Events and activities at Lullingstone Country Park
Our events and activities
Lullingstone Country Park offers an exciting range of events and activities throughout the year that can be enjoyed by all. From natural arts and crafts sessions to countryside walks, seasonal adventures and running events, there is always something happening at your nearest country park.
Outdoor learning
We offer an inspiring programme of outdoor education for all ages at Lullingstone Country Park. Led by our fully qualified trainers, sessions can be held in our fantastic outdoor classroom.
Make your child's birthday party fantastic
A unique venue for a fun-filled party in the great outdoors with activities to fire their imagination. Let us do the hard work so you can enjoy a stress-free, fun-filled day. Whether you fancy a teddy bear's picnic or a woodland adventure, parties can be held all year round, whatever the weather.
Home education groups
We offer two forest school groups at Lullingstone Country Park each month, for home educated children:
- Forest School Home Ed with Ranger Donna (suitable for ages 3-11 years)
- Forest School Fridays with Ranger Tracy (suitable for ages 10-16 years).
Both sessions begin and end around our campfire circle, providing the children with the opportunity to share and reflect together.
Orienteering and geocaching
Embrace your inner adventurer by navigating around our permanent orienteering course. Download a map from the Dartford Orienteering Klubb website or purchase a laminated map from the park shop for £1.
Or if treasure hunting is more your thing, use your phone or GPS handset to find geocache boxes throughout the park. Find out more about geocaching, download the app or sign up to create an account at Geocaching.com.
Group visits
Whether you're bringing a group of adults, or organising a visit for your youth group or school, Lullingstone offers a while range of activities available to book. Our cosy, modern café is the perfect base for your visit, with it's flexible group meeting space.
Fitness
Make friends and get fit at the weekly park run that hosts up to 150 runners every Saturday. Afterwards, why not relax and socialise over a coffee in the spacious and contemporary visitor centre café.
If you prefer a slower pace, the park has a number of waymarked routes that are different lengths, marked on the map of Lullingstone Country Park (PDF, 1.2 MB).
Every Tuesday at 10am during term time there is a healthy guided walk, which anyone can just turn up and join in. It costs £2 per person.
Volunteer in the great outdoors
An enjoyable, sociable experience improving your local countryside for the whole community - volunteering can be truly rewarding. There are a wide variety of roles that need to be filled, and we would really value any input and skills that you could bring.