Discover Antony
Find out when Antony is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Family-friendly things to do at Antony
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
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Children's lunchboxes available within the Colonnade Café
Antony Autumn Bingo
Use your autumn bingo card to find 20 objects around the house and garden. Challenge your family and friends to see who can complete their bingo card the quickest.
Don't forget to shout 'bingo' once you have completed your sheet, and head to Visitor Welcome to collect your sticker reward.
Treemendous Trees Trail
Get to know the magnficent collection of trees at Antony with our new tree spotters trail.
Borrow a trail booklet from Visitor Welcome and learn more about the variety of trees that can be found at Antony. Can you find the Cork Oak, London Plane, Ginkgo and Black Mulberry trees?
Wet Weather Activites
Don't let the rain stop play, there are plenty of things to see and do with the family in the house.
Visit our story telling room, where you will find games, costumes and books inspired by the magic of Antony.
Clock and portrait spotter trails
Pick up a clock or portrait spotters trail and discover the stories behind some of the items in the collection held at Antony.
October half term
Pick up your trail sheet, and use the pumpkins as your guide to find various autumn inspired activities around the garden.
Do you dare to take on the pumpkin snooker, listen to spooky stories in the storytelling area, or take part in our fancy dress competition?
The trail takes place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 21 and 30 October from 12noon to 4.30pm.
Prices are normal admission plus £3 per trail, which includes a pumpkin trail sheet and a velvet pumpkin prize.
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?
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