or find a huge hollow tree to explore; the whole park is your playground.

Get your boots on this summer, gather up the family and the dog, and head to Hatchlands for wonderful walking. We’ve got the perfect summer spots to discover all season long. Find shady tree-lined paths, picnic benches surrounded by oxeye daisies and bright summer colour in the parterre, 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.

It seems that many of the nation’s gardens, allotments and window boxes have thrived during lockdown. Looking after more than 200 gardens has taught us a thing or two. Here, our gardeners share some of their top tips for growing fruitful feasts and blooming beautiful gardens that you can apply to your own patch.

Our café will reopen soon with a limited menu, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy some of the seasonal favourites from our cookbook. We've picked out some great recipes to cook as a family. Quick, easy and delicious, take a look at recipes for cakes, biscuits and savoury snacks.

We know that not everyone will be able to get out to see us straight away, but even bold adventurers don't need to go too far from home to try challenges from our '50 things' activity list. Here are a few ideas for activities that you can do in your own back garden, nearest park or outdoor green space.

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

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.