Discover more about Tatton Park
Tatton Park is cared for by Cheshire East Council on behalf of the National Trust. Find out more about Tatton Park and its exhibitions.
Group and educational visits to Tatton Park
Tatton Park welcomes groups of all ages and interests, as well as offering a fun-filled educational programme for children and families throughout the year. Whether you have a full day or a half day to spend at our estate, we can organise an itinerary to make the most of your time here. Find out all you need to know about booking a group or educational visit at Tatton.
Group visits
Groups at Tatton Park are classed as parties of 15 or more paid visitors. Group visits should be pre-booked to qualify for competitive and discounted entry prices to the mansion, gardens, and farm.
Tatton can also offer groups expert-guided tours and bespoke experiences. From a tour of the world-famous Japanese Garden to exploring the innovations in technology at the mill down on the Farm, there is plenty of opportunity to experience something a little different. Also, new for 2025, is a Jane Austen themed tour, reflecting the first editions of Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion in the Library collection, to mark 250 years since the birth of this well loved novelist.
Also to coincide with the Japan Week festival taking place in Manchester from 4-9 September 2025, group visitors will be able to book onto a specialist tour of Tatton's Japanese Garden and enjoy a 10% discount off the price.
Booking attraction entry in advance of your visit entitles you to free Parkland entry for coaches and minibuses, a restaurant voucher for the coach driver, and the option to book tailored lunch packages at the Stables Restaurant.
Group visits can only be secured with a deposit at least three weeks in advance - contact Tatton's group booking team on 01625 374416 or tattongroups@cheshireeast.gov.uk to find out more.
For further information about what your group visit could include, please head to www.tattonpark.org.uk/groups.
Who is eligible for free entry?
Tatton Park is managed and financed by Cheshire East Council on behalf of the National Trust. We can therefore only provide free entry to the Mansion and Gardens for the National Trust members within your group. Groups with less than 15 non-members only visiting these two attractions will not qualify for discounted entry.
Members must bring their current individual membership cards with them on the day of their visit. If any of your group would like to join the National Trust, please direct them to our Membership page or call 0344 800 1895.
Learning at Tatton Park
Live like a Viking at the Old Hall, hear fabulous historical tales, meet our rare breed farm animals, or explore the fascinating flora and fauna of the parkland.
Tatton Park offers a packed programme of formal learning activities for schools, catering for Early Years children up to Key Stage 4. All the sessions have cross curricular links and are developed in accordance with the National Curriculum.
We offer site tours around our historical properties, including themed study tours relating to nursery rhymes and traditional tales for younger visitors and of course, our fabulous living history days taking in a range of periods: Stone, Bronze, and Iron Age; Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Tudor, Medieval, Victorians and Second World War.
If you can’t visit us in person, why not visit our TES page for a range of online resources and stimulus material to support your classroom studies?
Tatton Park also offers a variety of adult and family learning courses all year round, including lectures, horticulture classes, wildlife walks, art tuition, animal husbandry workshops and hands-on history taster sessions.
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