Kew Gardens (RBG)
Richmond Upon Thames
Kew Gardens (RBG) - a world-renowned visitor attraction with over 300 acres of landscaped gardens, and plenty of family activities including the new Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway where you can climb high into the treetops for a completely new experience of Kew. Good family days out in Surrey idea.
Stoke Park
Guildford
Stoke Park Forming part of Stoke Park the original gardens were laid out in the 1800s. The Victorian style gardens contain seasonal bedding and landscaped areas with oriental themes, an award winning sensory garden, putting green and children's play area. There is also a boating pond, rock lined stream, paddling pool and Japanese shelter.
Alice Holt Forest Woodland Park
Farnham
Alice Holt Forest Woodland Park There's so much to do! You can walk, cycle, play or just have a picnic in these lovely woods. Experience life in the trees with Go Ape, take a relaxing break in our cafe and finish your visit with a quiet stroll in one of the more remote parts of the forest.
Bushy Park
Hampton Court
Bushy Park I am told there is a great children's playground, a sandpit, beautiful surrounds and lots of great wildlife. Bushy is the second largest of the Royal Parks. Lying to the north of Hampton Court Palace, the park, has a distinctly rural character and is home to around 320 free-roaming deer
Garsons Farm
Esher
Garsons Farm From May to October Garsons have over 100 acres of crops exclusively for pick-your-own harvesting. A choice of over 40 crops and 5 types of flowers can be picked throughout the warmer months and many new varieties of certain crops mean that they are available for a greatly extended season.
RHS Garden Wisley
Woking
RHS Garden Wisley Wisley offers adults and children the chance to see the beauty of the changing seasons. There's plenty of space to run around - 240 acres in fact - and with richly planted borders, luscious rose gardens and of course, the state-of-the-art Glasshouse, the surroundings are simply stunning.
Painshill Park
Cobham
Painshill Park An 18th century Georgian landscape with an exciting range of Fun Family and Kids Only events throughout the year. During the school holidays there are adventures and craft workshops for families to enjoy and in December their Traditional Father Christmas is resident in the stunning Crystal Grotto.
Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington
Chessington World of Adventures With nine themed lands, over 1000 species of animals and a safari themed hotel, Chessington really is Britain's Wildest Adventure with too much to explore in just one day!
Thorpe Park
Chertsey
Thorpe Park Prepare for SAW Alive, the world's most extreme live action horror maze. Come face to face with live actors in six traps depicting the most blood-curdling scenes from the iconic SAW movies before braving the world's most terrifying rollercoaster, SAW - The Ride.
RECOMMENDED FOR 14+ ONLY - NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
The British Wildlife Centre
Lingfield
The British Wildlife Centre A peaceful, relaxing place to see and learn about Britain's wonderful wildlife, from tiny harvest mice to magnificent red deer. Over forty different native species are displayed in natural surroundings
Birdworld
Farnham
Birdworld - is a birdpark and gardens covering 26 acres. Admission includes Underwater World and Jenny Wren Childrens Farm. Special penguin feeding times and animal encounters at the children's farm. One of the many fun family places to visit if you're looking for things to do with kids in Surrey
Surrey Hills Llamas
Guildford
Surrey Hills Llamas The gentle and friendly llamas will carry your picnic as you lead them through the spectacular North Downs from the high points of which you can see as far as the English Channel. Llamas are affectionate, intelligent and alert and will draw your attention to things you would never normally notice.
The Lightbox
Woking
The Lightbox Whether you're passionate about the arts and history, want activities and fun, or would just like somewhere quiet to relax and think, you'll find it all at The Lightbox, Woking's gallery and museum. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do with kids in Surrey
Brooklands Museum
Weybridge
Brooklands Museum Motoring and aviation museum containing over 30 aircraft, restored motoring village, refurbished 1907 Club House, steepest section of the original banked racing circuit which has picnic areas and a regular calander of events. It also features the only Concorde in the South East.
Tandridge Leisure Centre
Oxted
Tandridge Leisure Centre The Tandridge Leisure Centre pool is a fun and safe environment. It has a 25m fitness pool and a lagoon pool with wave rides, water cannons and mushroom fountain. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do with kids in Surrey
Kingfisher Leisure Centre
Kingston Upon Thames
Kingfisher Leisure Centre 25m luxury swimming pool with a tropical feel and WAVE machine with dedicated lane swimming times for the serious swimmer.
Richmond Pools in the Park
Richmond
Richmond Pools in the Park Both a lido and an indoor pool, the Richmond Pools are part of a sports centre and benefit from their verdant location by the Old Deer Park
Guildford Lido
Guildford
Guildford Lido Heated 1930s lido with paddling pools for the toddlers and crazy golf for everyone!
Funky Monkeys
Hounslow
Funky Monkeys Premier Indoor Activity Centre and Healthy Eating Café for children aged 8 and under. We provide pre-school activities for children to enjoy during the week. We also offer a range of exciting party packages including themed parties such as mini-makeover and cookery parties.
Speckys Pirate Ship
Guildford
Speckys Pirate Ship Jump aboard Specky's Pirate Ship for a magic adventure on the high seas both above the waves and in the underwater world. Four storeys of soft play including ball pools, a trampoline, bungee run, tube slide, cargo net, sky glide and interactive spooky cave, all designed to "Shiver those timbers"!
Hugo's Play Centre
Richmond Upon Thames
Escape Children's Play Centre
Egham
Escape Children's Play Centre Escape Children's Play Centre - indoor play area, packed to the brim with excitement from ball pits to slides, with a jungle theme.
Wacky Warehouse - Air Balloon
Horley
Wacky Warehouse - Air Balloon - has a purpose built indoor play structure which leaves children to run themselves ragged for a couple of hours - leaving the adults to chill!!! Great idea for family days out in Surrey.
Crazy Tots Soft Play
Leatherhead
Crazy Tots Soft Play Crazy Tots is a large soft play area incorporating a wide range of educational equipment for children aged eight years and under.
Kidspace Croydon
Croydon
Kidspace Croydon - is a magical, award-winning indoor adventure park. There's something for everyone, including adults! A fantastic day out for all the family!
Piglets - Indoor soft Play
Hersham
Piglets - Indoor soft Play Indoor Soft Play, Friendly Farm Animals, Outdoor Play, Lovely Things for Children, Proper Food, Cards and Wrapping Paper.
Rokers Little Angels Softplay
Guildford
Rokers Little Angels Softplay Enjoy the four-lane rainbow slide, helter-skelter, worm tunnel and more. There is a separate area for under 4s. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do with children in Surrey
The Arc
Caterham
The Arc Indoor Soft Play for kids of all ages- swing, play, explore all under a magnificent 60 meter dragon!
There's drama, dance and art classes plus a great cafe and bistro serving lunches, meals, drinks and snacks! Free parking, a warm welcome and friendly faces!
Farncombe Funzone
Godalming
Farncombe Funzone Fun soft play suitable for children from 6 months up to about 8 years. Separate area for babies less than 15 months
Archies Launch Pad
Farnham
Archies Launch Pad An out of this world adventure experience. An adventure play ground with a galactic difference.
Captain Cranleighs Adventure Island
Cranleigh
Jakes Childrens Indoor Playworld
Bagshot
Fun Tots Soft Play
Chertsey
Fun Tots Soft Play Colourful indoor play area with bouncy castle, ride on toys, tunnels and much more. Suitable for 0-5 years. Please note limited opening hours.
Antics
Warlingham
Antics Bright, colourful and fun - a social hotspot for mums and carers where the kids can exhaust themselves and the mums can do the opposite!
Piccalilys Play Cafe
Weybridge
Piccalilys Play Cafe Plenty to keep your 0-3 years entertained, foam padded flooring, trampoline, role play kitchen, tool bench, dressing up, slide and more.
Jupiter Jos
West Ewell
Jupiter Jos Soft Play Centre and Café with garden area. Open 7 days a week. We have a weekly activity programme and offer a party service.
Hampton Court Palace
East Molesey
Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace promises a magical journey back through 500 years of royal history. Discover the magnificent State Apartments of Henry VIII and William III, explore 60 acres of immaculate riverside gardens and lose yourself in the world-famous maze.
Rural Life Centre
Farnham
Rural Life Centre Rural Life Centre is distributed over ten acres of field, woodland and barns, and comprises a large number of implements and devices marking over 150 years of farming. Many aspects of village and rural life are also displayed in realistic individual settings
Reigate Caves
Reigate
Reigate Caves - go almost un-noticed in the heart of this busy Surrey town. Explore the Barons Cave, a medieval cavern below Reigate Castle and the Tunnel Road Caves, used in WW1.
Look and Sea Visitor Centre
Littlehampton
Look and Sea Visitor Centre Focused on the history of the river, harbour and seaside of Littlehampton, there are many interactive exhibits for children and adults alike.
Outwood Windmill
Redhill
Outwood Windmill Outwood Windmill is the oldest windmill in Britain which is still working. The windmill can be visited by private pre-arranged bookings only.
Sandown Ski Centre
Esher
Sandown Ski Centre Opportunities for kids to get started with a few lessons and progress to open ski sessions. Snowboarding available for older children.
Christs College Ski Club
Guildford
Christs College Ski Club Winter sporting for the over 9s, from skiing lessons and open sessions to 'donut'ing! Safe, professional and child friendly instructors are there to lend a hand.
Guildford Spectrum
Guildford
Guildford Spectrum Enjoy the complete leisure experience here! At one exciting venue there is tenpin bowling, an Olympic sized ice rink, four leisure pools including a leisure pool, a soft play centre, sports arena, athletics stadium and health and fitness suite. A choice of catering is available.
High Sports Redhill
Redhill
High Sports Redhill Indoor Climbing Centre in Surrey with opportunties for the smaller climber - ring for more details. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do with children in Surrey
Craggy Island Indoor Climbing Centre
Guildford
Craggy Island Indoor Climbing Centre Kids love to climb and adults too! Indoor climbing is a great way to keep fit, increase confidence and self esteem, but more than anything it is thrilling and fun. Our instructors will show you the ropes, so bring them along for the climb of their life!
Craggy Island Climbing and Caving Centre
Carshalton
Craggy Island Climbing and Caving Centre A world class Bouldering Centre for low level climbing without ropes: the new 'rock 'n roll' of climbing! But now you can also go Caving in our hidden subterranean world. Safely experience the twists and turns of our fantastic and unique underground complex.
High Sports Elmbridge
Walton On Thames
High Sports Elmbridge Indoor Climbing Centre in Surrey with opportunties for the smaller climber - ring for more details. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do with children in Surrey
High Sports Sutton
Sutton
High Sports Sutton Indoor Climbing Centre with opportunities for the smaller climber - ring for more details. One of the many fun family places to go if you're looking for things to do with children
Go Ape! Alice Holt
Farnham
Go Ape! Alice Holt 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.
Ride the Hill
Redhill
Ride the Hill As one of the World’s top Mountainboard Centres, we have something for everyone, and a lift to take you back for more!!! And for the non-riders the lakeside location and nearby farm shop and plant centre make it an ideal place to while away a couple of hours.
Skaterham
Caterham
Skaterham The skatepark is open to BMX, skateboard, scooter and inline, with special 11 and under sessions so you know your young ones won't get bashed about unduly.
Guildford Spectrum
Guildford
Guildford Spectrum Enjoy the complete leisure experience here! At one exciting venue there is tenpin bowling, an Olympic sized ice rink, four leisure pools including a leisure pool, a soft play centre, sports arena, athletics stadium and health and fitness suite. A choice of catering is available.
Tenpin Kingston
Kingston Upon Thames
Tenpin Kingston Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. This Tenpin has 16 lanes!
City Limits Bowling
Croydon
City Limits Bowling a state of the art 24 Lane 10 pin Bowling Centre with Diner that serves a range of healthy option foods - great fun for kids of all ages - especially when the weather is a bit grotty.
Camberley Bowlplex
Camberley
Camberley Bowlplex Bowling is the perfect activity for any occasion whether it's a family get together, birthday party or special treat during the school holidays. We are the ideal all weather venue with much more than just bowling. So, can we interest you in The Great Indoors?
AMF Hollywood Bowl Surrey Quays
London
Sutton Superbowl
Sutton
Sutton Superbowl Classic family friendly tenpin bowling. Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. Great family fun!
Big Apple Woking
Woking
Big Apple Woking Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. Great family fun!
Team Sport Camberley
Camberley
Team Sport Camberley From ages 8 upwards kids sessions and parties are a great way to have fun and let tomorrow's budding stars shine. Kids are fully briefed and taught how to handle their specially adapted kart before they even touch the circuit.
Surbiton Raceway
Worcester
Surbiton Raceway Features a Junior Cadet Track for children of 6 years to 11 years old. Measuring approximately 700m and with a rise of some 20ft at the paddock end the pro karts can obtain speeds of up to 68 mph.
Guildford Town Riverside Treasure Hunt
Guildford
Guildford Town Riverside Treasure Hunt This one and a half mile self guided treasure hunt around the town and riverside area of Guildford will ensure that the kids have fun looking for hidden clues while grown ups will enjoy solving the questions, some easy, some a little sneaky. Healthy educational fun for all ages.
Godstone Farm
Godstone
Godstone Farm Lots of friendly farm and pet animals for you to see and some to even stroke or hold. As well as that theres a large indoor playbarn and an ENORMOUS adventure playground.
Great Cockcrow Railway
Chertsey
Great Cockcrow Railway Take a trip behind one of our 7 1/4 scale steam engines through woods, over bridges, through a tunnel and perhaps even through the Jungle. Watch out for the animals! A choice of two routes, why not do both?
Mercedes-Benz World
Weybridge
Mercedes-Benz World - a great day out for the whole family and entry is free with many exotic and rare cars on show every day.
Why not try one of our exhilarating Driving Experiences and if the kids are over 1.5m tall then can too.
For the younger guests there is also our indoor Little Learners electric car track so that they can get behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz.
Malden Miniature Railway
Thames Ditton
Malden Miniature Railway We have been in existence for 70 years and at our current site for over 58 years. Our railway is well known and locally it is referred to as the Thames Ditton Miniature Railway, and this is where we operate our two independent railways. The ground level railway is for the larger trains the other is an elevated railway for the smaller scale trains, both are used for passenger hauling.
Ceramics Café
Farnham
Ceramics Café offers you the opportunity to create something that is uniquely yours. Starting with a plain white bisque shape, you paint on your design using ceramic underglazes, we fire it for you in the kiln
Dish Ceramics Studio
Reigate
Dish Ceramics Studio A paint your own pottery studio. Birthday parties, unique gifts, baby footprints. NCT and toddler groups, schools, women’s groups, Brownies, Guides and Scouts, corporate teambuilding – all welcome.
Chocolart
Reigate
Chocolart You'll all have fun making your own chocolates, moulding, dipping and decorating. Fingers may be licked at will! We also include soft drinks for them, hot drinks for you and a chocolate fountain for all.
Get Fired
Purley
Get Fired Choose the item you want to decorate from the wide range of bisque (unpainted pottery). There are mugs, plates, vases, animals and loads more. One of the many fun family places to visit if you're looking for things to do with children in Surrey
Wendys Workshop
Kingston upon Thames
Wendys Workshop Craft cafe where you can paint pottery or try one of several other creative outlets such as decopatch. Suitable for all ages and abilities! Birthday parties and workshops, cafe available. Courtyard garden in the summer.
The Old Dairy Studios
Oxsted
The Old Dairy Studios Pottery painting in our magical studio based in an old dairy in the heart of Oxted. Choose from hundreds of designs to paint or maybe make hand or footprints to keep for posterity! Our picnic themed party room is ideal for children’s parties, parents can paint too if they wish!
Horton Park
Epsom
Horton Park A walk around the farm take in two ponds with ducks and moorhens.The is also a stream, willow tunnel and nature trail. Even rainy days are fun. There is a huge indoor play barn with tubes, cubes, bridges, crawl ways and a new three way lane slide
Mad Science Holiday Camps
Guildford
Mad Science Holiday Camps Educational but fun, discover the World of Mad science in a range of activities, and take home what you discover!
Thanks for all the great things to do and Play Parks and Great Outdoors in Surrey 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 Surrey can enjoy the great day out as well.
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