Westonbirt the National Arboretum
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Enchanted Christmas
› Read moreDon’t miss Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt Arboretum, where the magic of the festive season comes to life in spectacular illuminated fashion! Westonbirt’s captivating landscape and stunningly lit trees creates an enchanting world full of wonder and imagination – the perfect place to create cherished memories that will last a lifetime. Prepare to be dazzled by […]
CRUNCH! Interactive family nature trail at Westonbirt Arboretum
› Read moreAn interactive trail of performance & fun, creative challenges for the whole family to enjoy. A magical journey through Westonbirt Arboretum! Come and join Sonny, a wise woodsman of the forest! He’s been a little out of kilter recently and needs your help. Can you come exploring with us to find his friends? And together, […]
CRUNCH! Interactive VI family nature trail at Westonbirt Arboretum
› Read moreAn interactive trail of performance & fun, creative challenges for visually impaired children & families. A magical journey through Westonbirt Arboretum! Come and join Sonny, a wise woodsman of the forest! He’s been a little out of kilter recently and needs your help. Can you come exploring with us to find his friends? And together, […]
Wild Wonder at Westonbirt – Children’s Book Festival
› Read moreDoes your child love books? Do they dream of meeting their favourite author, illustrator or TV presenter? Then, Wild Wonder at Westonbirt, the nature-inspired book festival at Westonbirt is the place to be! Workshop ticket prices include free entry into the arboretum so you can enjoy a whole day in nature. Festival highlights include: • […]
Kids play for free this summer at Westonbirt!
› Read moreThis summer Westonbirt Arboretum is all set to get everyone in the mood to play! Let your little ones (aged 0 – 18) run free this summer with their Kids go Free offer from Saturday 22 July – Sunday 03 September. Then find the new summer play trail in Silk Wood and you’ll all be […]
The ARB Show
› Read moreThe UK’s biggest tree care event is returning to the stunning setting of Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, promising a wonderful day out for all those with a passion for trees. A highlight on the annual calendar for arborists and those who care for the nation’s trees, The ARB Show, organised by the Arboricultural Association, is […]
Zog activity trail – Westonbirt Arboretum
› Read moreJoin Zog and collect golden stars! Experience his latest forest adventure with a brand-new family activity trail and free app. Follow the trail and collect golden stars as your little dragons learn how they can help care for the forest, and how the forests can care for them. Get your claws on a Zog trail […]
Winter Wonders – activity trail
› Read moreFollow a trail through Silk Wood, enjoying a winter ‘sound hunt’ by listening for the wind blowing through the treetops, the birds singing and your footsteps crunching on leaves. […]
Enchanted Christmas
› Read moreThere’s magic around every corner on Westonbirt’s brand new illuminated trail! Father Christmas’ elves have made their way to the arboretum to decorate for Christmas. But they’re running slightly behind schedule… will the trail be ready on time? This year we invite you to go behind the scenes of Enchanted Christmas to witness the wonder, […]
Wonderful World of Fungi
› Read moreWe have all heard of a mushroom, but how much do we know about the wonderful wild mushrooms found in our forests? Simply collect your free fungi discovery trail map from the Welcome Building, when you arrive and set off on a family fungi hunt this October half term. You can also take part in […]
Wild Wonder at Westonbirt – Children’s Book Festival
› Read moreJoin us for Wild Wonder at Westonbirt; a brand-new children’s book festival, dedicated to nature, animals, and the outdoors. A 3-day event for families, featuring some of the UK’s most famous children’s book authors, illustrators, wildlife presenters and storytellers. Young bookworms can come and meet their favourite authors and illustrators and take part in a […]
Arboretum Apprentice: Children’s Summer Learning Series
› Read moreCan you climb trees for a living? Who looks after the trees? What about the wildlife? Taking place on various dates over summer holidays: 30th July-25th August. Over the summer Westonbirt Arboretum is offering a host of free bookable workshops to introduce children aged 7+ and their families to a whole range of careers we […]
Kids go free this summer at Westonbirt Arboretum!
› Read moreWestonbirt, The National Arboretum is helping families save money during the summer holidays, with free admission for children aged 0-18 years from 23rd July – 4th September. There are plenty of exciting things for families to do at Westonbirt Arboretum this summer. All the activities are a fantastic way to encourage young people to enjoy […]
Dirty Dancing – Westonbirt
› Read moreGet ready for a magical evening of outdoor cinema under the stars as The Luna Cinema comes to Westonbirt Arboretum with the classic feel-good film ‘Dirty Dancing’. It’s the summer of ’63 for Baby and no-one’s gonna put her in the corner! With an iconic soundtrack and Patrick Swayze showcasing his signature moves, this film will […]
The Greatest Showman – Westonbirt
› Read moreGet ready for a magical evening of outdoor cinema under the stars as The Luna Cinema comes to Westonbirt Arboretum with incredible biopic musical ‘The Greatest Showman’.P.T. Barnum and his troupe of performers rewrite the stars. Showcasing the vocal talents of Hugh Jackman, this film features a memorable soundtrack and an uplifting storyline. The noblest […]
Summer Secrets – Free Family Activity
› Read moreCome and find the summer secrets of Westonbirt Arboretum! Collect your trail details from the Welcome Building when you arrive and plot your favourite places as you journey round the arboretum. Then look at the treasures you have found through microscopes as well as completing a fun craft to take home. Family fun, ideal for […]
Enchanted Christmas
› Read moreWeather the storm to help to reunite Father Christmas with his lost reindeer and experience mesmerising light displays and stunning spectacles along the way! Oh no! Father Christmas has lost his Reindeer among the trees of Westonbirt following an almighty storm. Not even Rudolph’s bright red nose can guide them back together. We need your […]
Sensing Nature Guided Walks
› Read moreLet our visually impaired guides lead you through an immersive and interactive sensory experience that aims to shift your perception, enjoy the arboretum at a slower pace and explore the trees of Westonbirt through your nonvisual senses. This unique experience is only available for a limited time during October, so don’t miss out. Find out […]
Tactile trees
› Read moreThis spring, pick up a family activity leaflet from the Welcome Building, and go on a playful, sensory, woodland adventure. Each leaflet has a range of discovery and creative ideas based around a different sense, and a suggestion of natural materials to collect to make a craft back at home.
Scented woodland
› Read moreThis spring, pick up a family activity leaflet from the Welcome Building, and go on a playful, sensory, woodland adventure. Each leaflet has a range of discovery and creative ideas based around a different sense, and a suggestion of natural materials to collect to make a craft back at home.
Spring symphony
› Read moreThis spring, pick up a family activity leaflet from the Welcome Building, and go on a playful, sensory, woodland adventure. Each leaflet has a range of discovery and creative ideas based around a different sense, and a suggestion of natural materials to collect to make a craft back at home.
Show current eventsEnchanted Christmas
› Read moreDecember is a very busy month for Father Christmas and his elves… making and delivering toys to all the children of the world in one night is no easy task! Everybody knows that to accomplish this incredible feat, Father Christmas has a workshop in the North Pole… But did you know that he also has […]
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Westonbirt, the National Arboretum
› Read moreWestonbirt Arboretum is a living, breathing collection of some of the most remarkable, rare and stunning trees on the planet; a unique setting to escape, relax or have an adventure! Westonbirt Arboretum’s story begins nearly 200 years ago with Robert Holford; an ambitious man with a passion for the natural world. Holford planted trees from […]
Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is one of the most beautiful and important plant collections in the world, managed by Forestry England. With 15,000 specimens, and 2,500 species of tree from all over the world, the arboretum plays a vital part in research and conservation, as well as being a stunningly beautiful place to visit and explore rare, interesting and beautiful plants from the furthest corners of the globe.
To visit Westonbirt Arboretum it is essential to pre-book for the following key dates:
– Bank Holiday Weekends: Thu 2 – Sun 5 June and Sat 27 – Mon 29 Aug in 2022.
– Autumn – 01 Oct – 13 Nov
– Christmas – 24 Dec – 02 Jan inclusive.Outside of these dates tickets can be purchased on site or pre-booked on line.
Contact info
- 0300 067 4890
- westonbirt@forestryengland.uk
Westonbirt Arboretum
Tetbury
GL8 8QS
Inclusion statement
https://www.accessibilityguides.org/content/westonbirt-national-arboretum
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