YOUNG visitors to East Riddlesden Hall have their own little house to explore.

A Hobbit House in the grounds of the National Trust property has proved popular with children during the summer season.

They are able to play make-believe in the wooden playhouse, which is named after the diminutive Lord of the Rings characters.

The Hobbit House, introduced last spring when East Riddlesden Hall reopened for the year, was the latest addition to the Discovery Garden.

The garden was specially created two years ago to give younger visitors more to do when their families visited the hall.

Visitor experience manager Carla Weatherall said: “It’s a part of our garden that’s free for children use their imaginations. There are plenty of trees and the area is shaded.

“The garden is a natural play area where children can make their own dens.

“There are lots of fallen branches and twigs, a circle of wooden toadstools making a fairy ring, a mud pie kitchen and a ‘fairy door’ on a tree.

“There’s also a ‘mud pie kitchen’ to encourage children to use natural materials to make things.”

The garden is particularly popular with children trying out the National Trust’s 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11¾ activities.