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On Saturday 31 May, Compton Verney Dining Club will be taking place, all visitors to site this day will need to have purchased a Dining Club ticket, including members.

More information about the event including vendors, entertainment and purchasing a ticket can be found here.

Family Activities

National Play Day

Sat 6 Aug, 10.30am - 4pm
Book day admission

Join us to celebrate National Play Day on 6 Aug, with activities both indoors and outdoors

All of the following workshops are free for children, accompanying grown ups will need a valid day ticket or membership

The Line Up

Amber’s Play Party

10.45am and 2pm – 30 minute outdoor sessions

Join Playworker Amber for a high-energy family play party! Prepare for laughter, movement and unforgettable moments as we groove, play and create memories together.

 

Kineton RAF STEM 

10.30am – 3pm

Kineton RAF STEM are back delivering fun-filled days of design and engineering.

 

Artist Play Day

10.30am – 3pm

Ignite your imagination with our drop-in Artist Play Days. Each week you will be encouraged to test, experiment, and create. This is a collaborative activity where you can enjoy making alongside others. We are lucky to be working with artists Matt Shaw and Sarah Hunt again this year, who will bring the West Lawn alive with activity.

 

Character Creations

10.30am – 4pm

Spend time in our studio where Playworker Amber will pop in to inspire your creations. Will you make wings or wands, crowns or capes? What do you need to be a superhero? Use a variety of art materials to create your props for playing.

 

Studio Hardie’s Play Wagon Launch

10.30am – 4pm

When is a wagon not a wagon? When it’s a Studio Hardie-designed Play Wagon, especially designed to roll up and create a platform that can be played on and around. Enjoy this wagon, that encourages children to build, chill, imagine, perform and create their own games. The Play Wagon can found out and about in the grounds throughout the summer.

The Compton Verney Quest by Brothers McLeod will also be available

Calling all Knights of Compton Verney Castle! Come to the rescue! Join the quest! Help Knight Sir Louis and wizard Pearlin in an adventure around the house and grounds.

Create your own villains and monsters. Solve puzzles. Find clues. Discover and draw your own magic item.

Inspired by the Knight Sir Louis books by The Brothers McLeod.

The Compton Verney Quest is available to be purchase from the Welcome Centre for £4.50 per quest.