Wild play trail

Wild Play at Sizergh

To help fight the spread of the coronavirus, Sizergh's house, café and shop will be shut from Friday 20th March. The car park and gardens are also now closed. Please check back on our website where we'll keep you updated with our plans to reopen.

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Coronavirus update 

From end of Tuesday 24 March, we closed all our car parks to further restrict the spread of coronavirus. This followed the decision to close our parks and gardens in addition to our houses, shops and cafes. We urge people to stay local and observe social distancing. Please do not travel.

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At the top end of the car park you will find a path that takes you to the beginning of the trail and the first clue to get you started. If you struggle finding this starting point our staff at reception will point you in the right direction.

Along the way you’ll have to be brave as you hop along tree trunks (top marks for not touching the floor), balance across wooden beams and crawl through tunnels. Be sure to read every clue to reach the rope swing at the end.

Playing on the Wild play trail at Sizergh

The play trail is a perfect place to accomplish some of the tasks on The National Trust’s 50 activities to do before you’re 11 ¾ activity list, building a den (number four) especially. There are numerous wooden dens along the route made by both visitors and volunteers from which to take inspiration.

The play trial is free to explore and is roughly a mile-long loop returning you to the car park. Wellies and boots may be required as the trail can get muddy in wet conditions.

Dens on the play trail
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Dens on the play trail
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in December near Bradworthy, Devon
Sizergh   Cumbria

Wildlife at Sizergh

Go bird spotting at Sizergh and then see if you can find a great crested newt hiding among the plants in our rock garden.

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