Family-friendly things to do at Oxburgh Estate

Planning your family visit 

• Baby-changing facilities are available on site.
• There are plenty of buggy-friendly paths around the outdoors, a site map is available from Visitor Welcome.
• Due to the size of the rooms within Oxburgh Hall, we kindly ask that, where possible, buggies and prams are left outside at the entrance and not taken inside.

Easter at Oxburgh Estate

This spring, treat the whole family to a day of Easter adventures at Oxburgh Estate. Discover fun activities and games to get active and creative together as a family.

Easter activities include having a go at making up your own spring poem, egg hoopla and bee basketball.

The Easter trail takes place daily 10am to 4.30pm from Saturday 5 April until Tuesday 22 April, with last trails starting one hour before closing. Whilst stocks last.

Prices are £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From* chocolate egg.

As the trail takes place in the garden, normal admission charges apply, with free entry for National Trust members and children under 5 years old. Assistance dogs only.

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

School holiday fun!

Our school holiday activities are great fun for all ages. Please visit the ‘Things to see and do’ page for full details of our offer.

Become a wildlife explorer

Ignite your childs curiosity and explore Oxburgh with one of our wildlife explorer backpacks. Filled with activities, tools and other fun items. Backpacks are free to borrow from the Visitor Welcome team. 

'50 things to do before you are 9 3/4'

Fancy building a den, identifying pond creatures, watching a butterfly grow or stargazing? With our '50 things' activity guide you can plan an adventure, discover facts about nature and learn new skills. 

We've a few ideas to get you started.  

• No. 4 Build a den: Explore the woodland at Oxburgh Estate, where you’ll find plenty of sticks for building your den. Be creative with your construction. Once it’s up, crawl in and have fun
• No. 19 Play Pooh sticks: The River Gadder flows through the estate which is where you’ll find several wooden bridges, all of which make an ideal spot to challenge a sibling to this timeless game
• No. 31 Make friends with a bug: Ladybirds, spiders, caterpillars, woodlice – there are all kinds of mini-beasts hiding at the places we look after. See how many you can find.

Kitchen garden and orchard

A garden of two halves, the walled garden is where you’ll find the orchard and kitchen garden, which would have originally supplied the resident family. See if you can spot the courgettes, pumpkins, rhubarb, tomatoes, and salad crops that are still grown for visitors to enjoy in the tea-room. 

Within the orchard you’ll find fruit trees from around East Anglia, including heritage varieties from Norfolk. How many different varieties of apple you can spot?

Dress up and learn in the Gun Room

Learn about our epic roof restoration project in the Gun Room where you can dress up as a builder and build your very own Oxburgh Estate.

You can also make friends with a death watch beetle and hear the noise that gives them their name.