A new Pokémon area is among seven themed play zones being opened at Mottisfont for The National Trust's Summer of Play.
Families can try out mini games inspired by their favourite Pokémon. Practise your Pokémon Trading Card Game skills and build confidence in battle strategies. You can also connect with other Pokémon trainers through trading or battle sessions and collect Mega Evolution stickers.
There’s loads to do in Mottisfont’s other Summer of Play zones too, with giant tops for spinning in, space hoppers to race and circus skills to perfect.
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Mini tepees make a shady retreat to plan more adventures – check out the nature ID kits and binoculars. There are also hammocks to chill in.
There’s everything you need for family tug of war and egg and spoon racing, and a magical fluttery rainbow tunnel to dash through. Enjoy giant Tetris, build-your-own- marble runs, chalk art and Mottisfont’s pirate ship, ‘anchored’ in the gardens.
There’s even an Under 5s zone, with a music making station, super-sized construction materials, play kitchen, and wooden stepping stones.
The events run from July 23 to September 6.
Mottisfont will also host some fabulous outdoor theatre with Sherlock Holmes & The Hound of the Baskervilles up first, followed by The Jungle Book.
Pantaloons Theatre Company present a brand-new riff on this fiendishly famous case on Thursday July 23. Will famous detective duo Holmes and Watson discover the deadly secret of the Baskerville family curse or are they barking up the wrong tree?
Filled with music, audience interaction and larger-than-life characters, join Mowgli and his friends Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, on a madcap jungle adventure, with Immersion Theatre on Wednesday July 29.
Hinton Ampner, near Alresford, will be transformed for a summer of pirate adventures while The Vyne, near Basingstoke, will boast six new challenges spread across the grounds.
Carl Greenman, the National Trust’s Programming and Production Manager, said: “There’s such a natural fit between Pokémon and Summer of Play — both are about encouraging families to have fun together and explore the world around them. By bringing a globally loved brand into the places we care for, we’re helping more families discover them as spaces for play, adventure and shared experiences.
"We hope this partnership sparks curiosity and imagination, inspiring children and their grown-ups to get outdoors, play together and build a lasting connection with nature and heritage.”
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