Families can discover a show themed around ‘Wonder’ at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025. Alongside the stunning show gardens is a schedule of exciting activities, captivating talks, workshops and lively music.
Visitors to the show will also be joined by legendary British television icons, the Wombles. Featuring three dried flower Womble sculptures that can be viewed on a Wombles-themed trail around the gardens, adults and little-ones can collect prizes whilst immersing themselves in the beauty of the curated garden features. RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is a perfect opportunity to celebrate the joy of horticulture alongside recognisable faces from cross-generational childhoods. For younger children, costumed characters are expected to make an appearance on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July for family photos to create a memorable family moment.
The Go Wild Family area at RHS Hampton hosts an array of family activities that hope to encourage playfulness, creativity and stimulate curiosity for gardening. Exhibits include the Schools Bug Barrels hosted in partnership with the RHS Campaign for School Gardening to present budding young designers with practical gardening experience whilst nurturing their curiosity and passion for wildlife. Children up to 16 years from schools and community youth groups will design and plant an upcycled oil drum highlighting the importance of biodiversity. Visitors to the Festival can share in their creations and discover the vital role of gardening in protecting the UK’s biodiversity.
Families looking to learn more about nature and horticulture can enjoy the Skinny Jean Gardener Mini Festival. A staple of television horticulture and children’s gardening education, the Skinny Jean Gardener will be hosting interactive learning opportunities. Perfect for all ages, they will combine interactive learning with creativity to leave families with memorable and meaningful experiences.
Also seeking to educate families, workshops by the Kingston Forest School will offer both children and adults alike hands-on, nature-based learning activities guaranteed to inspire a lifelong passion for gardening in little-ones. Activities will include building dens for mini-beasts and foraging for natural produce – stimulating wonder and curiosity in the outdoors.
Returning from previous years is the Bandstand showcasing an eclectic line-up of live music guaranteed to put a swing in visitor’s steps. Choirs, bands and individual artists will sing and perform a variety of performance styles including classical jazz, pop, rock and soul.
Tickets for RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival are available at www.rhs.org.uk/hampton where children up to the age of 16 go free and students with a valid student ID pay a highlight discount rate of £10.85 – over two thirds off full price.
