Museums & Galleries · Staffordshire
The Children's Country House at Sudbury
📍 DE6 5EB
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Explore over 12 rooms across three levels in the historic Hall
- Museum of Childhood with playful activities and a dalek
- Victorian Classroom lesson experience
- Historic parterre garden with lakeside views, Boathouse and Bluebell Wood
- Second-hand bookshop selling books, toys and clothing
The Children's Country House at Sudbury is a National Trust property where the historic Hall, once home to the Vernon family, is explored through more than 12 rooms across three levels, alongside the Museum of Childhood with its playful look at childhood through the centuries, including a Victorian Classroom lesson. Outside, the gardens offer a historic parterre, lakeside views, a Boathouse and Bluebell Wood, plus picnic spots and den-building. There's also a café, second-hand bookshop and stableyard activities, making it a good day out for families with children. Free parking is available near the entrance, and dogs are welcome on leads in the grounds. For a visit based nearby, Tutbury & Hatton station is 3.8 miles away, and there are 14 bookable places to stay within 5 miles.
Practical details
- Open
- Hall and Museum close at 4pm
- Parking
- Free parking about 300m/500 yards from the entrance
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only in Hall and Museum; dogs on leads welcome in the grounds
- Accessibility
- Accessible routes to gardens, ground floor of Hall and museum; buggy service available
- Booking
- Victorian Schoolroom sessions are subject to availability
From the attraction's own website on 8 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
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🚆 Or come by train
- Tutbury & Hatton 3.8 miles
- Uttoxeter 3.9 miles
- Burton-On-Trent 7.5 miles
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