Summer of Play at Wightwick Manor and Gardens - Family Craft Activities
Join us every Wednesday in August for family fun and creativity in the great outdoors.
- Booking not needed
- Admission applies
Get creative making nature themed and traditional crafts - try a different craft activity each week.
Wednesday 5 August – Pop-up Paper Flowers Wednesday 12 August – Fairy Doors Wednesday 19 August – William Morris Paper Fish Wednesday 26 August – Animal Paper Finger Puppets
Play your way; have a go at playing tennis on the original Tennis Lawn next to the Manor, have a lazy afternoon playing in our sandpit on the Thimbles Lawn everyday of the summer holidays, on Wednesdays in August (11am - 3pm), discover our other traditional games - who is the best hopper in the sack race and who can balance their egg on the spoon for the longest distance?
£2 per person for crafts, no additional charge for other activities. Normal admission costs apply, no booking required. Please note, some activities are weather dependant and may be postponed on rainy/very windy days.
Times
The basics
- Accessibility
Each activity will be made as accessible as possible, but please contact us if you have any extra needs and we will do our best to help.
- Meeting point
Please go to our Visitor Reception on our main car park when you arrive and they will show you where to meet for each activity.
- Suitability for children
Suitable for families
- What to bring and wear
Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather of the day.
- Other
Last entry time to craft and games is 2:45pm. Sandpit closes each day at 4pm. Some activities may change due to weather, please check with property before you travel if you are unsure.
Upcoming events
Exhibition - The Rossettis: Siblings and Spouses
Discover the remarkable creative world of one of Victorian Britain’s most talented families in a major new exhibition at Wightwick Manor, featuring new acquisitions, rediscoveries and rarely seen works from the Rossetti circle.
Summer of Play - Free family Yoga sessions with Yogi Heather
Join Heather our onsite yoga teacher Friday mornings throughout the summer holidays for a family friendly yoga class; designed for parents and children to enjoy together.
Wightwick Manor Living History Weekend: The Battle of Tettenhall 910AD
History comes alive this August at Wightwick Manor and Gardens. Step into 910 AD at Wightwick Manor’s Living History Weekend and witness the Battle of Tettenhall as it’s brought to life with Viking battles, crafts, and hands-on family fun.
Don't Go into the Cellar, Victorian Theatre presents 'Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'
Join us in the Great Parlour for this original stage-play. Brought to you by Don't Go Into The Cellar Theatre - the British Empire's leading practitioners of macabre Victoriana!