The main car park is 800 metres from the entrance, with accessible blue badge parking spaces conveniently located nearby. The walk to the entrance takes around 10 minutes, but little ones will love scooting along the path.

On busier days, we offer a buggy service to make your journey to and from the car park easier if little legs are tired.

You’ll find baby-changing facilities the toilets in the Stables courtyard.

Feel free to bring bikes and scooters to explore the parkland. However, we ask that you leave all bikes, trikes, balls, and scooters at the garden entrance.

Most of the gardens feature accessible paths with mostly even terrain, but please note that some parkland paths can be uneven and muddy in wet weather, which might make them challenging for pushchairs.

Make your visit more comfortable with one of our sensory backpacks which include handy items like fidget toys, sunglasses, and ear defenders. Pick one up from the ticket office to borrow for your visit.

Whether you're after a full meal or a light snack, the café offers a selection of family-friendly options, from hot meals to quick bites and lunch boxes or pack a picnic and find the perfect spot in the gardens or parkland.

The Grab and Go takeaway is open at weekends selling drinks, icecreams and snacks.

Perfect for prams and little legs, with sensory-friendly spots with colourful flowers, butterflies and buzzing bees. A relaxing, easy stroll leads you to the middle lake, with accessible route markers for mobility scooters, wheelchairs, and pushchairs.

The Kitchen Garden is a fantastic place for kids to see how fruits, vegetables, and herbs grow. Little ones can explore rows of colourful crops, from juicy strawberries to giant cabbages.

The Orchard offers a peaceful, nature-filled space where kids can wander through the meadow beneath the apple trees.

Spot the resident wildlife including swans, herons, and geese – the babies arrive in the spring and they’re adorable to watch.

It is a bit of a longer walk around the far side of the lake, but it’s well worth the journey. It’s the perfect place for kids to feel like they’ve stepped into a fairytale. Explore the enchanting garden, keep an eye out for the quirky lion statues. It’s also the perfect quiet spot to pause for a picnic.

For younger adventurers: Let little ones explore the woodland adventure play area in the gardens. They can climb, hide out in the wendy house, slide down, swing in the bucket swing, or play on the wobble boards.

For the older ones: Test their bravery with a tower climb and abseil, traverse rope bridges, conquer wobble paths, or zip through the trees on the thrilling 30-meter zip wire.