Central is a great place to have a day out with the kids. Below we've tried to list as many attractions as we can to make it easy for you to find fun places to visit - we hope you find our website useful - and easy to use. Do you know of any other great
places to go that we may have missed? If so, it would be really nice if you could you get in touch, so that other kids can enjoy the day out as well - thanks a lot - have fun!
Family Days Out in Central
David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre
Aberfoyle
David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre David Marshall Lodge visitor centre is the best place to start exploring the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. The Carnegie Trust gifted the centre to the Forestry Commission in 1960. Its location above Aberfoyle offers some of the most spectacular views in the area including a stunning view across Loch Ard Forest to Ben Lomond.
Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park
Stirling
Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park is a great day out for the family. We have an Adventure Playground with Pirates Ship. Giant Astraglide, Splashcats, Flying Fox and Kiddies Rides. Also Sea Lion Shows and Pets Farm and don't forget to take the boat to visit our chimps on their island. Fantastic idea for family days out in Scotland.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regime
Stirling
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regime The Regimental Museum which is in the King's Old Building of Stirling Castle. It is one of the most fascinating museums in Scotland,
The Buzz
Falkirk
The Buzz For 5's and over or adventurous under 5's our equipment is designed to stimulate and challenge children. With a huge 26 x 25 metre frame to play in they will have plenty to keep them amused. Area for under 5's as well - plus great laserplay arenas
Bannockburn
Stirling
Bannockburn Exhibition "The Kingdom of the Scots" includes an audio visual of the Battle of Bannockburn and audio tour of property.
Callendar House
Falkirk
Callendar House Situated amidst magnificent park and woodland, Callendar House tells stories spanning 600 years of Scottish history. Through wars, rebellions and the industrial revolution, the house has played host to many great historical figures over the centuries, including Mary, Queen of Scots, Cromwell and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Callendar House is nice to walk round with boating pond, kids play area and woodland walks.
Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk
Falkirk Wheel As the world's first and only rotating boat lift, The Falkirk Wheel is quite simply unique.. There are many events that take place throughout the year at The Falkirk Wheel with also a good playground on the site for the kids to let off steam on.
Polmont Farm Dry Ski Centre
Falkirk
Polmont Farm Dry Ski Centre A 100m long artificial ski slope and a 20m nursery slope. Both slopes are floodlit and offer all year round, all weather skiing and snowboarding. The main slope has a sprinkler system and button ski tow.
Stirling Ice Rink
Stirling
Stirling Ice Rink Sport and leisure ice rink for all ice sports includes curling, public skating, ice hockey, speed skating and figure skating. A great idea if you are looking for family days out in Scotland.
Mariner Leisure Centre
Falkirk
Mariner Leisure Centre Lagoon-shaped leisure pool with beach area and wave machine - 4 x 25m lanes and baby pool - poolside viewing and family friendly communal changing village - frog, dolphin, whale and walrus chutes along with frog-on-a-log water feature - child and adult swimming lessons available.
Grangemouth Pool
Grangemouth
Grangemouth Pool Swimming pool with 2 great flumes to travel down on. 25m pool and 12m teaching pool. A great idea if you are looking for family days out in Scotland.
Hippodrome Boness
Boness
Hippodrome Boness Scotland's oldest cinema - a stunning A-listed, pre art-deco picture palace - fully restored, with red velvet seats and wooden panelling enhanced by state-of-the-art projection and sound quality, and screening the best major releases, family block-busters, independent films and classics.
Zetland Park
Grangemouth
Zetland Park Great place to take the fkis for a family day out - things to do include crazy golf, putting, tennis courts, bouncy castle, children's bicycle area, bowling green, boating pond and mini traffic area.
Huntfun Stirling Treasure Hunt
Stirling
Huntfun Stirling Treasure Hunt A great fun way to explore in your own town or when visiting somewhere new. Fun for all the family and something a bit different getting everyone out and about in the fresh air for a few hours.
Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting Central you keep sending in.
Now the summer holidays are upon us, we're trying to find as many 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 soft playcentres, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, castles, railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, ten pin bowling alleys, steam railways and other tourist attractions.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys.
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't listed above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people on holidays and all the other children in Central can enjoy the great day out as well.
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