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Flowers are blooming, birds are singing and signs of spring are popping up across National Trust places in Devon. Visit during half term for plenty of family-friendly activities and what’s more, every time you experience a National Trust day out, you help care for these special places for future generations.
Here is what’s happening near you this February half term, please check property website for opening days and times:
Saltram
Fairy House Trail
14 Ferbuary-1 March. 10am-4.15pm
If you look and listen closely, you might hear the crunching and rustling of leaves or the grass rippling around you. These are all signs that fairies are out and about and playing in the Saltram garden!
Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.
Visit the Fairy House Trail event
Naturemake - Make your own fairy house
19 February. 11am-12.30pm & 1.30-3pm
Join Naturemake to design and create your own fairy house to take home. All the houses are created from beautiful, natural, found and foraged materials.
Price: £12 per person (ages 4+, normal admissions apply). Booking required.
Buckland Abbey
Write your own fairytale trail
14 February-1 March. 10am-3pm
Buckland Abbey is a mystical place full of wonder, follow the trail around the Abbey and gardens to create your own story with the help of some magical writing prompts.
Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.
Visit the Write your own fairy trail event
At the bottom of Dudley's Garden: Storytelling and Craft Workshop
19 February. 11am-12noon, 1-2pm & 3-4pm
Hear the beautiful stories about the hidden world of wildflowers and pollinators, then create your own butterfly with illustrator Anna Platts.
Price: £10 per child (normal admissions apply). Booking required.
Children's Craft Workshop - Pop Up Sea Monsters
20 February. 1-2pm & 2.30-3.30pm
Join local artist Grace Coombes from Linnet Workshops an create a pop up scene featuring sea monsters, pirate ships and mermaids.
Price: £9 per child (ages 4+). Booking required.
Arlington Court
Visit the Arlington Court website
Signs of spring spotter trail
14 February-27 March. 10am-4pm
Signs of spring are appearing across the estate. From daffodils to birds and creepy-crawly hideaways, can you spot these early clues?
Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.
Castle Drogo
Visit the Castle Drogo website
Rock on – February Half Term Trail
14-22 February. 10am-5pm
You might not think it, but Castle Drogo has experienced earthquakes before! That's all down to the different rocks beneath your feet. The granite of Dartmoor was also a big part of why Julius Drewe built Drogo the way he did. This February Half Term can you survive an earthquake?
Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.
Hydro Open Day
15 February. 11am-2pm
Come and learn about how hydro power has been used at Castle Drogo from 1929 to the present day.
Price: Free event. Booking not required.
Coleton Fishacre
Visit the Coleton Fishacre website
Nature explorers: Getting to know Barn Owls
18 February. 11am-1pm
Join The Barn Owl Trust in the loggia at Coleton Fishacre for a pop-up talk on all things Barn Owls.
Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.
Killerton
February Half Term Trail-Welly Wander Bingo
14-22 February. 10am-5pm
Spot the early signs of spring and be the first to shout ‘bingo!’ This time of year, Killerton is full of the signs of spring, and across the estate we're working to help nature thrive.
Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.
History off the Hanger-fashion exhibition
14 February – November. 11am-4pm
Killerton's exhibition for 2026-History off the Hanger, 300 years of hidden stories from the wardrobe.
Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.
Woolacombe
Ilfracombe Torrs tree planting
15 & 16 February. 10am-3pm
Be a part of planting over 10,000 trees to benefit both people and nature as we work to create a broader range of habitats across the Ilfracombe Torrs.
Price: Free event. Booking not required.
Family Volunteering - bash and burn Marine Drive
19 February. 10am-3pm
Join the ranger team as we cut back gorse and overgrowth of vegetation to create more space for nature and allow rarer species including maritime grassland and wildflowers, to flourish.
Price: Free event. Booking not required.
Silent disco beach cleans at Woolacombe
22 February. 10.30am-12noon
Looking for something different to do with the family? Join us for our monthly silent disco beach cleans with Plastic Free Woolacombe and North Devon Silent Disco.
Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.
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