🏠 Indoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16Educational☔ Rainy-day friendly
What’s there
- Café on site
- Limited parking
The house has no car park of its own. Three Blue Badge spaces sit at the house and must be pre-booked; visitors with mobility difficulties can be dropped off in the forecourt by emailing [email protected]. A free car park inside Trent Country Park (off Cockfosters Road) is about a 15-minute walk away. A free shuttle runs from Oakwood Station (Snakes Lane) to the museum; seats must be booked in advance.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Trent Park House of Secrets is a museum occupying the state rooms and basement of Trent Park House, a country house in the north of London. The upper floors have been restored to how they looked in the 1930s, when the house was a glamorous retreat for Sir Philip Sassoon, with fine fireplaces, decorative murals and original furnishings. The basement tells a different story, recreating the listening equipment used during the Second World War to record conversations of captured German officers held there. Children can explore both floors, which are reached by a lift, and the museum runs a learning room for school visits and workshops. A café and shop sit within the building, and the historic grounds of Trent Country Park lie nearby. The museum suits older children and families interested in history and espionage, and it is best visited when the house is open.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Travel games
- Muslin cloths
- Bibs
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- Nappies
- Toddler reins
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