Celebrate a brilliant day out for all ages with the new Bishop’s Palace Open Day!

With FREE entry the Open Day will be your chance to discover this remarkable place, explore the site and enjoy a full programme of family friendly activities in a beautiful historic setting.

On the day, be amongst the first to enjoy the fabulous new “Splash Pad” in the Dragon’s Lair play area.

Water has always been at the heart of the Palace and gardens and the Dragon’s Lair play area will now be enhanced by a magical raining water tree, generating a light spray of water; a living canopy of plants; babbling boulders which will spray small jets of water and a shallow paddling pool. A bat house and bird box will be also be added to the area to ensure biodiversity.

All day activities: 

• Palace & Garden Tours every hour (11am, 12pn, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm) 
• Garden Talks from our Head Gardener and Gardening Team 
• Dragon’s Lair Play Area including new ‘Splash Play Zone’ !
• Art Adventurers in the Undercroft – create Bishop’s Mitres, Dragon Puppets and Swan Plates 
• Follow the Family Trail exploring the Palace and Gardens – themed around the Bishops and their antics!
• Outdoor Games on the South Lawn 
• Dressing up in the Palace 

Plus: 

• 10:30am – 2:30pm – Face Painting 
• 11:30am – 3:00om – Balloon Modelling 
• 11:00am – 3:00pm – Nature Ninjas in the Community Garden: Seed Bombs