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As part of our celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the National Trust we’ve come up with 50 things to do at Cliveden before you’re 125¾. This is a list compiled from suggestions by our lovely staff, volunteers and visitors, designed to help you get the most out of your visit.

We hope that ticking your way through all of these ‘things’ will help you reconnect with nature, rediscover your inner child, and fall in love with all Cliveden has to offer, come rain or shine.

How many can you do in a day? Be sure to keep your list for next time you visit, as there is plenty to experience in every season.

‘…the need of quiet, the need of air, and I believe the sight of sky and of things growing, seem human needs, common to all men.’ Octavia Hill, one of the founders of the National Trust

The Pheasantry

The Round Garden

The Flint House

Rushy Valley

The Duke’s Statue

The Ferneries

Canning’s OakIlex Grove

The Amphitheatre

The Gas Yard & Walled Garden

Blenheim Lawn

1. Explore the woodlands in the rain

2. Touch the concrete tree in the Gas Yard

3. Climb the Yew Tree Steps…all 172 of them!

4. Search for the carved wooden snails in the woodlands

5. Visit the Duke’s Statue viewpoint and take in the view of the House

6. Find the centre of the maze

7. See the statues snuggled up in their winter clothes

8. Browse through the second-hand bookshop

9. Look for the Pet Cemetery

10. Sing a song in the Amphitheatre

11. See the tadpoles in Rushy Valley Pond

12. Smell the lime trees that line Grand Avenue in the spring

13. See the sun glint off the golden gates beneath the South Terrace

14. Join in with the birdsong in the Ilex Grove

15. See the blossom in the Round Garden

16. Take a turn around the Tortoise Fountain

17. Choose your favourite scent in the Water Garden

18. See the ‘Gilded Gardens’ daffodil displays in the Ferneries

19. Count how many triangles you can see on the Parterre

20. Find the tree with the dated headstone in the Pheasantry

21. Sniff the fragrance of the Rose Garden in summer

22. See the Liddesdale glide across the water

23. Roll down the slope onto the Parterre

24. Have a picnic by the river

25. Choose your favourite flower on the estate and learn its name

26. Have a go on the Wild Play Trail

27. Hear the breeze in the grasses in Rushy Valley

28. Strike a pose and mimic one of the sculptures you find in the gardens

29. Smell the fresh herbs in the Walled Garden

30. Identify the Four Seasons on the back of the House

31. Spot the gourds growing in the Walled Garden in autumn

32. Smell a flower you’ve never smelled before

33. Spot the difference between the ancient baboon statues in the Long Garden

34. Imagine your own design for the Parterre planting

35. Hear the Red Kites screech as they swoop above the Parterre

36. Wait for a gust of autumn wind on Blenheim Lawn and try to catch a falling leaf

37. Search the Ilex Grove for the statue of Prince Albert and his dog

38. Feel the crunch of leaves on Green Drive in autumn

39. Run your hands over the shapes in the bark of Canning’s Oak and imagine all it has seen

40. Find the Fire Engine

41. Find a footpath with no-one else on it

42. Pick a secret spot on the estate in winter, and leave a single footprint in the frosty grass

43. Help decorate the estate for Christmas

44. Spot the tortoise carved into the Fountain of Love

45. Learn something new about Cliveden. How about asking a member of the team?

46. Visit the Flint House and imagine why it was built (no-one knows for certain!)

47. Put on your wellies and splash in the biggest puddle you can find

48. Pick your favourite tree name in the Round Garden

49. Hear the clocktower chime

50. Start at your favourite place and take 50 steps – what can you see? What can you hear? What can you smell?

50 things to do at Cliveden before you’re 125¾

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