
Discover more at Nunnington Hall
Find out when Nunnington Hall is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
There's plenty for all of the family to do on a visit to Nunnington Hall. From art exhibitions to games, crafts and more, including our Lion's Den play area. Visit during school holidays for extra activities for the kids to enjoy.
Here's all the information you need at a glance, to help plan your next day out to Nunnington Hall:
Open daily from Saturday 19 July to Sunday 31 August
Don your explorer’s hat and stomp around with your favourite dinosaurs this summer holidays. Join us at Nunnington Hall for ‘Dawn of the Dinos’ and enter the Nunnington that time forgot with outdoor games for the whole family to enjoy.
Throughout the gardens explore interactive dinosaur themed games! Children can learn all about dinosaurs in a fun facts trail around the garden, help feed ‘Dave the dinosaur’ fish with our bean bag toss, uncover exciting fossils in our fossil dig area, plus lots more!
As always our creative hub will be open, full with art supplies to get stuck into. Children can also get active in the Lion's Den play area where little explorers can climb up, over, and wobble along a natural obstacle course.
Open daily from Saturday 19 July to Sunday 7 September
Our children's summer art exhibition is a journey about making friends, building relationships and supporting each other.
Enter the colourful worlds of children’s illustrator duo, Josie Brookes and Tom Madge. Through bold, eye-catching artwork, Josie and Tom create stories that explore the many ways we can help and understand each other. A dress-up station lets you share in the adventures of Molly the Flower. Before you go, help the story grow by adding your own artwork to the interactive gallery. With collages, prints and animation, there’s plenty to get children inspired.
Thursday 31 July
Josie Brookes, one of the artists for Nunnington Hall’s summer children’s exhibition, “You, Me and Who We’ll Be”, will be running a drop-in ‘meet the artist’ workshop in the exhibition space from 11am – 4pm.
Open 10.30am - 5pm, last entry at 4pm. No booking required. Normal admission applies with free entry for National Trust members and under fives.
Follow the link to find out more about our events and activities at Nunnington Hall throughout the year: What's on at Nunnington Hall
Things to do when it rains
For the inevitable rainy days, there is plenty to see and do indoors at Nunnington Hall. Next to the exhibition space on the top floor there are colouring in activities for children, as well as a childrens second-hand bookshop.
Elsewhere in the hall, there's the impressive Oak Hall, the Carlisle Collection of miniature rooms and, of course, the quintessential tea-room in the old dining room offering table service.
The Lion's Den play area
Enter the Lion's Den play area where little explorers can climb up, over, and wobble along a natural obstacle course. There are tree stump steps to jump across, a rope bridge to climb across as well as a wooden climbing frame to conquer. There's also a picnic bench for mums, dads, or grandparents to sit and have a rest whilst your little ones burn off some energy.
Bird watching and observation area
Come and see how we garden organically at Nunnington. We've got our compost beds up here so you can see how we break down our waste to reuse around the garden. Help us by feeding your food waste to the RolyPig. Wander along the path to our bird watching area - see if you can spot some of our resident feathered friends. Use the chalk board to write down and tell us what you've seen.
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Find out when Nunnington Hall is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
The garden at Nunnington Hall is the perfect place to enjoy some peace and quiet. Peaceful hidden spots, colourful peacocks and colourful flowers offer a great day out.
A dwelling is recorded here since 1249, but the current house grew out of a Tudor Hall. Over 450 years the house has been altered to create an atmospheric and comfortable home.
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