Family playing pooh sticks on a stone bridge at Erddig in Wales — Family playing pooh sticks on the bridge at Erddig | © National Trust Images/Natalie Overthrow

Family days out in Wales

With fun-filled activities and exciting events, there are plenty of great family days out to be had in Wales. Explore vast Welsh castles, tick off some ’50 things to do before you’re 11¾’ activities, or let off steam in natural play areas.

Chirk Castle and Garden

All the family will enjoy exploring the Adam Tower, complete with dungeons. Run off some energy in the natural play areas or go on an adventure across the estate.

A child climbing the anceint medieval steps of the Adam Tower at Chirk Castle, Wrexham

Erddig Hall and Garden

With different family activities each season, acres of parkland and a natural play area to let loose in, there's lots here to keep your little explorers busy.

A girl wearing brightly coloured winter clothes on a rope swing

Penrhyn Castle and Garden

Put on your wellies and head down to the woods. Find the wooden hide to spot wildlife and don’t miss the natural woodland play area.

Plas Newydd House and Garden

Head to Old Dairy Wood to find the adventure play area. Take a trip to the treehouse and follow the trail through the trees to explore the Arboretum.

Children enjoying the treehouse at Plas Newydd

Plas yn Rhiw

Enjoy a relaxing day out as you explore this picture-perfect cottage garden with glorious sea views. Little ones can run wild in the orchards.

Family of four - toddler on her father's shoulders, and mother with a baby in a papoose, walking through the woodland at Acorn Bank.

Bodnant Garden

Play I-spy, find the living Willow Maze and visit the Play Park with zig-zag walkways and a mini suspension bridge. There’s plenty of space for families to enjoy some time together in this 80-acre garden.

Powis Castle and Garden

Have some family fun at Powis as you explore the rooms of the 13th-century castle, play on the great lawn together or follow a garden trail guaranteed to delight the little ones.

Visitors in the garden in winter at Powis Castle, Wales

Llanerchaeron

Meet the animals in the farmyard and see what’s growing in the walled garden. On a rainy day head to the Old Billard Room to have a go at ping pong, and table football.

Dolaucothi

Grab a pan and search for gold or book a tour and head underground on an adventure at the UK’s only known Roman Gold mine.

Visitors walking through a passage of the UK's only known Roman Gold Mine.

Tredegar House

Create memories to cherish with dressing up and puppet play in the house. Head into the garden to get closer to the natural world with an explorer backpack or follow the family-friendly Lakeside Trail.

Dyffryn Gardens

Get wild in nature with your little explorers. With two natural play areas, and plenty of ‘50 Things to do before you’re 11 ¾’ activities, there’s something for everyone at Dyffryn Gardens. 

A family dressed for winter walk along a path with a house behind them

Dinefwr

With wild adventures and heaps of history there’s plenty to discover at Dinefwr. Go on a nature walk, spot woodland creatures, visit the famous White Park cattle, or tick off some ‘50 Things to do before you’re 11 and ¾’.

Colby Woodland Garden

Build a den in the woods, hop across the stream on giant stepping-stones, play pooh sticks, and enjoy lots of space for natural play in this big woodland garden,

Family walking at Fell Foot in winter, Cumbria

Houses and buildings in Wales

Explore magnificent Welsh mansions and their collections, from ancestral homes to buildings designed by renowned architects. Discover the history and tales from bygone days, in breath-taking settings across Wales.

A view of the front of the red mansion house

Castles and forts in Wales

Step into a medieval fortress with dungeons at Chirk or visit the home of the Welsh princes at Powis Castle. Discover some of the finest and most famous castles in Wales.