The Arboretum Trust

Kew at Castle Howard

Education Programme - Family Activity Days

 

Our Family Activities have expanded and now form part of EXPLORE! the Arboretum's Public Events Programme and Wild About Wood. Please see our events page for all the details.  

Self-led activities for visitors are available every day from the ticket desk in the Visitors Centre. The activities change but can include Seasonal Bingo Cards, Orienteering Maps, Seasonal Story Trails and Tree Trails.

The pictures below show some of the things we have got up to in the past, our activities are hands-on, mostly outdoors and enjoyed by all ages.

 
Habitat creation
Meet a tree
Habitat creation
Ephemeral art
Story Sticks
 
Participant with Story Stick Mini beast habitat Meet a tree
Ephemeral art - Created by Josh and Beth Hill Measuring the height of trees.
A mini beast!! A mini beast habitat Peter (granddad) and Anna Barker survey the Wollemi Pine

 

Schools and group visits Education for all Volunteering
     

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