Family Activities

What family activities are available at the site?
Which English Heritage properties are nearby?
What other family-based activities and places of interest are nearby?

What family activities are available at the site?

House

Suggested time needed: 30 minutes

Entry to Kenwood House is free so all the family can enjoy this magnificent mansion and art collection. Imagine you once lived here. Why did Lord Iveagh collect the paintings he did?

Gardens

Suggested time needed: 1 hour plus

There is a whole landscape to run around and explore.

Eating

The Brew House is situated in the Service Wing adjacent to Kenwood House. Sit inside or out and enjoy a home-cooked meal in wonderful surroundings.

The Brew House is open daily for hot breakfast & lunch, as well as sandwiches, pastries and homemade cakes throughout the day.

The Steward's Room is also open daily offering a takeaway service that is good value for money.

Facilities

Baby changing facilities; Picnic Area; parking (paid).

Events

There are family friendly events at Kenwood including crafts and trails. See www.english-heritage.org.uk/events for more details.

Which English Heritage properties are nearby?

Jewel Tower

Distance: 7 miles

Standing opposite the Houses of Parliament, this originally moated medieval tower was built in c1365 as a treasury of royal valuables and rich robes.

Wellington Arch

Distance: 6 miles

Set in the heart of Royal London, this splendid triumphal arch at Hyde Park Corner was originally designed as a grand approach to Buckingham Palace and completed in 1830.

Apsley House

Distance: 6 miles

Apsley House is one of London’s finest mansions, and is still the residence of Wellington’s descendants. Inside you can view many aspects of the first Duke’s life, most outstandingly his amazing art treasures set in the palatial State Rooms.

What other family-based activities and places of interest are nearby?

Hampstead Heath

Distance: There are trails around Hampstead Heath on the Corporation of London, Hampstead Heath website. These can be found on www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Over 10 million people visit Hampstead Heath each year – and it’s not difficult to see why. From a roam around an unspoilt parkland with amazing views over London – to a series of different sports to take part in – there’s a host of things to do.

Golders Hill Park

This magnificent park has been open freely to the public since 1898. Managed by the City, beds lovely Mediterranean and water gardens as well as enclosures which house a collection of rare birds and deer. The premises include also a popular café and a number of leisure facilities: tennis courts, golf practice and children’s play area. An excellent place to spend a day out with the kids. The premises include a number of leisure facilities: tennis courts, golf practice and children’s play area.

English Heritage Properties nearby

Other nearby attractions