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Family-friendly places to visit in Surrey
Discover the best places to visit with your family around Surrey this winter, including Polesden Lacey, Hatchlands Park, Claremont Landscape Garden, Winkworth Arboretum and more. Find the best family trails, natural play areas and café stops, to make the most of the season.
Places to play in Surrey
Polesden Lacey's play area
Kestrel Corner is a natural play area made using wood from the Polesden Lacey estate. Enjoy the swings, tunnels and giant nests as you embrace your inner animal and get closer to nature.
Hatchlands Park
The parkland at Hatchlands is perfect for family walks. Visit the natural adventure area in Great Wix Wood and get to grips with the balance beams, tree house and bug burrow. Plus the Kitchen cafe is the perfect stop off for hot chocolate and cake.
Winkworth Arboretum
The Tree Adventure is a wonderful wooden structure at Winkworth Arboretum. It takes its inspiration from the natural environment, fitting into the woodland in an organic way. Come and have a clamber and stop for a hot chocolate at the cafe.
Claremont Landscape Garden
Queen Victoria used to play at Claremont as a child and now so can you. The play area has scaled-down versions of Claremont’s garden features - explore the pavilion, glide down the slide and scale the ladders and climbing wall. Badger’s Basecamp is a hidden woodland area that’s perfect for older children to explore, with tunnels and hidden holes to discover and crawl through.
Box Hill
Enjoy the Natural Play Trail: a two-mile level walk with a chance to play in the woods, with lots of trees and structures to climb on.
Hindhead Commons and the Devil's Punch Bowl
Along the Hindhead trail you and the kids can try birdwatching, catching falling leaves, den building, bug hunting, climbing a big hill and creating some impressive wild art. Then warm up with a hot chocolate in the cafe after your walk.
February half term fun in Surrey
Polesden Lacey
Explore the grounds of Polesden Lacey during February half-term by taking part in a fun family trail inspired by a well-known board game. Follow the interactive trail to see how much of Polesden Lacey you can 'own' by the end of the game. Earn Polesden pounds by completing fun activities and buy your favourite sites.
Hatchlands Park
Explore the parkland with a free nature spotting guide at Hatchlands Park. Clamber in the natural play area at Wizard Wix's Willow Warren and say hello to donkeys Callum and Morris.
Winkworth Arboretum
Pick up our brass rubbing sheet from the kiosk and head out into the Arboretum and discover some of Winkworth's most special trees. Visit the Tree Adventure natural play area, where children can scramble through the rope tunnel, scale the climbing wall, and tackle the web walk.
Claremont Landscape Garden
Find the Tree Tales trail at Claremont. Pick up a trail sheet and follow the clues to find some of our most well-loved trees, each with its own story to share. From ancient favourites to quirky characters, children will uncover fun facts, surprising secrets and the stories hidden among Claremont's branches and roots.