Family activities at Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Enjoy a fun-filled family day out at Sissinghurst Castle Garden. Find out more below.
Planning your family visit
Here's the information you need at a glance to make the most of your family day out at Sissinghurst Castle Garden:
- Due to narrow pathways, pushchairs aren't allowed inside the garden. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own baby carriers, we unfortuantely do not provide them on site. Undercover pushchair parking is available at the back of Visitor Reception
- Dogs on leads are welcome around the estate and in the Old Dairy Cafe (and in the restaurant until the end of February)
- Assistance dogs only inside the gardens, Big Room, Tower, and Oast Exhibition Space.
- Baby-changing facilities are available
- Picnic tables are available in our orchards next to the Vegetable Garden or at the top of the car park
- The wider estate is mostly accessible to pushchairs. Please take care around the uneven terrain
February Half-Term Sissinghurst
- Seasonal spotter sheets
- Immerse yourself in nature at Sissinghurst with spotter sheets for every season. You can pick one up for free at Visitor Reception. Can you find all the iconic birds and plants for this season?
- Climb the Tower
- With nearly 80 steps up the spiral staircase, challenge yourself to make it to the top!
- Woodland walks
- Our lakes are the perfect place to discover wildlife, from inquisitive ducks to scavenging squirrels. Pull on your wellies and challenge your little ones to find the fairy doors hidden along the way.
- Looking for a new book?
- Find your next ladventure in our second-hand bookshop and give an old back a new chapter in life!
- Dragon's den building
- Follow the path down to the lakes and discover a dragon's den building area! Climb along the dragon's back or build a fort against its fiery breath.
- Easter Egg Hunt at Sissinghurst (21 March - 19 April)
- Hop on down and treat the whole family to an eggcellent day out at Sissinghurst on our Easter trail. Take part in challenges and win a delicious prize at the end. £3.50 per trail.Find out more here
Visiting Sissinghurst Castle Garden with your dog
Sissinghurst Castle Garden is a one pawprint rated place. Dogs are welcome so you can feel at ease when strolling through the estate. Here's some useful information to help you enjoy your walk.
