Family Day Out in Suffolk

12 Feb - 27 Feb

Family Wellie Walk Nature Trail

A great day out for Half Term - a family expedition around our woodland trails. Bring your little explorers for a fun outdoor adventure!

12 Feb - 13 Mar

Snowdrop Days

Spring is a lovely time to visit Kentwell's Gardens. The shrubbery and back wood are carpeted with snowdrops, with little pockets of aconites. The rest of the gardens are charming as their winter starkness is banished by emerging springtime shoots.

19 Mar - 3 Apr

Daffodils and Spring Bulbs

A stunning, Spring day out - let our daffodils, spring bulbs and blossom put a smile on your face! Over 30 acres of country house gardens to explore, with a delight around every corner.

26 Mar - 10 Apr

Lambing weekends

Bring your little ones to see our little ones... The best sight of Spring has to be newborn lambs! On our lambing days, you will see new-born lambs and young lambs at the lambing yard in our Tudor Stables — as well as older lambs out in the paddocks. You might even see a lamb being born!

2 Apr - 14 Apr

Easter Holiday Family Trail

A lovely Easter Holiday day out! Our Easter Trail encourages you to explore our 30 acres of country house, family-friendly gardens, full of spring bulbs and blossoms. See this year's lambs on the farm.

2 Apr - 30 Sep

Gardens Open - visit the gardens but not the House

Kentwell's gardens are a delight — a haven of peace and tranquillity in a busy world with naught but the birds to disturb you. Over 30 acres of glorious, family-friendly country house gardens to explore.

15 Apr - 18 Apr

Eastertide

The Easter weekend is one of our most popular weekends of the year, with lots to see and do - with family-friendly activities and acres of gardens and woodland to explore.

21 Apr - 4 Dec

House and Gardens Open

A timeless Manor House set in over 30 acres of glorious, family-friendly country house gardens and parkland. Kentwell is a privately-owned family home, acquired by Patrick and Judith Phillips in the 1970s, when it stood neglected and in need of restoration. Over 50 years of renovation have passed, and repairs continue to this day. Tearoom and Gift Shop also open.

30 Apr - 2 May

Tudor May Day Celebrations

Celebrate May Day with living history activities for the whole family to enjoy.

1 Jun

History Festival - Home Educators Day

The ultimate day of History Time Travel, reserved especially for those who educate their children from home. Explore pockets of history from a range of different eras brought to life by Kentwell’s skilled living historians, spread throughout the house, gardens, farm and woodlands. Spend a whole day immersed in history at Kentwell and travel through time! (This event continues for the public on Thu 2, Fri 3, Sat 4 and Sun 5 June.)

2 Jun - 5 Jun

History Festival - Kentwell Through The Ages

The ultimate day of History Time Travel! Explore pockets of history from a range of different eras brought to life by Kentwell’s skilled living historians, spread throughout the gardens, farm and woodlands. Spend a whole day immersed in history at Kentwell and travel through time!

25 Jun - 3 Jul

The Tudor Manor Midsummer

For a family day out with a difference, visit the manor lost in time - step back nearly 500 years to meet the Tudors!

27 Jun

A Day at the Tudor Manor - Home Educators Day

Kentwell's famous immersive living history event - reserved especially for families who home-educate their children! Experience everyday life as part of a Tudor community and see the 16th Century brought to life by Kentwell's skilled living-historians, spread throughout the house, the gardens, the farm and the woodlands. (This event is also open to the public on Sat 25/Sun 26 June, and again on Sat 2/Sun 3 July.)

23 Jul - 24 Jul

Magic Weekend

A day of outdoor magical fun and activities for the whole family in Kentwell's Enchanted Gardens.

6 Aug - 7 Aug

War (and Peace!)

War (and peace) through the ages - discover more about military and home front life, over several eras of history.

13 Aug - 21 Aug

Hands-On History Days (August)

For a family day out with a difference, visit the manor lost in time - step back to the year 1549

27 Aug - 29 Aug

Kentwell History Festival (August)