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Families

There are endless opportunities to spark curiosity and get creative on your visit, with a daily programme of free, engaging experiences.

A teenager with red hair lifts a young toddler up to look more closely at a tall bronze sculpture

Family-friendly activities

From hands-on workshops and interactive sculpture trails to storytelling sessions and outdoor adventures, there are plenty of opportunities for you to explore Moore’s art in new and exciting ways.

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Several adults and children are playing with large pieces of padded material with holes in, putting limbs through holes and using them to join people together.

Available every day

A small chalkboard, with a pink chalk drawing of a sculpture by Henry Moore on it.

Creative Explorer Packs

Free activity packs and sheets are available for all children, encouraging them to explore the Studios & Gardens and spark their imagination.

A child making a sculpture from stones and modelling clay.

Explore with Moore

Cut, glue, draw and sculpt on our material experimentation table. Recommended for ages 5+ and their accompanying adults.

Upcoming events

Garden & Gather: Cyanotype Moore Mobiles
Two children holding mobiles they have made from natural found objects.
Part of Garden & Gather
Part of Garden & Gather

Drop-in activity

Garden & Gather: Cyanotype Moore Mobiles

11:00–12:30 & 13:00–15:00

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Reinventing Reality with Artist Students in Residence
Composite of 12 photos of different materials: foam, wire, cardboard, rubber tubing and natural materials.
Part of Material Encounters
Part of Material Encounters

Drop-in workshop

Reinventing Reality with Artist Students in Residence

14:00–15:30

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Garden & Gather: Bluebell Planting
Part of Garden & Gather
Part of Garden & Gather

Drop-in activity

Garden & Gather: Bluebell Planting

11:00–15:00

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Giant Collaborative Session
Four children working together to make a long, segmented sculpture out of paper and masking tape.
Part of Saturday & Sunday Sculpt
Part of Saturday & Sunday Sculpt

Drop-in workshop

Giant Collaborative Session

11:00–12:30 & 13:00–15:00

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

Children react to Henry Moore

We asked some younger visitors to answer a few questions about Henry Moore and the sculptures in our gardens.

Watch the full series on YouTube to see what they thought.

See more on our YouTube channel

Facilities & accessibility

We aim to make our exhibitions, collections, facilities and services accessible to the widest possible audience.

Find out more about accessibility

Pushchairs

There are buggy-friendly paths gravel paths from our visitor centre to the studios and other buildings.

Much of our site is grassland, and the ground is more uneven in the sheep fields.

Baby changing

There are baby changing facilities in the visitor centre and Aisled Barn.

Food and drink

There are picnic tables in the gardens, and we serve family-friendly food and drink in our café.

Gift shop

Our shop has a range of child-friendly books, gifts and souvenirs.

Getting here