Half-term woodland sessions at Painshill
Painshill, Cobham · 17 October to 31 October 2026
Photo of Cobham: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Cobham: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0
Painshill runs outdoor sessions for children over half-term in its 18th-century landscape garden. Whispers in the Woods is an interactive storytelling tree walk with woodland characters, and Woodland Hideouts has children building a den from natural materials.
Highlights
- Storytelling tree walk with woodland characters
- Den building in the Riverside Gardens
- Autumn colour across the landscape
Good to know
- Both sessions start at the Riverside Gardens and take place outdoors
- Dogs are not allowed on these sessions
- Book in advance
Getting there
Painshill, Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1JE
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A 360-hectare patchwork of woodland, heathland and wetland stretching from Esher to Cobham and from Oxshott to West End, managed by Elmbridge Council. The commons are a Site of Special Scientific Interest for their rare butterflies, beetles and reptiles.