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Family-friendly things to do at Antony

Young boy dresses up in a top hat in the Storytelling Room, Antony
Dressing up in the storytelling room at Antony | © James Dobson

Find out about things you can do with your family at Antony, from trails to activities. Find out what's on offer and all the details you need to plan your visit to the house and garden.

Planning your family visit

  • Free entry for under 5s
  • Baby-changing facilities are located in the toilets in the accessible car park
  • Buggy-freindly route around the garden
  • Den building area in the garden
  • There is ramped access via the accessible entrance at the side of the house
  • Small buggies are allowed in the house where there is capacity
  • Hip carriers are available for loan within the house
  • Children's lunchboxes available within the Colonnade Café

Join us for Antony Spring Bingo

From 16th April to 23rd May, pick up your free Spring Bingo sheet from the Welcome Team.

Who will be the first in your group to find 20 objects around the house and garden?

Don't forget to shout bingo once you are done, and return to Visitor Reception to collect your sticker prize.

Visitors including one in a wheelchair exploring the garden at Antony with a spherical pointed sculpture in the foreground
Explore the garden at Antony | © National Trust Images/James Dobson

Family-friendly things to do in the house

Storytelling room

Spark young imaginations with games, costumes and books inspired by the magic of Antony.

Dressing up

Our youngest visitors can start their visit by getting dressed up in the storytelling room before they make their way around the rooms. Curtseying and bowing to our house volunteers is encouraged.

What to look out for

There are two children who call Antony their home – Jemima and Lucian Carew Pole. As you walk around the rooms, what can you see that shows they live here? Are there any toys left around the rooms? Who can you see in the photographs?

The outside of Antony House seen from afar across a lawn on a sunny day

Discover Antony

Find out when Antony is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.

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