The Alnwick Garden has a wonderful hidden treasure tucked behind the Treehouse – The Woodland Walk. This area offers opportunities to run, play, create and go wild, in a “natural as it comes” environment. With the tall trees and materials provided, children can work plan and work together to build and create fantastic and imaginative dens.
Suitable for: KS1/KS2/KS3
Topic(s) covered: Art and DT
Den building is perfect for improving confidence, fostering team spirit and giving pupils a sense of achievement, as well as being so much fun!
KS1– Students build structures, exploring how to secure them and ensuring they protect against extreme weather. They’ll have to think about the space they have available by measuring lengths and heights and use their imagination to create their den.
KS2– Students plan their ideas with the resources available and asked to consider each others views on how they could improve their work. With a problem solving approach, they estimate, compare and calculate different measures.
KS3– Students develop and implement their own ideas and creativity, whilst developing their execution skills.
IMPORTANT: Children will need to wear waterproof clothing and suitable footwear as the woods can get very muddy!
Due to forecast severe weather this weekend, we've made the difficult decision to amend our opening hours to protect the safety of our visitors, teams and site.
Friday 23 October: Closing at 4pm
Saturday 24 October: Open 10am-2pm. Our Wedding Fair will go ahead as planned, however The Treehouse will be closed all day.
Sunday 25 October: Closed.
Unfortunately, this also means that Spookydorei Nights, evening restaurant bookings in The Treehouse, and all scheduled evening events, including A Traitor Among Us, have been cancelled.
If you have pre-booked tickets, event places or Afternoon Tea reservations, our team will contact you directly by email today with information about your options.
We know this may be disappointing and we'd like to thank you for your understanding. We never take the decision to close lightly, but the safety of our visitors and staff must always come first.
We look forward to welcoming you back very soon.
The Alnwick Garden and Lilidorei Team
