Family days out at Wightwick Manor and Gardens

Three children are running across the South Terrace lawn at Wightwick Manor. — Enjoy the fresh air at Wightwick Manor and Gardens | © National Trust/Annapurna Mellor

Come and discover family adventures at Wightwick Manor and Gardens. With seasonal activities for little explorers, our natural woodland play and lots of walks filled with nature to discover. Find out about our latest family activities and plan your day out.

What's On

May Half Term Family Crafts - Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 May, 11am - 2pm each day

This May half term, get hands-on with nature at Wightwick Manor and Gardens. This half term, children can craft their own paper plant pots and plant a sunflower seed to take home and grow. Activities take place on the Thimbles lawn under the gazebo. Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

£2 per crafter, normal admission applies, no booking needed

Open-air Theatre - Folksy Theatre presents 'Robin Hood' - Saturday 19 July, 5pm - 6:15pm

Join Folksy Theatre for an open-air show filled with bold characters, live music, puppetry and audience interaction - it's a day out not to be missed!

Folksy Theatre invites you to experience a brand new musical adaptation of this classic tale, touring open air throughout summer 2025! Set against the enchanting backdrop of the eerie Sherwood Forest, this whimsical production sees King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham trying to thwart the legendary outlaw, Robin Hood and his band of merry men as they steal from the rich to give to the poor.

Will Robin and his band escape the Sheriff’s clutches? And whose side is Maid Marian truly on?

Filled with Folksy’s signature live music, audience interaction, and delightful silliness, this adaptation promises to have you laughing and singing along! Don’t miss out on this unforgettable summer adventure!

You are welcome to bring your own folding chairs and picnic blankets as seating is not provided. Our tearoom will be open for take-away refreshments.

Find out more and buy your tickets today by clicking here.

Summer of Play - Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August, 11am - 3pm each day.

Get creative making nature themed and traditional crafts - try a different craft activity each week - follow us on social media to find out what we will be making.

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 new sandpit on the Thimbles Lawn everyday of the summer holidays, or on Tuesdays and 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?

Try it all, find your favourite, come back again and again. Summer of Play, sponsored by Starling Bank.

£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.

Play at Wightwick

Natural woodland play area

Suitable for young and old alike (youngsters under supervision please) see the woods from a higher level on our balance log walkway, scramble over the tangle climb and stretch those legs on our stilt walk.

Ask for directions from our welcome team, or see if you can find your own way, winding around the pools and heading up into the woods.

Two young children are walking along wooden raised stilts in the woodland play at Wightwick Manor. The younger child at the back is being helped by an adult. — Test your balance in our Woodland Play | © National Trust/Annapurna Mellor

'50 things to do before you're 11¾'

While you are up in the woodland, see if you can tick off some of your '50 things to do before you're 11¾'. Why not try:

No. 4 Build a den - who can make the sturdiest hideout?
No. 12 Have fun with sticks - can you make arrows to show people the way back to the pools?
No. 18 Create some wild art - make a square frame on the ground using sticks and crate some wild art using treasure from the woodland floor.

What will you take on?

Find out more here: 50 things to do before you're 11¾ | Visit | National Trust

Family adventure pack

Our Family Adventure Packs are available all year-round from our Visitor Reception.

For £2 your pack will contain an activity booklet with games, colouring in, fun facts, things to spot and puzzles, a pencil and a pack of pencil crayons and other fun surprises!

Looking over the shoulder of a person is holding a blue activity booklet which shows images of birds and a William Morris colouring page. They are outside in the gardens at Wightwick. — Discover nature at Wightwick with our family activity pack | © National Trust/Libby Taylor

Your visit

Picnics

There are many benches around the gardens and places to put down a blanket – we welcome picnics throughout the gardens.

Please do take your rubbish home, but bins can be found by our Visitor Reception and outside of our Tearoom.

Two children are sitting at a table on the South Terrace at Wightwick Manor. They have lunchboxes and are eating sandwiches and drinking from cartons through a straw. — Find the perfect spot for a picnic | © National Trust/Lindsey Bucknor

Facilities

Baby changing facilities are located in all toilet facilities – both next to Visitor Reception and in the toilet facilities next door to the Tearoom.

Your four-legged friends are welcome on leads in all areas outdoors, with the exception of the kitchen garden. We also have a dog-friendly seating area in the stables end of our tearoom. Our reception team are also stocked up on poo bags and dog biscuits, so please do ask. Dog waste can be put into any of our general waste bins.

We kindly ask that pushchairs are left by the front door of the Manor when visiting the house – we have ‘hippy-chicks’ to borrow here so ask the attendant on the front door if you would like to borrow one.

We welcome balance bikes for under 5s, but due to the nature of the gardens, no other bikes are permitted. We also ask that ball games of all kinds, frisbees and the like, drones and kites are left in your car.