Follow in the footsteps of Elizabeth Ilive and design your own tool on a trail around the Pleasure Grounds and you too could become an inventor extraordinaire.
Follow a dot to dot to determine if this tool will chop, hammer or dig. Use the crayons provided and decorate your invention your way. Have a feel of the wood, plastic and metal on one of our boards and decide what you might make your invention out of. Decide what noise it might make and give your incredible invention a name.
Complete your journey and earn your own certificate and prize.
£3 per trail, normal admission applies.
£3 per trail, normal admission applies.
Both house and park car parks are located on the A283; from the A272 drive north away from the centre of Petworth following the brown signs towards towards the car parks.
Parking: The car park for Petworth House is 700 yards from the house, courtesy car providing lifts to house is available, please ask at reception. Parking charge for non-members, £4 house car park. NT Members, Free. The car park for Petworth Park is located further north of the A283, signposted 'Petworth Park' Parking charge for non-members, £4. NT Members, Free.
SatNav: For Petworth House, use GU28 9LR and keep to the A283 for the main car park
On foot
Access from Petworth Town centre via Church Lodge entrance (next to St Mary's Church).
By train
Pulborough 5¼ miles - No. 1 Stagecoach bus service between Worthing and Midhurst passes Pulborough train station.
By bus
No. 1 Stagecoach service between Worthing and Midhurst (passes Pulborough train station), No. 99 Compass service from Chichester to Petworth. Alight in Petworth town centre and then follow brown signs to entrance. Please note these bus services do not run on Sundays or bank holidays.
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