If you know of any other great pottery making and arts and crafts in Bedfordshire which aren't listed on DAYoutWITHtheKIDS, please get in contact with us, so we can add them to the website and share the fun places to go with other children - thanks a lot
Family Days Out in Bedfordshire
The Kiln
Bedford
The Kiln - is all about having fun and relaxing whilst painting and creating individualised pottery. And the best bit is that IT IS EASY!
Woburn Safari Park
Woburn
Woburn Safari Park Enjoy a Safari Adventure! Experience the thrill of being alongside rhino, lions, giraffe and more. The excitement continues with close encounters in walkthroughs with wallabies, squirrel monkeys and lemurs, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, trains, boats and keeper talks and demonstrations. All inclusive attractions and lots of fun all day long!
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Dunstable
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo With so much to see and do at the UK's biggest zoo, a visit to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is the perfect day out for the whole family. From Sealion Splash to Otter Playtime get involved and inspired with interactive displays throughout the day. Seek out more than 2,500 animals in the beautiful Chiltern surroundings. Famed for its booming breeding programmes, there are also plenty of zoo babies to see.
Birds of Prey and Conservation Centre
Biggleswade
Birds of Prey and Conservation Centre One of the UK's Largest Bird of Prey Centres - with over 300 birds and displays throughout the day - ring for details or check their website (it isn't actually working at the moment though)
Mead Open Farm
Billington
Mead Open Farm Expect the best at award winning Mead Open Farm. Huge indoor play, maximum ‘hands on’ farmyard fun and numerous family outdoor activities.
Stockwood Discovery Centre
Luton
Stockwood Discovery Centre With interactive display, variety of gardens, children play area, special events and activities, bee gallery and much more, it is a wonderful visitor attraction and museum.
Collection highlights include the Wenlok Jug, the Shillington gold coin hoard and the Mossman collection – Britain's largest public collection of horse-drawn vehicles.
Stondon Transport Museum
Henlow
Stondon Transport Museum Take trip down Memory Lane, seeing bygone vehicles from the beginning of the century up to modern day classics, most of which originate from the largest private collection in the country plus more recent aquisitions making a total of over 350 exhibits.
John Bunyan Museum
Bedford
John Bunyan Museum A must for kids studying local history, a visit will let you help out with their schoolwork and spend some quality time together.
Oasis Beach Pool
Bedford
Oasis Beach Pool Water Flumes - Yellow Screamer and Flume of Doom sound good for a start, combine this with an outdoor pool, lazy river ride, wild waves, parent and toddler sessions - this is the aquatic place to be. Great idea for family days out in Bedfordshire.
Robinson Pool
Bedford
Robinson Pool Robinson Pool is Bedfordshire’s premier swimming facility; home to Bedford’s largest pool, and is situated in the stunning grounds of Bedford Park. Three pools; the main, 6-lane competition pool, the diving pool and a beginners teaching pool. The facility offers something for everybody, from 3 month old babies to senior citizens.
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre
Leighton Buzzard
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre is good for the family, it has a special pool where they can raise and lower the depth, so when they do swimming lessons they make it shallow for small kids, and deeper for bigger kids.
Wardown Swimming and Leisure Centre
Luton
Wardown Swimming and Leisure Centre Wardown Swimming and Leisure Centre offers Fun Time Splash with mats and slides, Inflatable and Slide Sessions, Diving Boards, Kidz Around Pool Parties, Holiday activities, and Free Swimming (for 16 or under and 60 or over).
Olympos Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill
Olympos Burgess Hill Fun pool with water sprays, waterfalls, rapids, tipping buckets and winding flumes. Pirate themed area for smaller kids, and an outside pool in summer.
Woburn Open Air Swimming Pool
Woburn
Woburn Open Air Swimming Pool Large outdoor pool often with elephants visible bathing on the other side of the wall in the safari park! Open from late May to September each year.
Snakes and Ladders
Dunstable
Snakes and Ladders Snakes and Ladders is a huge indoor playground filled to the brim with climbing frames, ball ponds, cargo nets and slides. Plus there's electric motor bikes, and for younger visitors a Home Corner, Water Play and Construction Zone. Kids can really let off steam while parents relax on comfy leather sofas in our comfortable café.
Toddler World
Dunstable
Toddler World Toddler World - Indoor play centre in Dunstable - ring for more details
Cafe Kidz
Biggleswade
Cafe Kidz We are a children's indoor soft play area, catering for 0 – 7 year olds. We offer an hour's play while mums, dads, grandparents, or childminders can watch their little ones in the comfort of our coffee shop and enjoy a freshly ground coffee and a luxury cake or muffin!
Futures Fun Factory
Luton
Futures Fun Factory Our indoor soft play centre is an ideal place for children to have fun in a safe and exciting environment, packed with creative play equipment with dedicated areas for toddlers and babies. Adults can relax in a warm and friendly environment while enjoying some light refreshments from Futures Cafe.
Bromham Mill
Bedford
Bromham Mill Baking and craft activities for groups (pre booking necessary), picnic area and plenty of space to just play. Please note limited opening times (see details).
Dunstable Leisure Centre
Dunstable
Dunstable Leisure Centre Leisure centre offering loads of facilities - some of the sports available include, tennis, trampolining, gymnastics, soccer, golf and cricket.
Go Ape! Woburn
Woburn
Go Ape! Woburn Go Ape is the UK's No.1 Forest Adventure. Take to the trees and speed down zip slides. They’re part of an exciting course of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and crossings; all set high above the forest floor.
Luton Regional Sports Centre
Luton
Luton Regional Sports Centre Luton Regional is the busiest and largest centre in the brand. Its open 7 days a week and has space to accommodate multi events at the same time. Surrounded by 60 acres of parkland and sports fields we can offer a vast range of indoor and outdoor activities.
Bodyflight
Milton Earnest
Bodyflight Indoor skydiving, bodyboarding or flow-boarding: the whole family can enjoy a day out at Bodyflight, as all activities are suitable from the age of seven unpwards. No excuses!
The Bunyan Sports Centre
Bedford
The Bunyan Sports Centre A nice array of activities, differing enough that if you plop lunch in the middle you could spend the majority of the day tiring them out!
Flitwick Leisure Centre
Flitwick
Flitwick Leisure Centre A great range of activities with an Ofsted approved creche incase you've a few on your hands.
Go Bowling Dunstable
Dunstable
Go Bowling Dunstable Has 32 bowling lanes, a superb bar, an excellent cafe menu, amusement machines, pool tables, a pro shop and a children's party room. And learn to bowl lessons are free!
Namco Funscape Luton
Luton
Namco Funscape Luton Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. Great family fun!
Tring Spy Mission Treasure Trail Walk
Tring
Tring Spy Mission Treasure Trail Walk Looking for a fun and interesting way to explore Hertfordshire? Try a Treasure Trail! Fun treasure hunts which teach you fascinating facts about the area and show you some beautiful scenery. Enjoy a fun family walk in the fresh air and solve an intriguing mystery at the same time.
Thurleigh Farm and Adventure Playground
Thurleigh
Thurleigh Farm and Adventure Playground An open farm with indoor and outdoor play areas. There is a wood, Maize Maze in season and a cafe. At weekends and during school holidays we run a schedule including tractor rides, animal feeding and play activities such as pony and fire engine rides, bungee trampolines and mini-quad bikes.
Leighton Buzzard Railway
Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard Railway A heritage steam railway and working museum, we offer a relaxing 70-minute return train ride, hauled in most cases by a historic steam locomotive. Discover our own fascinating history, dating back to the dark days of the First World War, and experience the vanished world of narrow-gauge light railways.
The Shuttleworth Collection
Biggleswade
The Shuttleworth Collection Aircraft hangers chocablock with a massive collection of aeroplanes - loads of events going on all year - a must for the budding wright brothers in your house!!
RSPB Nature Reserve
Sandy
RSPB Nature Reserve This is the headquarters for the RSPB. The Lodge reserve has two nature trails (the heath trail and the quarry trail), which are 3.5 km long in total. Lots of events throughout the year - check the weblink for details.
Priory Country Park
Bedford
Priory Country Park Priory Country Park is an established green area, of around 360 acres, made up of lakes, meadows and woodland, partially enclosed within a bend in the river Great Ouse.
Harrold Odell Country Park
Harrold
Harrold Odell Country Park A 144 acre country park sandwiched between the villages of Harrold and Odell 10mls NW of Bedford. It features 2 picturesque lakes and a stretch of the River Great Ouse with wheelchair and pushchair friendly paths round the main lake and outdoor play areas.
Chilterns Gateway Centre
Whipsnade
Chilterns Gateway Centre The rare chalk downland is home to a huge variety of wildlife. It's a fantastic place for kite flying, walking and views over the vale of Aylesbury.
Embankment Gardens and Russell Park
Bedford
Embankment Gardens and Russell Park There's a play area, putting green, tennis and petanque courts, elegant promenades, water meadows, boating lake, cafe and bandstands, and more besides.
The Lodge
Sandy
The Lodge An RSPB reserve with minor exhibitions and seasonal, child oriented events in The Lodge itself, as well as outdoor trails and bird or wildlife spotting.
Dinky Dancers
Luton
Dinky Dancers Our programme combines an exciting mix of dance activities, P.E. and musical fun to develop children’s creativity and physicality.
Soft Play Centre
Dunstable
Soft Play Centre Soft Play Centre is the perfect place for your kids to have fun and just be kids. The Centre is full of activities for kids up to 4 foot tall to have fun and learn through creative play.
Kids World
Bedford
Kids World Kids World is a paradise for energetic kids!A fantastic range of steps to climb up, walk ways to scramble over and slides to whizz down. They let off steam in the play centre whilst you take a break, catch up with friends and have a well earned coffee.
Danish Camp
Bedford
Danish Camp Relaxing days on the riverbank with live jazz music, river trips and boat hire, barbeques and bouncy castle, weather permitting! In winter, stunning views, snowy boat trips and hot food in the family lodge restaurant. Not a full day's worth in winter.
Thanks for all the great things to do and Pottery Making and Arts and Crafts in Bedfordshire with kids you keep sending in.
Now the school half term is upon us are with winter and the christmas holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find as many fun things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys with many historical and educational atractions listed
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't shown above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people visiting on holidays and all the other children in Bedfordshire can enjoy the great day out as well.
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