A family playing on the grass at Erddig, Wrexham, Wales: two little children on top of a parent — A family playing on the grass at Erddig, Wrexham, Wales | © National Trust Images/John Millar

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.

May half-term in North Wales

Chirk Castle and Garden

Travel through time this May half-term, with family activities inspired by the past, present and future. Build dens, take on nature challenges, launch meteorites, play lawn games and explore the new courtyard garden in a fun day out near Wrexham.

A family playing in the garden at Chirk Castle, Wales, in summer

Erddig Hall and Garden

Celebrate National Children’s Gardening Week with family activities inspired by bees, butterflies and the natural world. Enjoy garden quizzes, creative sessions, seed bombs and nature play, then let little explorers loose in Wolf’s Den for a fun-filled day outdoors.

A family group walk in a walled garden. One woman is holding a young girl’s hand. A boy in a grey hoodie looks at something out of shot.

Penrhyn Castle and Garden

Enjoy an adventure in the garden with a nature spotter sheet, pond dipping, garden games, crafts and planting activities. Discover spring colour, try a sensory walk and take home your own seed in a family day out full of outdoor exploration.

Children investigating one of the ponds in the Walled Garden during the summer at Penrhyn Castle

Plas Newydd House and Garden

Collect your spring activity booklet to inspire sketching, poetry and storytelling as you explore the gardens. Discover wildlife, colour and views across the Menai Strait, then head to Dairy Wood for natural play and treehouse fun.

Family enjoying the Terraces in the garden at Plas Newydd

Plas yn Rhiw

Collect your nature spotter pack and follow the pollinator trail. Wander grassy paths through colourful blooms, peaceful woodland and the pretty orchard. Look out for spring wildlife and sweeping views over Porth Neigwl along the way.

May half-term in Mid-Wales

Powis Castle and Garden

Imagine you’re the castle electrician and power up your May half-term with fun hands-on challenges. Look out for the felt mice hiding in the rooms as you go. In the garden, follow the tiger paw prints to spot glimpses of tigers in unexpected places!

Man holding a child up in the air as they both smile, in the grounds at Powis Castle, Powys

Llanerchaeron

Escape into nature on a family trail through the garden and farmyard. Whizz around the lake on a balance bike and meet the friendly farm animals. Head inside the Georgian Villa and Stable Playroom for stories, and imaginative play.

May half-term in South Wales

Tredegar House

Get active outdoors this May half-term on the Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution Trail. Search the gardens for Mega Evolution Pokémon, discover their powers and take on family challenges in a screen-free adventure.

A man facing away from the camera with a backpack on carrying two small children who are both smiling. It is a sunny summer day.

Dyffryn Gardens

Bring a picnic and make a day of it in the garden, with badminton, giant Connect 4, archery, table tennis and boules. Borrow an Explorer Backpack and explore the Log Stack play areas with plenty of space to play, pause and picnic between adventures.

A family sets up a picnic on the lawn outside Dyffryn House and Gardens, Vale of Glamorgan

Dinefwr

Enjoy family-friendly activities inside Newton House, from crafts and imaginative play to games and collaborative creativity. Discover the newly opened Old Laundry room with Tyre Tricks, then head into the historic parkland to spot the much-loved White Park Cattle or explore buggy-friendly boardwalk paths.

Family days out in North Wales

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.

Family days out in Mid-Wales

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.

Family days out in South Wales

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,