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Summer of Play at Croome

Summer of Play is returning to Croome for 2025! This summer, we're celebrating all things bugs and biodiversity, with critter-themed fairground games, hands-on creative workshops, and a mini theatre for performers big and small.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Discover endless ways to play this summer, with multiple play zones that encourage the whole family to get stuck in. On the south lawn, get active with a whole host of lawn and fairground games, create musical or theatrical performances on the stage, and take part in some of the free workshops that will be running throughout the summer. These workshops will have a new theme each week, with activities that include printmaking, pond dipping, reading challenges, and photography!

If you prefer your play a little more relaxed, enjoy a quieter zone at the Rotunda, where you can unwind with bug-themed yoga and recharge your batteries in a hammock.

The fun isn't limited to the outdoors, as there will also be plenty of activities to get involved with in the house, from sensory experiences to arts and crafts.

Join us for a summer of discovery and adventure, where there will be new opportunities for the whole family to play every day. Try it all, find your favourite, and come back again and again.

Summer of Play activities are free, normal admission applies. Summer of Play is sponsored by Starling Bank.

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The basics

Suitability

This event is aimed at families, but everyone is welcome!

Meeting point

Summer of Play activities will be based on the south lawn (near the house), at the rotunda, and in the house. There are also two play areas near the RAF museum and welcome centre.

What to bring and wear

Wear weather appropriate clothing. Drinking water and sun cream recommended on hot, sunny days!

Accessibility

The south lawn has a level grass surface suitable for most wheelchairs and pushchairs. There are accessible toilets and baby changing facilities near the south lawn and at the RAF visitor welcome centre. For more information about access at Croome, visit the 'Accessibility' tab on the home page of our website.

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Upcoming events

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Pages from Nature exhibition 

Pages from Nature is a 200-year anniversary exhibition celebrating the publication of William Dean’s Hortus Croomensis; a detailed record of the vast and varied plant collection at Croome in 1824.

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Pages from Nature: Walk through the Pleasure Grounds 

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22 May 2025 to 1 Mar 2026
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Scents of Croome 

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