Activities for Children & Families

Birthday Parties

Six specially designed parties for lots of birthday fun for up to fifteen children.

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Sun 14 February

National Garden Scheme Open Day

11-4pm Cost: Adults £3.50 children free. Free activities for families in the grounds.

Tues 16 February

Paint and Glue-Magic and Monsters (8-12 yrs)

Making magical creatures.

10-2pm. Cost £9.

Wed 17 February

National Gardens Scheme Open Day

12-4pm Cost: Adults £3.50 children free. Free activities for families in the grounds.

Thurs 18 February

Start Art-On the Farm (4-7 years)

Use our tractors, horses, pigs and chickens as inspiration for some art work.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £6.

Fri 19 February

Get Growing! (4-7 years)

Planting seeds and gardening activities.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £6.

Sun 7 March

Gardens and Grounds Open

  “Open for families” activities are available from the Tea area in Gatton Hall.

1-5pm Cost: Adults £3.50 children free. Free activities for families in the grounds.

Sun 10 April (Date Change Due to Easter)

Gardens and Grounds Open

1-5pm Cost: Adults £3.50 children free.

Free activities for families in the grounds.

Wednesday 7 April

Squirrels ( 4-7 years )

Activities, games and art linked to our nut-gathering friends.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £5. (pre booking required).

Friday 9 April

Start Art-Underwater (4-7 years)

Art activities for young children and their families about animals that live in water.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £6. (pre booking required).

Sunday 11 April

Fairy Tale Treasure Hunt

Discover fairy tale characters around the park as you hunt for treasure. In conjunction with Gatton Community Theatre.

1-4pm. Cost: £5 per child (adults free). Refreshments available to purchase.

NO BOOKING REQUIRED.

Sun 2 May

Gardens and Grounds Open

“Open for families” activities are available from the Tea area in Gatton Hall.

1-5pm. Cost: Adults £3.50 children free.

Sun 6 June

Gardens and Grounds Open

“Open for families” activities are available from the Tea area in Gatton Hall.

1-5pm. Cost: Adults £3.50 children free.

Sun 4 July

Go Green at Gatton

Environmental country fair with animals, crafts, displays and demonstrations.

NO BOOKING REQUIRED.
1-5pm. Cost: £4 for adults, children free.

Sun 1 August

Gardens and Grounds Open

“Open for families” activities are available from the Tea area in Gatton Hall.

1-5pm. Cost: Adults £3.50 children free.

Tues 3 August

Start Art Pirates Ahoy! (4-7 years)

Art activities for young children.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £5.

Wed 4 August

Pond-dipping (4-7 years)

10-12 noon. or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £5.

Fri 6 August

Camp-building (8-12 years)

Come and build a camp in the woods with your friends.

1.30-4pm. Cost: £5.

Mon 9 August

Family Treasure Hunt! (4-7 years)

Follow the clues around the park.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £5.

Tues 10 August

Paint and Glue (8-12 years)

Nature’s Playground exploring and gathering to make nests and animal collages and mobiles.

10am-2pm. Cost: £9.

Wed 11 August

Bug Hunting

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £6.

Tues 17 August

Textile art school. (8-12 years)

Tie dying and making felt. Create a banner using your textiles.

10am-2pm. Cost: £9.

Wed 18 August

Bees! (4-7 years)

Buzz around the park.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £6.

Thurs 19 August

Textile Art School (8-12 years)

Tie dying and making felt. Create a banner using your textiles.

10-2pm. Cost: £9.

Mon 23 August

Pond-dipping (4-7 years)

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £6.

Tues 24 August

Air Raid! (8-12 years)

WWII Drama workshop – become a child in the Second World War for a day. Led by a drama specialist and a WW2 re-enactor with artifacts.

10-3pm. Cost: £10.

Wed 25 August

Fun with Mud (4-7 years)

What lives in the soil, mud art, build a wormery.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £6.

Thurs 26 August

Bat Night (6-12 years)

7-9pm. Cost: £5.

Sun 5 September

Gardens and Grounds Open

“Open for families” activities are available from the Tea area in Gatton Hall.

1-5pm. Cost: Adults £3.50 children free.

Sun 3 October

Gardens and Grounds Open

“Open for families” activities are available from the Tea area in Gatton Hall.

1-5pm. Cost: Adults £3.50 children free.

Tues 26 October

October Paint and Glue-Bats and Beasties (8-12 years)

Celebrating dark nights making your own beastie.

10-2pm. Cost: £9.

Wed 27 October

Hibernating Animals

Find out how animals prepare for winter through games, activities and art.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £5.

Thurs 28 October

Start Art-Haunted Houses (4-7 years)

Create your own haunted houses and spooky characters to live in it.

10-12 noon or 1.30-3.30pm. Cost: £6.

Sunday 5 December

Santa’s Grotto

Enjoy a golf buggy ride to Santa in his grotto, explore the grounds following a trail of clues and then return to Gatton Hall to make a Christmas party crown.

1-3pm £3.50 per child (adults
free). Tea and cake available to purchase.

Sat 11 December

Paint and Glue-Christmas (8-12 years)

Make it, paint it, stick it, draw it and then cover it in glitter!

10-2pm. Cost: £9.