festive Story Trail
Sunday 28 December 2025 – Sunday 4 January 2026Mischievous elves have been playing in the grounds of Compton Verney. They’ve left some books for you to find, and a puzzle for you to solve.
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This Festive Story Trail is a fun and informal outdoor activity, running throughout the school Christmas holidays – perfect for burning off all that excess energy!
Find all the ‘books’ to create an anagram of a festive word. Unscramble the anagram to claim the prize!
Purchase a trail map and take your own route to find each book located on the map.
Inside each ‘book’ is a letter. These letters, when in the right order, make a festive word.
Once you think you have the word, take your map to either the shop in the house or the Welcome Centre to claim your prize.
Prices and Information
Recommended age This activity is ideal for those aged 4 years old and over
Adults You’ll need a valid day ticket or membership and don’t need to purchase a trail map for yourselves.
Time This trail can be done any time during our opening hours. For confident walkers, completing this trail and finding the items will take approximately 30 – 45 mins
Distance Depending on the route you choose, this trail is between 2-3km
Price To take part in the trail and claim the prize, purchase a trail map for £3.50
Prize The prize is a vegan chocolate lolly. Buying one trail map means you’ll receive one prize
Terrain The vast majority of the items are located near to pushchair-friendly paths. It’ll be necessary to go across grass to find two of the items
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Sun 28 Dec 2025 – Sun 4 Jan 2026