Family days out at Chatsworth
Chatsworth offers a varied range of children's events and family fun days out designed to inspire and educate, as well as create long-lasting memories.
Choose from hands-on craft workshops where children, and adults, can learn new skills and leave proudly holding a new 'creation', to practical nature, wildlife, or gardening classes that encourage kids to develop a connection with nature and spend time in the great outdoors.
As well as one-off themed events, we also offer regular fortnightly and monthly children's craft and gardening clubs, including on Saturdays and after school, creating opportunities for both children and their adults to develop new friendships.
There are plenty of free things to do once you're here too.
Special children's events and themed clubs
Storytime with Father Christmas
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout December 2024
Father Christmas will captivate little ears with the story of the first Christmas. Includes entry to the farmyard and playground.
Storytime with Father Christmas - autism friendly sessions
Friday 6, Saturday 14 & Sunday 14 December
A quieter session of our Storytime with Father Christmas event; enjoy a magical family visit to listen to Father Christmas. Includes entry to the farmyard and playground.
Little Pips Gardening Club (ages 3-5)
Fortnightly on Mondays until 20 October 2025
A fortnightly gardening club for pre-school aged children. Explore the garden, make friends and learn new skills while making, growing and having fun.
Seedlings Gardening Club (ages 4-9)
Monthly on Tuesdays until 14 October 2025
An after-school gardening club where children will learn how to grow different flowers, fruits and vegetables, and discover the abundance of wildlife at Chatsworth.
Squirrels Nature Club (SEN)
Monthly until 11 October 2025
A nature club for children with additional needs to explore and learn about the wildlife at Chatsworth.
The Woodland Lab - Workshop & Walk
18, 19 & 20 February 2025 | Free
Discover what 'zombie' trees are and the tiny creatures that live in fungi, moss and dead wood in these free children's workshops.
All this is in addition to Chatsworth House and its 105-acre garden, plus more than 1000 acres of free-to-access parkland and woodland. It's a fantastic place to spend time together.
In between visits, perhaps try one of our at-home activities themed around craft and nature, such as drawing, den building, bird spotting or making a wildflower seed bomb.
Spend the day at Chatsworth
Have fun in the farmyard
Our farmyard is full of friendly animals all waiting to offer a warm welcome, including some rare breeds. Depending on when you visit, you might even be able to join in lamb feeding, goat cuddling or cow milking sessions.
Hours of adventures in our playground
Climb, swing, zip, or even build a sandcastle. The adventure playground is the perfect place for kids to let off steam.
Explore the garden
At 105 acres, the garden is the perfect place to play hide and seek, count butterflies, or go on an epic bear hunt!
Uncover 500 years of history in the house
Chatsworth has been home to the same family for nearly 500 years. Discover their stories, imagine how they lived, and pick out their portraits from the hundreds of different artworks on display in the house.
Follow our family trail
Discover new ways to play in our woodland and garden. Download this free trail map before you arrive or pick up a printed version at any admission point.
Roam (for) free in the parkland
Incorporating acres of grassland, woodland, and the river Derwent, the park around Chatsworth House offers a variety of walks as well as space to run, jump and expel pent-up energy. It's free to access and you may even spot our herd of deer.
Become a woodland explorer
Listen to birdsong, go on a bug hunt, build the best den ever, or just enjoy being beneath nature's green canopy, Stand Wood is free to access all year round and accessed via the gate next to the farmyard.
Search for pre-historic plants
Some of nature’s most amazing designs have existed for millions of years. Use your senses to go on a prehistoric plant-hunting adventure in the garden (ticket required) or free-to-access Stand Wood.
Free things to do at Chatsworth
With thousands of acres of parkland and woodland free to access all year round, you can visit Chatsworth as often as you choose. Here are some ideas for fun free things to do while you're here.
Stay with us
With so much to see, do, and explore in the Peak District, it's a shame to only come for the day, so why not stay a little longer? Our country cottages, shepherd's huts, hotels, and inns are the perfect base for exploring all that Chatsworth, Derbyshire, and the Peak District have to offer. Find out more.
