Events Around West Sussex

Let your children’s imaginations run wild this summer holiday as they explore the Woodland on an enchanting daily trail. Discover the story of Piccolo, the smallest pixie in the Garden who needs to earn his wings by passing a series of challenges!

Supporters will be able to pick up their very own “Seek & Sniff” packs from Dogs Trust Shoreham, (which are filled with lots of goodies!) in exchange for a donation fee and engage on a self-guided, local walk throughout the month of August.

Take a different view of the garden on our family trail, unlocking your imagination as you explore. Find the hidden keys to discover a task to complete, a challenge to meet or something to look out for you may not have seen before.

Solve the clues to bring Upparks architecture to life on our fun and imaginative family trail. Booking Not Needed. Suitable for all ages with grown-up helpers! Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Get crafty at Standen this summer by making your own hand-printed bag. Bring the family and create your own nature inspired designs to print onto a bag to take home.

In Lewes at the entrance to the Nature Reserve, by the River Ouse, sits the Linklater Pavilion. This award- winning building was erected in 2010 and has worn a number of ’hats’ over the years/ This year it will be home to SWS (Sussex Watercolour Society) during the Lewes ArtWave - from Saturday 17th...

Get crafty at Standen this summer by making your own hand printed bag. Bring the family and create your own nature inspired designs to print onto a bag to take home. Booking Not Needed. Children are very welcome, but must be supervised by an adult. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Become a design wizard on our summer holiday children’s trail. Hunt for creatures hidden in the Morris patterns around the garden.

Join a 45 minute guided tour of Petworth House and discover more about the people who lived at Petworth and the times they lived in, told through the art they collected. Every weekday excluding Bank Holidays find out more about the people that lived at Petworth.

Learn more about the fascinating house and collection with our guided tour of the Messel Family Rooms. Join a small group on a behind scenes tour before the house opens. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome, must be accompanied by an adult. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Come on a guided walk of the gardens led by our experienced and knowledgeable garden rangers. The walk will take in the seasonal highlights, including stars of the Nymans collection.

Artist Mariusz Kaldowski, makes a return visit to the gallery, with watercolours of classic views from the garden. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome, must be accompanied by an adult. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

A masterpiece of colour, design and planting, this carefully cultivated garden awaits your discovery. Woolbeding delights at every turn with distintive garden rooms set against manicured hedges and thoughtfully composed colour-themed borders.

Come and play some garden games this summer. Head to the log stepping stones area where you will find a selection of games to play. Have fun with a game of skittles, play noughts and crosses or challenge your friends or see who will be the first to topple the wooden tower. From 1.30 4.

Learn more about the fascinating house and ruins with our guided tour of the exterior. Find out about the architecture and discover how the Messel family transformed Nymans into their Dream House. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome, must be accompanied by an adult. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Find out more about servant working life on one of these free 45-minute guided tours. See spaces in the Servants’ Quarters not normally open to the public and discover some of the tasks and chores and people that worked at Petworth.

We’ve got lots of family fun in store for you at Fishers this Summer holidays. Experience the thrill of your life in the amazing Sky Fall – jump of a high platform onto a giant stunt pillow… perfect for a little daredevil! Meet our beautiful animals, big and small, in our daily Farm Show and Animal Handling Sessions.

Fun activity days and weeks for children aged 4.5-14 years during the Easter and summer holidays. Offering 80+ activities including archery, motorsports, arts and crafts, sports and more!

A love-struck crew of spirited ranchers canter through the glorious score of this exuberant classic musical, from Oh What A Beautiful Mornin’ to the show-stopper Oklahoma. Josie Lawrence, Hyoie O’Grady and Amara Okereke head the cast.

Fun activity days and weeks for children aged 4.5-14 years during the summer holidays. Offering 80+ activities including archery, motorsports, arts and crafts, sports and more!

Explore the art of etching, using Ivon Hitchens’s colourful landscapes as the inspiration for a series of bold prints. We will begin by visiting the Ivon Hitchens exhibition to gather inspiration for our prints, making sketches as we go.

Visit Fishbourne Roman Palace this summer for a great family day out. Every Thursday in August, visitors will get the chance to step back 2,000 years and experience life in Roman times. Try your hand at spinning and kumihimo braids; an ancient technique of braid making that originated from Japan.

We provide outstanding activity day camps for children aged 4-14 during the school holidays, where the children’s welfare and fun are at the heart of all we do! Children will enjoy over 40 sports, games and art activities every week led by engaging staff at amazing locations.

Join us for a minibeast safari to hunt for some of the amazing creatures lurking in the woodlands or meadows. Then make a bee B&B to take home for your garden.