A family enjoying the view at Claremont Landscape Garden, Surrey — A family enjoying the view at Claremont Landscape Garden | © National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra

Family-friendly places to visit in Surrey

Discover the best places to visit with your family around Surrey this autumn, including Polesden Lacey, Hatchlands Park, Claremont Landscape Garden, Winkworth Arboretum and more. Find the best autumn family trails, natural play areas, Halloween activities and café stops, to make the most of the season.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt at Polesden Lacey

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is at Polesden Lacey this autumn. Get ready to swish, splash and squelch your way through the new sensory trail to find the bear. 6 September to 9 November.

An illustration from the popular We’re Going on a Bear Hunt book showing a family walking and skipping through a field of grass and wildflowers

The Squirrels Who Squabbled at Winkworth Arboretum

This autumn at Winkworth Arboretum, join two greedy squirrels on a fun-filled family trail as they learn to share, in this rhyming adventure through the trees. Winkworth Arboretum is famed for its beautiful autumn colour. 6 September to 2 November

A graphic of two squirrels standing between two trees looking grumpilly at each other with a single acorn between their feet.

Hatchlands Park

Pick up a family map and explore the open parkland and ancient woodland at Hatchlands Park. Visit the natural play area with its bug burrow, tree house and balance beams, and don't forget to say hello to our resident donkeys.

Dapdune Wharf

Try out the new natural play area at Dapdune Wharf. Borrow a Wey Explorer backpack from Visitor Reception and see if you can identify the wildlife making a home at the Wharf.

We're Going on a Ghost Hunt™ at Claremont Landscape Garden

4 Oct to 2 Nov. We’re going on a ghost hunt. Come and join the fun! Can we find them all? Yes! Run, run, run! Based on the bestselling children’s books, this Halloween the bunnies are setting off on an adventure to find the ghosts hidden around Claremont Landscape Garden with heaps of exciting things to see and do along the way.

Illustration of four bunnies running in front of a setting moon for the We're Going on a Ghost Hunt ™ family Haloween trail this October half term

Half term Halloween at Hatchlands Park

25 Oct - 2 Nov. Join us for some Halloween fun with a pumpkin hunt in the garden for the little ones and look out for the spooky creatures on our parkland trail. We've even got some broomsticks to help you on your way! And from 26 - 31 Oct, 12-4pm, pop into the house for some spooky surprises. Look for familiars hiding in the Drawing Room, follow the scent of woodsmoke to the witches’ cauldron or join the puppets' tea party in the library… if you dare!

Halloween pumpkins carved with scary faces at Claydon, Buckinghamshire.

Halloween open air cinema at Polesden Lacey

Get in the mood for Halloween at Polesden Lacey's weekend of spooky outdoor screenings from Adventure Cinema. Choose from Scream (18) on Friday 10 October; Hocus Pocus (PG) on Saturday 11 October and The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG) on Sunday 12 October. Booking essential via Adventure Cinema's website. Fancy dress optional but warmly encouraged!

A crowd sit watching outdoor cinema at an event.

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.

A child playing on a rope at the 'Kestrel Corner' play area at Polesden Lacey, Surrey

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.