Year-round visits with castle, gardens and family attractions
Book Leeds Castle tickets for access to the Castle, gardens and 500 acres of parkland, plus family-friendly attractions like the maze, playgrounds, birds of prey displays and the Dog Collar Museum. Standard admission is designed as a pay once, visit all year ticket, so one booking gives you repeat visits for 12 months.
The current included headline experience is Pilgrimage of Love: Eleanor of Castile, which runs from 9 March to 1 November 2026 and is included with admission. Depending on when you visit, you may also find extra daytime events included in your ticket.
If you want more built into your day, the Ultimate Explorer Ticket adds six trips on the Black Swan Ferry or Elsie the Castle Train, plus one round of Adventure Golf. For more family days out in the same style, browse castles and palaces.
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Trusted by 10,000,000 FamiliesThe main official options are Explorer Ticket and Ultimate Explorer Ticket. Both include entry to Leeds Castle, the gardens and grounds, and a full year of repeat visits from the date your ticket becomes valid.
Explorer Ticket covers the core Leeds Castle experience, including the Castle, parkland, maze, playgrounds, birds of prey displays and selected included daytime events. Ultimate Explorer Ticket includes all of that, plus six trips on the Black Swan Ferry or Elsie the Castle Train, and one round of Adventure Golf.
A Leeds Castle day out gives families a mix of heritage, open space and activities that are easy to shape around different ages. You can spend time inside the Castle, then head back outside for the maze, playgrounds, gardens and parkland walks.
The estate covers 500 acres, so there is room to spread out even on a fuller day. Alongside the main Castle visit, families can plan in birds of prey displays, the Dog Collar Museum and seasonal daytime programming included with admission.
Inside the Castle, visitors step into Leeds Castle's 1930s interiors and follow stories shaped by queens, heiresses and more than 900 years of history. Admission also includes the Queens with Means cinematic experience and selected exhibition content.
Outside, families can make a full day of the maze and underground grotto, two children's playgrounds, the Bird of Prey Centre and wide parkland walks. The scale of the estate makes it a good fit for mixed-age family groups who want space as well as activities.
If you book the Ultimate Explorer Ticket, you also get six trips on the Black Swan Ferry or Elsie the Castle Train and one round of Adventure Golf. It is the better-value option if those extras are part of your plan.
Leeds Castle
Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL, England
Tel: 01622 765400
Last updated: 12:46 18/05/2026
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Leeds Castle admission includes entry to the Castle, gardens, parkland and core family attractions such as the maze, playgrounds and birds of prey displays. Ultimate Explorer tickets also include six trips on the Black Swan Ferry or Elsie the Castle Train and one round of Adventure Golf. Evening and special ticketed events are separate.
