Family-friendly things to do at Lyveden

Planning your family visit

Here's the information you need at a glance to make the most of your family day out at Lyveden:

• Baby-changing facilities are located in the accessible toilet in the Manor courtyard area.
• Snacks, hot food and drinks are available from the restaurant.
• Picnic benches are located by the car park as well as infront of the Manor.
• There are plenty of good spots to set down a picnic blanket if you bring one. 
• Most of Lyveden is accessed via grass paths. Surfaces can be uneven and slippy if wet.

Family-friendly events this Spring

Bring the family along to Lyveden this Spring. As you explore the formal gardens, how many of Thomas Tresham's codes and symbols will you discover? Intrepid adventures can head up to the moat and take on the Labyrinth; will you make it to the end?

Easter egg hunt at Lyveden

This spring Lyveden will be buzzing , treat the whole family to an adventure into the wonderful world of pollinators on the Easter trail.

Lyveden's Easter trail invites your young explorers to join the colony and jump into the wonderful world of pollinators. There's fun for all the family with activities and games to learn about some of nature's most important inhabitants.

*Suitable for people with milk, egg, gluten, peanut and tree nut allergies.

 

Outdoor Tuesday and Craft Thursday are back this Easter

Make a bug hotel - Tuesday 31 March 

Using natural and recyclable materials, make and decorate your own bug hotel to support your local pollinators. Once finished, take it home to hang outside and provide a cosy shelter for wildlife.

This activity costs £2 to participate and all materials will be provided. Normal admission charges apply.

Make a moth 'stained glass' decoration - Thursday 2 April

Join us to make a paper moth decoration you can hang in your window to remind you of your Easter adventures at Lyveden. Did you know that moths can come in lots of different colours? What colours will you make yours?

This activity costs £2 to participate and all materials will be provided. Normal admission charges apply.

Make a butterfly feeder - Tuesday 7 April

Make and decorate your own butterfly feeder out of recyclable materials to support your local pollinators. Once you get home, add cotton wool soaked in sugar water and stick it in the ground to bring butterflies into your outside space.

This activity costs £2 to participate. Normal admission charges apply.

Make a ladybird keychain - Thursday 9 April

Join us to make your own ladybird keychain to take with you on all your adventures.

This activity costs £2 to participate and all materials will be provided. Normal admission charges apply.