Things to do as a family
Wild Wood
Delight your senses by exploring our Wild Wood trail with the whole family.
Explorer Map
See the gardens come alive through curiosity and discovery with our brand-new Explorer Map, featuring fun activities along the way.
Children's & Community Garden
Enjoy messy play in our Mud Kitchen and explore vegetable beds, pollinator habitats and more.
Tree Trunk Trek
An imaginative woodland adventure for children among Wakehurst's majestic trees.
Dinosaur Trail
Dinosaurs once walked Wakehurst - and now you can follow in their (giant) footsteps!
Wakehurst Family Memberships
Planning your visit
Tickets
Child (0-4)*: free
Child (5-16)*: £4.00
Young persons (17-27): £9.25
Adult: £18.50 - after 3.30pm: £9.25
*All children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Eating and drinking
Enjoy tasty food and delicious treats from our cafés and restaurants.
You can also bring your own picnic! The best places to picnic are in Coates Wood on one of the numerous picnic benches dotted around; or on the Mansion Lawn between the high prairie grasses of the American Prairie in summer.
Facilities and access for families
Map – we will give you a map when you arrive, this shows all toilets, baby changing facilities and suitable routes for buggies.
Access – most buildings have level or ramped access. Around the Mansion and Visitor Centre there are gravel and hard surfaced paths. The remaining garden and woodland areas have steep slopes, steps or paths that may be uneven.