Family days out at Erddig

Planning your family visit

Here’s the information you need at a glance to help plan your next day out at Erddig:

• Toilets and baby-changing facilities are located in the Midden Yard. Additional composting toilets are located in Wolf’s Den, our natural play area.
• Pushchairs are only permitted throughout the house's lower ground floor, which is fully accessible with level stone floors. Pushchairs can also be left at the house's entrance.

• Please note that dogs are not permitted inside the house, garden, shop, hayloft restaurant, or the Wolf’s Den natural play area. The only exception to this policy is registered assistance dogs. 

Take part in an Easter trail 

Experience an Easter adventure this spring at Erddig.

From March 21 and April 12, make your way along the Easter trail and get involved with activities for the whole family.

Inspired by the animal alphabet cards in the collection in the house, follow the map and complete all 10 activity stations before collecting your egg.

Can you jump over hurdles and be the first to ring the cowbell, or balance a bean bag on your back like a turtle? Challenge your friends and family and see if you can jump as far as a hare or find the hooting owl blindfolded. Then complete an egg and spoon race with giant ostrich eggs.

The trail takes place from 10am to 4pm from 21-27 March and 10am-5pm 28 March-12 April and is £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From* chocolate egg (*Suitable for people with milk, egg, gluten, peanut and tree nut allergies.)

Craft activities at Erddig this Easter 

This Easter, families can enjoy a creative programme of activities at Erddig as we welcome The Little Learning Company from Wrexham for a series of hands‑on bookable sessions. 

On Saturday, 28 March, experience an afternoon of bushcraft in Wolf’s Den natural play area. From 12.30pm to 2.30pm, children aged seven and over can try their hand at foraging, fire building, outdoor cooking and other practical outdoor skills. This session costs £7.50 per child and must be booked in advance. 

On Tuesday, 31 March, families are invited to drop in between 11.30am and 1.30pm to create their own decoupaged Easter eggs, using colourful papers and layered patterns. Each piece takes around 30 minutes to make and is suitable for children aged five and above (£5 per person). 

On Wednesday, 1 April, make a Clothes Peg Insect while learning about Britain’s butterflies and dragonflies. This drop‑in session runs from 11.30am to 1.30pm, takes about 30 minutes to complete, and is suitable for ages five and over (£5 per person). 

On Thursday, 2 April, explore clay crafting by pressing natural textures and leaf patterns into decorative Easter eggs. This activity also runs as a drop‑in between 11.30am and 1.30pm, takes around 30 minutes and is suitable for ages five and above (£5 per person). 

Finally, on Wednesday, 8 April, discover the traditional art of Indian Block Printing and create a handmade greeting card at a drop‑in session from 11.30am to 1.30pm (ages five and up, £5 per person). 

Please note that although sessions are bookable, there may still be short waits during busy periods. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all sessions. Normal admission charges still apply. National Trust members and under‑5s visit for free. Full details can be found on our events page here. 

May half term

Join us this May half term to celebrate National Children’s Gardening Week with a range of nature-inspired family activities. 

From 23-31 May, take part in hands-on craft activities and try the garden quiz to learn all about how bees and butterflies help the garden to flourish. 

On Tuesday 26 May and Thursday 28 May, drop into the education room anytime between 11am and 3pm to have a go at our bee and butterfly-themed crafts. 

Join Emma Howes for a family-friendly workshop on Wednesday, 27 May, 11am–1pm, and learn how to make your own felt bee. Places are offered on a first come, first‑served basis, with one bee per family. 

Then on Friday, 29 May, create your own seed bomb anytime between 11am and 3pm to take home and plant in your garden. 

May half term activities are free, normal admission charges apply (free entry for National Trust members and under 5s).

Wolf's Den 

No family visit to Erddig would be complete without a visit to Wolf's Den. Built using resources largely found on the estate, this natural play area offers nearly two acres of wild play space. Soar high on the rope swing, test your balance on the wooden beams and stepping stones, have a go at building a den, cross the bridges or climb up high in the fortress for hours of family fun. There are also picnic benches making it the perfect place to enjoy a snack or lunch in between playing. 

 

Family fun in the garden at Erddig

Enjoy a family walk or tick off several of the '50 things to do before you’re 11¾' activities in the garden. You can easily do No. 8 Spot a fish or No. 31 Make friends with a bug and the garden is perfect for No. 1 – Get to know a tree. 

We’re sorry, but dogs are not allowed in the Grade I-listed garden, but they are welcome on the 1,200-acre estate and in the tea garden through to the Midden Yard and West Front. 

Family fun around the parkland at Erddig

Enjoy a waymarked walk around the 1,200 acre estate or tick off several of our '50 things to do before you’re 11¾' activities on the estate. You can easily do No. 1 Get to know a tree or No. 5 Skim a stone and the bridges over the river are perfect for No. 19 Play Pooh sticks.

Dotted along the pathways there’s plenty of perfect picnic spots, whether in the woods, by the river or in a meadow.  

Dogs are welcome under close control and on leads near livestock, especially in spring when there are lambs. Discover the off-lead zone near Felin Puleston where your dog can scratch, sniff and bound freely to its heart’s content.