Family-friendly things to do at Stowe Gardens

Family-friendly events

Heritage Open Week - 11-20 September

Enjoy multiple aspects of Stowe as part of Heritage Open Week this September. Find out more here.

Pooch & Mooch Day - Sun 27 September 

Treat your dog to a special day out and join us for our first Pooch & Mooch Day. Find out more here.

Apple Harvest Weekend - 3 & 4 October

Join us for Apple Harvest weekend at Stowe as we celebrate all things apple! Enjoy family-friendly activities, learn about apple varieties and help us press apples into juice! Find out more here.

Zombies of Lamport Trail - 9 October - 1 November

Something unusual is afoot at Stowe gardens. A scientist's experiment has gone wrong, and some residents seem to have reappeared in the lost village of Lamport. Find out more here. 

5K Zombie Run - 1 November

Join us for a 5k Zombie Run around the gardens. Find out more and book here.

Diwali at Stowe - 6-10 November

Head to Stowe to celebrate Diwali and learn more about the festival. Find out more here.

Missing & Moving Temples, A-Z of Amazing Things at Stowe Gardens and our Sustainability Superhero trails are always Available

Missing & Moving Temples is a fun-filled family trail where you can solve puzzles in our free activity booklet and learn more about Stowe's past and present temples and monuments. 

A-Z of Amazing Things at Stowe Gardens takes visitors on an adventure around Stowe where you can learn fun facts about nature, architecture and history! 

Our Sustainability Superhero trail offers visitors the opportunity to learn more about waste and recycling at Stowe and discover how we can all do our bit to help.

Please visit the events page of our website for seasonal offerings.

Planning your family visit

Here's the information you need at a glance to help plan your day out at Stowe Gardens:

• Baby-changing facilities and accessible toilets are available
• There are buggy friendly routes around the garden
• Sturdy buggies for the garden are recommended rather than strollers
• Breastfeeding is welcome
• The café is located around the corner from the New Inn and a children's menu and high-chairs are available 
• Pocket money gifts and children's books are available to buy in the shop

Cycling at Stowe

We'd love for you to cycle to Stowe Gardens and you can lock bikes up in the spaces provided in the car park. Small scooters and balance bikes can be taken into the garden but please don't bring bikes with pedals.

Family-friendly things to do in the garden

Re-wild the children at Stowe Gardens by getting outdoors, away from the tech, and tuning into nature. The garden and parkland provide the ultimate backdrop for igniting imaginations. Explore a world of lakes, hidden woods, enormous temples, colourful reflections and twisted trees as you play and have fun on your family adventure.

Here are a few of the things to look out for in the garden:

• Explore the hidden depths and woodlands of Lamport Garden - perfect for that game of hide and seek
• Stop by the Sleeping Wood with its meandering paths
• Find the birds and farm animals dotted around the lakes and fields

What do you need to know when visiting the garden?

• Stowe Gardens is large, so plan a route to decide how far you'll go and choose rest stops along the way
• There's plenty of benches dotted around for when those little legs need a break
• To dodge rain showers, use the temples as shelters
• There's plenty of spots that make for a perfect picnic, so bring along a blanket or use one of our accessible picnic benches for your family feast (please no BBQs)
• We're happy for you to play in the gardens - bring a ball or a kite - just be mindful of other visitors and your surroundings as there are a number of lakes, animals, trees and slopes around the gardens