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Family Days out at Colby Woodland Garden

Published:
16 September 2025
Children at the fountain in the walled garden Colby Woodland Garden
Children at the fountain in the walled garden Colby Woodland Garden | © National Trust Chris Lacey

Enjoy a day out exploring Colby Woodland Garden and the wider estate with friends and family. Explore this special hidden wooded garden in a valley, discover its history and marvel at the trees and sky in the sky gazing glade.

Planning your family visit

To help you plan your day in advance, here’s some key information. 

  • You can find our opening times here. Please check before you travel as opening times for certain parts of the garden may change depending on the season. 
  • The Bothy Tearoom serves scrumptious fresh food.
  • We welcome picnics.
  • There are natural play areas. 
  • Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead throughout Colby Woodland Garden. Read more about visiting with your four-legged friend here 
  • Toilets can be found near the Tearoom. There are baby changing facilities as well as accessible toilet facilities. 
  • If you’re visiting with a wheelchair or pushchair, there is level access from a drop off point near to the vehicle access near to the Gallery.
  • Wheelchair free to hire, subject to availability. If you require assistance or more  information, please ask a member of our friendly team. View our accessibility map here.
Explorer packs for visitor children to borrow
Explorer packs for visitor children to borrow | © National Trust Images / Kate Mellor

Things to do in the garden 

Natural Play areas

The Woodland Garden is the perfect place for children of all ages to discover nature through natural play. Discover the sky gazing glade at the top of the woods or have fun building a den under the trees. Enjoy jumping on the giant stepping-stones or explore the flora and fauna that makes its home around the stream running through the meadow in the lower part of the garden. 

Picnics

There are plenty of places to enjoy a picnic in the garden. Choose from the meadow, the woods or anywhere that takes your fancy. If you need somewhere accessible consider the hand made bench on the gravel path that runs alongside the meadow or the bench ear the upper bridge. For more detailed information ask our helpful staff in the welcome centre.

Kites, bikes and balls

Young children can practise on their balance bikes only in the woodland garden, and it’s fun to play ball games in the meadow as well as flying a kite. We don’t allow balance bikes, kites or ball games in the walled garden

Play areas

There are natural play areas everywhere including fallen trees to climb, a bamboo den in the meadow., stepping stones in the woods and lots more to discover when you visit.

Nature-spotting highlights

Discover wildlife like birds, dippers, house martins and the many invertebrates that live in the ponds and stream.

Trails

To have a go at our family friendly trails please pop into the Visitor Welcome Centre to pick up your trail sheet and for more information, or discover the Colby woodland Garden walk on our website

50 things

Pick up your ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’ sheet from the visitor welcome centre and get advice from our helpful staff on what activities work best for the time of year you are visiting.

A view of the Walled Garden at Colby Woodland Garden, Pembrokeshire. It has a path running through it, alongside which are densely planted borders and a large mature tree with dark red leaves.

Discover more at Colby Woodland Garden

Find out when Colby Woodland Garden is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.

Plan your visit

Eating and shopping at Colby Woodland Garden 

A favourite with locals and visitors alike, the Bothy Tea-room serves delicious lunches and mouth-watering cakes and the Loft Gallery sells hand crafted local products. Our Visitor Centre has a second hand bookshop and souvenirs for the garden.

External view of the Bothy tea room and gallery building with tables and chairs in the courtyard Colby Woodland Garden Pembrokeshire

Visiting Colby Woodland Garden with your dog 

Colby Woodland Garden is a one pawprint rated place. Find out more about bringing your dog to the wooded valley and when and where you can visit.

Couple walking the dog over a bridge at Colby Woodland Garden, Pembrokeshire

Visiting the garden at Colby Woodland Garden 

From the walled garden’s humble beginnings as a kitchen garden, the woodland garden’s acres of heritage to our natural playground, there’s something for everyone.

Woodland with a trail of tree stumps and autumn leaves on the ground

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