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Family-friendly places to visit in Surrey
Discover the best places to visit with your family around Surrey, including Polesden Lacey, Hatchlands Park, Claremont Landscape Garden, Winkworth Arboretum and the Surrey Hills. Find the best family trails, natural play areas and café stops, to make the most of the season.
Top family trails in Surrey in May and June
These activity‑packed trails deliver plenty of fun and adventure.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ at Polesden Lacey
1 May to 5 July. Join us for one of nature’s greatest transformations as you become the world’s most famous caterpillar from Eric Carle’s best-selling book The Very Hungry Caterpillar™. All within the beautiful setting of the grounds at Polesden Lacey. Free trail with usual entry.
Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Trail at Winkworth Arboretum
Calling Pokémon fans new and old! From 23 May, get active outdoors on our Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution Trail. Team up as a family to search the gardens for each Mega Evolution Pokémon, discover their powers, and complete your own challenges. Are you ready for a mega adventure? Trail sheets will be available to collect on the day. Normal admission applies (free for National Trust members). 23 May - 5 July.
Moomins at Hatchlands Park
9 May to 5 July. Hatchlands Park invites you to take a magical wander inspired by Moominvalley, with a family trail around the garden, meeting characters from the Moomin stories. Free with usual entry.
Summer holidays with the National Trust in Surrey
Polesden Lacey
This summer, your favourite Pokémon just got closer! From 11 July to 13 September, Summer of Play means you can share the magic of Pokémon as a family at Polesden Lacey. Ready to unleash your energy? On top of an already jam-packed Summer of Play, discover all-new Pokémon zones. Get stuck into the Pokémon trading, take part in mega games, flex your skills and collect stickers! Normal admission charge only.
Hatchlands Park
Summer of Play is back! Spend long summer days enjoying outdoor games and activities in the delightful grounds at Hatchlands Park. Summer of Play is free to enjoy after normal admission and runs daily from 18 July until 6 September, 10am to 5pm. Normal admission charge only.
Winkworth Arboretum
Unleash your energy on a Pokémon adventure, celebrating the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Series, until 5 September 2026. Calling Pokémon fans new and old! Get active outdoors on our Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution Trail. Team up as a family to search the gardens for each Mega Evolution Pokémon, discover their powers, and complete your own challenges. Are you ready for a mega adventure? Normal admission charge only.
Claremont Landscape Garden
The Magic Faraway Tree: a classic story time adventure comes to Claremont this summer from one of the most celebrated writers of children's literature, Enid Blyton. Join Joe, Beth, and Frannie on a fun filled Magic Faraway Tree adventure wandering through the gardens in search of magical lands. Free trail with usual admission. 18 July - 31 August.
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.
