Please note that some areas of our site will be closed to the public on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December due to high winds. The Christmas Present Trail will be running as normal.

Christmas Opening Times
We will be open as usual except for the following dates – Christmas Eve – 10am – 3pm, Christmas Day and Boxing Day – Closed, New Years Eve – 10am – 3pm

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Family Activities

Get Mucky,
Get Making

We are rolling together the imagination of the Art gallery and the wildness of the woodland.

Join us in the historic woodland for a creative learning session aimed at under 5s.

Supported by our Learning Team, you’ll whisk, mix and pour into each Get Mucky, Get Making session.

Find out more below.

Children – £7.50

Adult – requires a valid membership or day ticket.

Bookable timeslots: 10:30am-12:30pm and 1.30-3.30pm.

Best suited to Toddlers – 5 year olds.

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About the activities..

Each week Get Mucky, Get Making Sessions will include a focus, that might be a particular material or theme. Our amazing Learning Leaders and Volunteers will support you and your child to explore lots of different ways to interact with the materials.

This process is as important as producing an end result, so don’t worry if children get absorbed and don’t ‘make’ anything to take away. They will have experienced lots.

We believe in PLAY FIRST, thinking through Making – fiddling, experimenting, feeling, handling, testing and risking is where children discover possibilities.

Encouraging your child to follow their own interests, work things out for themselves and experiment is an important part of developing confidence, problem solving skills and resilience.

The session will include gathering together for a story or songs and a chance to share any ideas discovered. Of course, the mud kitchen, digging and bug hunting will be on offer for children to do their own thing too. Above all the sessions are for fun where children are encouraged to be in charge!