Autumn adventures for families at Hatchlands Park

Bring the whole family to enjoy the changing seasons at Hatchlands Park. Kick through leaf-lined paths on a woodland walk or head out on one of our self-led trails for children as the seasonal colours start to turn. You'll find excellent outdoor adventures for the whole family.

Girl taking pictures on a phone

Hatchlands photography challenge 

Saturday 24 October - Sunday 15 November, 10am-4pm

Hunt for the historic pictures of the house dotted around our garden and then have a go at taking your own versions of those classic shots. Once you’ve recreated our pictures from the past, perhaps you can find inspiration to take different types of images - we’ve got lots of ideas for you. Pick up a trail sheet from Visitor Reception to get started.

We'd love to see the best of your photos – you can upload and share with us on Twitter using the hashtag #EveryoneNeedsNature.

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Carved hallowe'en pumpkins at Hatchlands Park, Surrey

Pumpkin hunt

Saturday 24 October - Sunday 01 November, 10am-4pm

Can you find all the pumpkins hidden in our garden? Everybody knows that, at Halloween, pumpkins like to hide in gardens and our garden at Hatchlands is no different. Tucked under trees, lounging on the lawn and hidden next to hedges, will you be able to find all eight of our orange orbs?

Once you’ve discovered their hiding places, you can use the words written on the back of each numbered pumpkin and put them all together to complete a spooky sentence. You can begin your hunt as soon as you arrive in the garden.

Children playing with leaves in autumn

Help create an autumnal masterpiece

Saturday 24 October - Sunday 15 November, 10am-4pm

Once you’ve finished taking photos of the house and discovered all our hidden pumpkins, it’s probably time to head out on a walk through the park. Lots of our visitors like to pick up nature’s fallen gifts on their woodland wanders and now you can add your scavenged items to the autumn wall in our cobbled courtyard.

Help us to create a seasonal masterpiece by bringing your brightest coloured leaves, spikiest conker cases or the most gnarled sticks back from your walk and then artfully arranging them to create an autumnal tapestry. What kind of picture can we all make together?

Conkers on the ground

50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾ at 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'll find 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.

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