Summer Trails For The Whole Family To Enjoy
- Kelly
- Jul 1
- 3 min read
This post has been updated for 2025
Keep checking back as I will update this post when more trails are announced
We love a good trail and find ourselves doing them quite often. More trails have been announced for the Summer so I have put what I have found so far into this handy guide for anyone who also enjoys a trail with the kids. A great thing about trails is most are either free or very cheap and usually included in admission costs.
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Trails
Libraries all over the country are taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge so just pop into your local and pick up a sheet. There's also events planned to run alongside the reading event.
Floors Castle
Zoolab explorer trail - Suitable for all ages and included in admission
Raby Castle
🦋 Little Farmers trail - Plotters forest - Now open for the summer months
🦋 Children's trails available around the castle and Deer Park
Forestry England
Hamsterley Forest, Guisborough Forest, Dalby Forest, Kielder Forest
🦋Stickman trail
🦋 Various walking and biking trails
Botanic Garden Durham
🦋The Science Trail - Suitable for older children
Free to take part
🦋The Quiz Trail
Free to take part and you could win a prize
🦋The Nature Trail
Free to take part
Kirkharle Courtyard
🦋Nature Trail
Free to take part
National Trust
🦋All National Trust properties seem to have A summer of play running throughout the holidays and they usually include a trail.
WWT Washington
🦋Dragonfly safari self led trail
🦋Dragonfly trail
Kirkleatham Museum
🦋Usually a few self led trails in the museum *Please not that you now have to pay entry to the museum
Throughout Summer
Teessaurus Park
🦋Dinosaur Trail
Free to take part just follow the path which takes you around the Dino sculptures
Sunderland Sculpture trail
🦋Free to take part - Pick up a sheet from The National Glass Centre.
Permanent Fixture
Amble
🦋Art Trail
Free to take part
Plessy Woods
🦋Sculpture Trail
Free to take part
Permanent Fixture
Thornley Woods
🦋Sculpture Trail
Free to take park
Permanent fixture
Paxton House
🦋Fairy tale trail - Throughout Summer
Berwick Upon Tweed
🦋The Lowry Trail
Free to take part
Other trails worth checking out:
🦋 York's lucky cat trail
🦋A mischief of rats trail - Hull
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If you have a family friendly event that you would like us to include in our guides please click HERE
You can also advertise your business every Friday for free in our very popular Facebook Group. HERE
Check out these other posts for more ideas
Spring walk ideas (Also nice during summer)
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