Family Events
Plan an extraordinary day out at our family events this summer.
Find fun-filled chaos at our Taskmaster challenge events and get stuck into our summer of fun and games.
And why not start planning something epic for the school holidays? Choose from medieval falconry, knights' tournaments and legendary jousts.
Take a Taskmaster challenge
From 19 July until 31 August, we’re bringing Taskmaster challenge events to 17 of our sites, along with plenty of rubber ducks. With brand new challenges specially designed in collaboration with the team at Taskmaster, this promises to be fun-filled chaos for all. From Pendennis Castle in Cornwall to Belsay Hall in Northumberland, Dover Castle in Kent to Beeston Castle in Cheshire, make your summer silly.
Find an event near you
Come Play
It’s all fun and games at our sites this summer, with loads of activities for the whole family to get stuck into!
Audley End House and Gardens, Essex
1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, East Sussex
Beeston Castle and Woodland Park, Cheshire
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens, Northumberland
Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
Dover Castle, Kent
Eltham Palace and Gardens, London
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden, Warwickshire
Osborne, Isle of Wight
Pendennis Castle, Cornwall
Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire
Walmer Castle and Gardens, Kent
Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire
Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Medieval falconry
Join our expert falconers for spectacular displays of speed and skill as their birds soar and swoop overhead. You’ll also get the chance to chat to the falconers and see their hawks, owls and falcons resting in their period surroundings.
Warkworth Castle, Northumberland - 22-23 July
1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, East Sussex - 2-3 August
Knights' tournaments and legendary jousts
Go back in time and get up close to the action as rival knights compete in the ultimate tests of strength and skill!
Warkworth Castle, Northumberland – 29-30 July
Eltham Palace and Gardens, London – 2-3 August
Pendennis Castle, Cornwall – 5-7 August
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight – 12-14 August
Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire – 23-25 August
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk – 23-25 August
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden, Warwickshire – 23-25 August
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