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Embark on a magical journey…
Join us this summer for our magical meadow trail. A delightful and enchanting stroll through The Gonks of Gardenshillock wild flower meadow. Children complete fun tasks, play at our park and round it all off with our famous chocolate covered strawberries!
Event runs from 3rd July – 16th August 2026
Based on the books by Samantha Annal
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A fun family experience
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Outdoor Puzzles
Outdoor Puzzles
Get the kids outdoors and getting their brains working with puzzles all around the trail!
Picnic Area
Picnic Area
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Cafe
Cafe
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The gonks’ favourite reviews
This place was amazing!
Such an imaginative walk through and loved all the wee details. Plenty to do on your way round and the park at the end was a big hit too. They even have their very own storybook for your little one to enjoy on their way round then take home to keep enjoying the magic. The bag of sweeties that were up for grabs if you found a wee spider (which was easy to do) was filled with a great variety and such a lovely extra for the kids. All the staff made the visit so enjoyable and it got high praise from 9yr old girl "this is the best one we've ever been to". Would definitely go back!
It really is magical
Had the most fantastic afternoon here. It really is magical. Very imaginative, very well designed and very educational too. Very well worth the trip and can thoroughly recommend. Staff friendly and helpful and it was nice to meet the author Samantha in person. Thank you for creating this.
Teddy bears picnic
I visited for the first time today with my 4 year old for a teddy bears picnic and there are no words for how beautiful it is here. The attention to detail is beyond belief, it's all so well thought out with so many little activities to for kids to do on your way round the little houses. You can truly see the love and care Samantha has put into Gardenshillock and it's absolutely paid off. Our teddy bears picnic today included our own little picnic basket full of delicious food for my son and I and we were so lucky to be the first picnic of the day. If definitely won't be our last visit, we're already excited to come back again for Halloween!
Such a clever idea
I visited on Sunday with my 5 year old & 10m old daughters. This was most magical experience, my 5 year old was in her element! It’s such a clever idea, I was very surprised when I noticed this was on Aberdeen, but it definitely what Aberdeen needed. I can not wait to return. I have recommended everyone to go visit.
Imagination being fed
We had a amazing fun time here. We enjoyed reading the book as we went round and visited all the gonks houses and completed all the activities. My daughter didn't want to leave, I loved watching my daughter excitement and imagination being fed. All the task were well thought out and some great ideas to take and do at home. The staff were all so friendly and welcoming. We will definitely be back again and can't wait for the next book.
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